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James Harden

NBA team: The Houston Rockets

Salary: $38,199,000

James Edward Harden Jr. is mostly recognized by his huge beard, but that doesn’t stop him from being one of the best NBA players of all time. He is currently with the Houston Rockets and previously played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. In 2009, he was named the Pac-10 and All-American Player of the Year and was selected as the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. We can talk and talk and talk about James Harden, but what you need to know is that this man has been named by the NBA as the most prolific scorer, and earned recognition as the best shooting guard in the NBA.