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As a tribute to the iconic career of Romano Ammeter (272976.1), the highest-paid PG on BuzzerBeater for so many seasons, I thought I'd put together lists for the most expensive players in season 32 (both senior and U21).

Alongside Romano's retirement, I find it fitting to also retire the eligibility of players on bot teams to be on these lists. Therefore, all players listed on the posts below are part of teams controlled by humans (or some other kind of natural intelligence).

Last edited by Densler at 8/20/2015 5:08:23 PM

Most Expensive BuzzerBeater Players - Season 32

BuzzerBank's All-Expensive Starting-Five:

PG: Olof Haste (27421502), 28, Germany - $ 253 755
SG: Niilo Särkilampi (24381122), 31, Finland - $ 219 741
SF: Maunu Häkkinen (21412912), 33, Finland - $ 184 209
PF: Homero Deneb (25225892), 30, Mexico - $ 256 680
C: Mario Franković (27667829), 28, Croatia - $ 307 738

Top 10 Overall (All Centers):

1. Mario Franković (27667829), 28, Croatia - $ 307 738
2. Giovanni Orsi (29892201), 26, Italy - $ 278 561
3. Mateo Amorin (25321504), 30, Peru - $ 270 731
4. Anton Kiyski (23175973), 33, Belarus - $ 265 921
5. Soheil Teymourian (25383443), 30, Iran - $ 264 879
6. Gino Gault (24146945), 31, Switzerland - $ 263 613
7. Enrico Bosisio (26964264), 31, Croatia - $ 262 418
8. Dylan Scoggins (21094334), 33, Australia - $ 262 308
9. Lénárd Klárik (24249621), 31, Hungary - $ 261 910
10. Oliver Krajina (21157482), 33, Croatia - $ 261 573

Top 10 by position:

Power Forwards:
1. Homero Deneb (25225892), 30, Mexico - $ 256 680
2. Ercüment Ser (19352882), 34, Turkey - $ 255 119
3. Danylo Alexeenko (18211806), 35, Ukraine - $ 247 038
4. Lin Quande (26127897), 29, China - $ 239 631
5. Iiro Väisänen (25425545), 30, Finland - $ 239 573
6. Rhys Melmeth (30030255), 26, Australia - $ 238 595
7. Reinaldo Carlos Silvero (19280909), 34, Argentina - $ 236 857
8. Zoroastro Barros Faria (24700079), 31, Brazil - $ 235 010
9. Diego Armando Liévano (26513005), 29, Colombia - $ 234 856
10. Tai Fook Yeow (23155666), 32, Taiwan - $ 234 151

Small Forwards:
1. Maunu Häkkinen (21412912), 33, Finland - $ 184 209
2. Szabolcs Dombi (24250026), 31, Hungary - $ 161 702
3. Ma Yun Ming (21275540), 33, Hong Kong - $ 157 158
4. Mykhaylo Leschenko (27732545), 28, Ukraine - $ 150 114
5. Özgün Günerim (24842082), 30, Turkey - $ 149 557
6. Juliano Cabrito (23528285), 31, Brazil - $ 146 314
7. Brian MacConnell (22986688), 32, Ireland - $ 145 999
8. Antal Endre (24252317), 31, Hungary - $ 145 114
9. Viktor Chernoivanov (24418377), 31, Belarus - $ 134 964
10. Xavi Llull (24859596), 30, Spain - $ 133 721

Shooting Guards:
1. Niilo Särkilampi (24381122), 31, Finland - $ 219 741
2. Giuseppe Andreani (26497001), 29, Chile - $ 207 989
3. Antek Paleka (26175262), 30, Croatia - $ 206 375
4. Edward Szwenkel (25347571), 30, Poland - $ 202 157
5. Jose Ramon Lataste (18125821), 35, Chile - $ 196 833
6. Gustavo Riveros (23164139), 32, Venezuela - $ 196 641
7. Epi van Ittersum (26451943), 29, Netherlands - $ 195 179
8. Walter Sport (27676901), 28, Austria - $ 193 764
9. Chan Joon Seo (23154690), 32, Taiwan - $ 192 872
10. Reinaldo Angel (22859610), 32, Chile - $ 190 690

