teams over .500 in the league and their payroll this season (in the millions)

boston - $80
cleveland - $90
detroit - $72
orlando - $69
atlanta - $69
miami - $69
spurs - $68
hornets - $68
houston - $75
dallas - $92
denver - $70
portland - $82
utah - $66
lakers - $78
suns - $75

utah gets the most bang for it's buck (and that's basically without boozer all year) but it looks like to even be decent in the league, you need a payroll of $70 mil.

and we are the only team in the top ten in payroll with a losing record

Also interesting is that out of 30 teams there are like what...two teams at or under the salary cap.

1. New York Knicks $97,685,075
2. Dallas Mavericks $92,758,122
3. Cleveland Cavaliers $90,305,156
4. Portland Trail Blazers $82,371,043
5. Boston Celtics $80,781,018
6. Los Angeles Lakers $78,848,027
7. Houston Rockets $75,468,359
8. Phoenix Suns $75,196,295
9. Toronto Raptors $72,701,763
10. Detroit Pistons $72,392,678
11. Chicago Bulls $71,441,989
12. Milwaukee Bucks $70,614,339
13. Washington Wizards $70,259,475
14. Indiana Pacers $70,036,797
15. Denver Nuggets $69,534,011
16. Orlando Magic $69,338,745
17. Sacramento Kings $69,388,269
18. Miami Heat $68,804,791
19. Atlanta Hawks $68,012,336
20. San Antonio Spurs $67,922,642
21. New Orleans Hornets $67,866,515
22. Golden State Warriors $67,551,916
23. Philadelphia 76ers $67,249,108
24. Utah Jazz $65,632,827
25. Oklahoma City Thunder $65,622,361
26. Minnesota Timberwolves $64,848,820
27. New Jersey Nets $62,609,434
28. Charlotte Bobcats $60,385,581
29. Los Angeles Clippers $60,064,420
SALARY CAP----------------------------------$58.68 million
30. Memphis Grizzlies $52,108,126

[Edited by - Rookie on 02-04-2009 2:23 PM]

Gotta love how the Knicks use their money