The match-up between the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks in this year’s finals will not only be about two of this year’s best teams battling for an NBA Championship, but it will also be a battle between players with some of the highest salaries in the NBA. Though LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh turned down an opportunity for a maximum salary to join forces to win a championship, they, along with Dirk Nowitzki, are still the highest paid athletes in the NBA.