http://www.cnbc.com/id/43928560?slide=2Albert Haynesworth - He earned an unpaid suspension from the team in December 2010 for " conduct detrimental to the club ," and this cost him approximately $847,000. However, that’s a drop in the bucket compared to his $100 million contract, 41 percent of which is guaranteed.
Alex Rodriguez - The previous record was a 10-year, $252 million contract from the Texas Rangers that also went to Rodriguez. Despite his nearly flawless performance with the team, they decided that his contract was simply too expensive and traded him to the New York Yankees, buying out the remainder of his contract for $67 million
Alexei Yashin - Yashin suffered a knee injury in 2006 that sidelined him until the following year. After a disappointing return to the team, the Islanders called it a day and bought out what was left of his contract for $17 million. This decision ultimately amounted to a recurring nightmare for the team’s bottom line, as it requires them to keep paying him over $2 million a year until 2015.
Bobby Bonilla - Bonilla’s performance was a disappointment, and the Mets decided to cut him loose. However, he still had a year left on his contract and almost $6 million left of his salary. Rather than just cut him a check and get rid of him, the team made a deal to defer payment for 12 years, to accrue interest annually at 8 percent . The deal sure worked out for Bonilla, who received his first $1,193,248 check in July 2011 and will keep getting them every year until 2035.
Ben Wallace - Wallace’s two years with the Bulls were notable mainly for knee injuries that compromised his game and gave him a six-point average. In 2008, the team decided to cut their losses and get rid of him, but he still had two years left on his contract . The Bulls traded him to the Cleveland Cavaliers, though they were stuck with a $30 million bill for the remainder of his contract.
Allan Houston - The new contract guaranteed him $100 million over six years. However, knee injuries began to plague him, and in the 2003-2004 season he missed 32 games. By late 2005, he was forced to concede that he couldn’t continue and he announced his retirement, almost a full year since the last time he had actually set foot on the court .
Stephon Marbury - When the New York Knicks signed Stephon Marbury to a four-year, $76 million contract in 2004, expectations were high. He had been a standout member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, the New Jersey Nets and the Phoenix Suns, and made the All-Star Team in 2001. Things went south with the team almost immediately.
Nate Odomes - His glory days were in the early 1990s, when he was considered one of the NFL’s greatest defensive backs, and in 1993 he signed a four-year, $8.4 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks.
Odomes never made it to the field. Before starting training camp in 1994, he injured his knee so badly that it prevented him from playing for the entire season.
LeCharles Bentley - In 2006, before his first season with the Browns had begun, he suffered a knee injury on day one of training camp. His left patellar tendon had been torn, a devastating injury that brought his first season to a close before it had even started.
JaMarcus Russell - Russell was released from the team in 2010. Shortly thereafter, the Raiders filed a lawsuit to get back the $10 million they paid him for the three seasons left in his contract. The pay was part of his guarantee, however, making it likely that the team paid him $10 million to not play for them.
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