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CLIP AND SAVE: NBA AND NHL TEAM PAYROLLS
Published November 10, 1997
Today THE DAILY charts NBA and NHL team payrolls for
the '97-98 season. NBA figures were listed by Chris McCosky
of the DETROIT NEWS (11/8); NHL figures are from the current
issue of the HOCKEY NEWS (11/14). Payroll in millions:
| NBA TEAM | PAYROLL | NHL TEAM | PAYROLL | |
|
Chicago
|
$70.88
|
Rangers |
$44.20
|
|
|
New
York
|
$53.97
|
Colorado |
$43.10
|
|
|
Orlando
|
$44.95
|
Philadelphia |
$39.90
|
|
|
San
Antonio
|
$42.62
|
Dallas |
$31.70
|
|
|
Phoenix
|
$42.42
|
St. Louis |
$31.70
|
|
|
Washington
|
$40.45
|
Vancouver |
US$31.4
|
|
|
Indiana
|
$39.68
|
Washington |
$30.70
|
|
|
Seattle
|
$37.59
|
New Jersey |
$28.80
|
|
|
Lakers
|
$36.58
|
Detroit |
$28.40
|
|
|
Miami
|
$35.27
|
San Jose |
$27.70
|
|
|
Golden
State
|
$34.96
|
Montreal |
US$27.5
|
|
|
New
Jersey
|
$32.60
|
Florida |
$26.70
|
|
|
Philadelphia
|
$31.97
|
Carolina |
$25.70
|
|
|
Sacramento
|
$31.20
|
Chicago |
$25.00
|
|
|
Atlanta
|
$30.70
|
Pittsburgh |
$24.20
|
|
|
Utah
|
$28.51
|
Phoenix |
$24.10
|
|
|
Houston
|
$28.36
|
Toronto |
US$23.9
|
|
|
Portland
|
$27.79
|
Los Angeles |
$22.30
|
|
|
Minnesota
|
$27.55
|
Tampa Bay |
$21.50
|
|
|
Charlotte
|
$27.42
|
Buffalo |
$21.20
|
|
|
Dallas
|
$27.27
|
Ottawa |
US$19.7
|
|
|
Boston
|
$26.80
|
Anaheim |
$19.50
|
|
|
Cleveland
|
$26.68
|
Boston |
$19.00
|
|
|
Denver
|
$26.51
|
Edmonton |
US$18.5
|
|
|
Vancouver
|
US$26.053
|
Islanders |
$18.10
|
|
|
Milwaukee
|
$25.92
|
Calgary |
US$17.6
|
|
|
Clippers
|
$24.77
|
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|
Toronto
|
US$25.020
|
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|
Detroit
|
$24.88
|
