Article: NBA teams awarding big bucks to players. (contracts of Charlotte Hornets' Larry Johnson, Golden State Warriors' Chris Webber, Orlando Magic's Anfernee Hardaway, New Jersey Nets' Derrick Coleman and Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz) (Brief Article)

The NBA cash registers ring in a new season as more than a quarter-billion dollars worth of transactions have been placed on the 1993-94 ledgers.

Charlotte Hornets forward Larry Johnson recently signed an $84 million extension (Jet, Oct. 25); Chris Webber finally signed with Golden State for $74.4 million dollar contract; and Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway's $68 million dollar pact (Jet, Nov. 1) is being called the best contract ever by many observers.

But New Jersey Nets star forward Derrick Coleman may not be outdone. At Jet press deadline, Coleman had rejected a $69 million, 8-year contract extension and may ...

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