So I was kind of curious and did a little poking around. there are definitely quite a few teams, even contending teams with starters (non rookie contract) making less than Grant. I did not do an exhaustive list but some guys making less. For the suns (Gordon, Grayson Allen), clippers (Zubac and terrance man make about 11) Lakers Prince has started the overwhelming majority of their games and makes 4 million. Divencenzo for the Knicks is presumably also the starter moving forward and has already started a lot of games and makes about the same as Grant. For the bucks beasely only makes about 3 million and is a starter. The 76ers usually start one of melton, oubre or batum they all make 11 or less. Magic either start carter or bitazde, both make less than Grant. Nets started DFS who makes about the same as Grant. Gafford, who has started all year for the wizards and will presumably start for dallas makes less than Grant. Tyus Jones was also a very similar contract value to Grant and has started every game. Caruso who has started the majority of the games for the Bulls makes 9 million. Then there are some teams that are playing a lot of guys on rookie contracts (spurs, rockets, thunder) that are kind of irrelevant to the discussion. Nuggets have kcp making almost the same as Grant as their 5th starter. These just happened to be the first teams I looked at, so will keeping adding to this post. But certainly seems teams playing two guys big money (like the Celtics with brown and Tatum) and a third player 30 million good chance are gonna end up having a cheap starter and it often is not a rookie contract, especially for contenders.