10 HIGHEST PAID NBA PLAYERS IN THE 2014-2015 SEASONBy Greta

•Name:Kobe Bryant

•Team:Los Angeles Lakers

•Annual Payment: US $23.5 million

•NZ: $35,174,375.09

•Name: Joe Johnson

•Team: Brooklyn Nets

•Annual Payment: US $23.2 million

•NZ:$34,725,340.52

•Name: Carmelo Anthony

•Team: New York Knicks

•Annual Payment: US $22.5 million

•NZ:$33,677,593.17

•Name:Amare Stoudemire

•Team: Dallas Mavericks

•Annual Payment:US $21.9 million

•NZ:$32,779,524.02

•Name:Dwight Howard

•Team:Houston Rockets

•Annual Payment: US $21.4 million

•NZ:$32,031,133.06

•Name: LeBron James

•Team: Cleveland Cavaliers

•Annual Payment: US $20.6 million

•NZ:$30,833,707.53

•Name: Chris Bosh

•Team: Miami Heat

•Annual Payment: US $20.6 million

•NZ:$30,833,707.53

•Name: Chris Paul

•Team:Los Angeles Clippers

•Annual Payment: US $20 million

•NZ: $29,935,638.38

•Name: Kevin Durant

•Team: Oklahoma City Thunder

•Annual Payment: US $19.9 million

•NZ:$29,785,960.19

•Name: Deron Williams

•Team: Brooklyn Nets

•Annual Payment: US $19.8 million

•NZ: $29,636,281.99

WHAT IS A PROFESSIONAL?

A professional is someone who gets paid to do there sport as a job.

An amateur is someone who plays a sport for fun.

Professional Amateur

REFERENCES:http://www.ibtimes.com/10-highest-paid-nba-players-2014-2015-season-1885474

https://www.westpac.co.nz/fx-travel-migrant/foreign-exchange-and-international/currency-converter/

https://www.google.co.nz/