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Indiana Pacers salary series: Cory Joseph

By Tony East

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JANUARY 31: Cory Joseph #6 of the Indiana Pacers handles the ball against the Memphis Grizzlies on January 31, 2018 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JANUARY 31: Cory Joseph #6 of the Indiana Pacers handles the ball against the Memphis Grizzlies on January 31, 2018 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Indiana Pacers Cory Joseph
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – OCTOBER 25: Cory Joseph #6 of the Indiana Pacers playing defense during a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on October 25, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Cory Joseph’s current contract

CoJo is in the final season of a four year, $29,890,000 contract that he signed with the Toronto Raptors back in 2015. The deal started at $7,000,000 per year and came with $315,000 each season.

Do the math, and CoJo is set to make $7,945,000 this coming season. An expiring contract at less than $10,000,000 is a steal for a good player like Joseph.

Think of some other point guards around the league around Joseph’s talent level – Rajon Rondo, Reggie Jackson, Jeremy Lin. All of those guys make more than Cory Joseph, and some of them for a longer period of time.

Then you examine the guys making about as much as CoJo – DJ Augustin, Shaun Livingston, and Jerryd Bayless – and it is clear why CoJo’s deal is so good. He is paid very little for how talented he is, and that is a huge boon for the Pacers cap sheet.

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