Top 5 Most Hair-Raising Contracts

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#5 Gilbert Arenas - 6 Years, $111 Million

Arenas is definately the wild-card on our list. It's hard not to like Gilbert Arenas. The self-proclaimed "Agent Zero" has proved time and time again that we should never discount his talents and his drive. After bursting onto the scene in the 2004-2005 season, Arenas proceeded to wow fans and opponents alike with his clutch play and unorthodox behavior, making him one of the most popular players in the league.

However, after only playing a total of 19 regular season and playoff games in the past two seasons due to a knee injury, Arenas needs to have a huge comeback season in order to justify the six-year, $111 million contract he received from the Wizards in the summer of 2008.

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