Point Guards:
1. Olof Haste (27421502), 28, Germany - $ 253 755
2. Boris Schöberl (26080432), 29, Argentina - $ 241 359
3. Astap Atorva (19970290), 34, Belarus - $ 239 170
4. Petar Velinov (26592964), 29, Bulgaria - $ 237 782
5. Antin Petrov (27732128), 28, Ukraine - $ 234 210
6. Lyndon de la Peña (23042001), 32, Philippines - $ 230 104
7. Yao Huairong (24714151), 31, Hong Kong - $ 228 389
8. Hleb Vadalaz (25463462), 30, Belarus - $ 227 019
9. Jussi Koljonen (23138829), 33, Finland - $ 225 823
10. Pavao Puklek (27737500), 28, Bosnia and Herzegovina - $ 224 634

Last edited by Densler at 8/30/2015 8:35:44 PM

Most Expensive U21 BuzzerBeater Players - Season 32

BuzzerBank's U21 All-Expensive Starting-Five:

PG: Eric Nicodemou (34644892), 6'0", Australia - $ 41 976
SG: Irineos Tsigkos (34586278), 6'0", Greece - $ 33 330
SF: Theodore Richey (35034332), 6'1", Utopia - $ 24 446
PF: Oliver Jacobsson (34984837), 7'0", Finland - $ 55 419
C: Turgay Berdibey (34393710), 7'3'', Turkey - $ 92 923

Top 10 Overall (All Centers):

1. Turgay Berdibey (34393710), 7'3'', Turkey - $ 92 923
2. Viktor Shishkin (34800928), 7'1", Estonia - $ 87 274
3. Eliezer Elbaz (34623350), 7'2", Israel - $ 79 291
4. Casimiro Corrado (34499974), 7'1", Italy - $ 73 403
5. Lev Nosferatyuk (34775465), 7'2", Ukraine - $ 71 711
6. Piotr Slabon (34899606), 6'10", Poland - $ 70 524
7. Massimo Fano (34501029), 7'0'', Italy - $ 69 278
8. Avia Miller (34623245), 7'5", Israel - $ 66 688
9. Clyde Ponce (34286491), 7'1", USA - $ 62 574
10. Zhong Qunfa (34378858), 7'0", China - $ 61 598

Top 10 by position:

Power Forwards:
1. Oliver Jacobsson (34984837), 7'0", Finland - $ 55 419
2. Au-Yong Yeow Whye (35002333), 7'1", Taiwan - $ 52 890
3. Leon Shirinov (34665896), 7'3", Russia - $ 47 026
4. Raini Ainsalu (34800472), 6'10", Estonia - $ 45 942
5. Moisés Santana (34411637), 6'11", Spain - $ 44 574
6. Oreste Lecci (34503899), 7'3", Italy - $ 44 396
7. Andreu Vita (34412606), 7'1", Spain - $ 43 391
8. Flip Strohalm (34640133), 6'10", Netherlands - $ 36 568
9. Jesús David Martínez (34413037), 7'0", Spain - $ 36 366
10. Slobodan Isaković (34752127), 7'0", Serbia - $ 34 677

Small Forwards:
1. Theodore Richey (35034332), 6'1", Utopia - $ 24 446
2. Zeng Xuanyu (34376328), 6'0", China - $ 21 699
3. Alex Angeloni (34687212), 6'2", Chile - $ 20 563
4. Eduards Grislitis (34841019), 6'0", Latvia - $ 20 355
5. Fabià Caballero (34415886), 6'2", Spain - $ 19 594
6. Denjiro Yamanaka (34868968), 6'0", Japan - $ 18 208
7. Jamey Olivas (34286562), 6'3", USA - $ 18 120
8. Kaupo Joa (34801021), 6'3", Estonia - $ 17 883
9. Rivo Tamberg (34801010), 6'3", Estonia - $ 17 638
10. Cale Goode (35032808), 6'4", Utopia - $ 17 634

