Yao Ming Chosen Most Underpaid Basketball Player

Cnnsi.com picked ten players they thought were the most underpaid.

10. Lebron James

 9. Monta Ellis –
 
 8. DeShawn Stevenson – $932,000

 7. Luke Walton – $1.375 Mil

 6. Bruce Bowen – $3.75 mil

 5. Andres Nocioni – $3.95 mil

 4. Chauncey Billups – $.36 mil

 3. Ron Artest – $7.5 mil

 2. Steve Nash – $10.5 mil

 1. Yao Ming – $12.45 mil

Yao makes much much more money for Houston than they pay back to him. This year, he may be coming into his own – 26 pts, (53%), 9 rbds, 2 blocks per game.

I like Yao.

But nobody who plays anything for a living is worth $12 million a year. It's called playing.

What do you think?