Shooting Guards:
1. Irineos Tsigkos (34586278), 6'0", Greece - $ 33 330
2. Björn Kindholt (34985139), 6'0", Finland - $ 28 768
3. Doru Gorgorin (34775504), 6'0", Ukraine - $ 28 585
4. Iver Berg (34713744), 6'1", Norway - $ 28 484
5. Nicola Scotti Calmuzzi (34507548), 6'5", Italy - $ 28 139
6. Jari Mettälä (34984449), 6'0", Finland - $ 26 319
7. Ilya Maskaev (34985042), 6'1", Finland - $ 25 992
8. Wong Wai Kay (34823014), 6'1", Hong Kong - $ 25 349
9. Attila Máté (34844470), 6'3", Hungary - $ 25 290
10. Adriano Ibañez (34871470), 6'0", Paraguay - $ 24 760

Point Guards:
1. Eric Nicodemou (34644892), 6'0", Australia - $ 41 976
2. Todd Harris (34288078), 6'0", USA - $ 41 324
3. Ethan Edmondson (35164060), 5'11" (!), Australia - $ 31 385
4. Gökay Mukaddes (34392979), 6'4", Turkey - $ 30 748
5. Marino Maiorano (34505340), 6'0", Italy - $ 29 895
6. Dimitar Rangelov (34784894), 6'0", Bulgaria - $ 29 585
7. Alexis Tsopanakis (34586208), 6'2", Greece - $ 27 683
8. Gatis Dukurs (34840811), 6'4", Latvia - $ 27 544
9. Teodoro Almada (34359635), 6'0", Canada - $ 27 382
10. Rostislav Yatsenko (34665728), 6'1", Russia - $ 27 125

Bonus:

BuzzerCare's All-Retirement Home Forgotten-Five(Six?) - Season 32

PG: Gale Hayden (690127), 62, USA - $ 227
SG: Beržas Kalaciovas (911544), 61, Lithuania - $ 232
SF: Wojciech Roszak (8861474), 56, Poland - $ 232
PF: Jirí Uher (2636755), 60, Czech Republic - $ 238
C: Sébastien Niquette (341056), 62, Canada / Massimiliano Vandini (665641), 61, Italy - $ 235

Last edited by Densler at 8/20/2015 7:57:04 PM

Armenak Haroutyunyan RIP...

He had 316k salary. Season ago he could be #1 at this list easily

(3237761) Dan Kline, just turned 50, getting close :P

Wow...neither Finish SG/SF high salary guys are on the NT.
TSPissues? GS issues? Bad coach?

Both Finnish players were sold just over 2 weeks ago <- gs drop.
Both have been playing all too much -> gs issues <- bad minute management by owners!

It's worth to note that the main reason why some players among the most expensive in the game are not part of their NT might not be bad playing time management nor are said players unwanted by experienced managers exclusively because of their high salaries or because of bad game shape mid-season. There are high-paid players that are overtrained in the skill(s) that have the biggest impact on salary for their respective position. That might lead to other very relevant skills (even more relevant level-wise than the overtrained ones in most cases) being at underwhelming levels even for high-level division matchups against players with way lower salaries. The amount of players with that kind of profile used to be higher in the past, and has been decreasing majorly, but many of them still exist. This kind of player might still be in a NT roster, though, due to either lack of quality players available (in the case of small BB countries) or just by debatable choice.

There's also the cases in which players are all-around decently trained but still have the most expensive skill(s) trained to a point where, given the same salary, a different skill distribution could have a higher impact on court in most matchups and thus would make those players more attractive to a higher number of managers. These players should still be eyed by most NTs, but not really by managers that aim to conciliate on-court success with a positive financial balance.

I don't know the skills of the majority of the players on the top 10s by position, but, when trying to translate "salary" to "effectiveness", I'd say that the PF list is likely to be the most precise one. However, some of them probably still have overkill JS and/or undertrained OD and Passing for the most frequent matchups at NT level. The SG list is probably the one consisting of the least effective players/salary at any level.

Regarding Franković, he is just way too expensive for any team that's not going all-out to try to win. Personally, for conventional big men, pretty much none with a weekly salary above $ 140,000 should be considered as an option in any team that's both economically healthy and successful.

Last edited by Densler at 8/24/2015 8:01:32 PM