- 44 players will make over $30 million in salaries this upcoming season
- Stephen Curry sits at the top of the list, followed by Kevin Durant and Nikola Jokic
- Meanwhile, 170 players will be making between $1 million and $4 million
With the money flowing through the NBA going up year after year, the player salaries are booming with each passing season. The 2023 NBA free agency has surpassed $2 billion in deals, and not long back, we had a look at the 20 highest-paid NBA players for the 2023-24 season. It’s not just those 20 making the big bucks, of course, as 44 players will make over $30 million in 2023-24.
1. Stephen Curry: $51,915,615
2. Kevin Durant: $47,649,433
T3. Nikola Jokic: $47,607,350
T3. LeBron James: $47,607,350
T3. Joel Embiid: $47,607,350
6. Bradley Beal: $46,741,590
T7. Paul George: $45,640,084
T7. Kawhi Leonard: $45,640,084
T7. Giannis Antetokounmpo: $45,640,084
T7. Damian Lillard: $45,640,084
11. Jimmy Butler: $45,183,960
12. Klay Thompson: $43,219,440
13. Rudy Gobert: $41,000,000
14. Fred VanVleet: $40,806,300
15. Anthony Davis: $40,600,080
T16. Trae Young: $40,064,220
T16. Zach LaVine: $40,064,220
T16. Luka Doncic: $40,064,220
19. Tobias Harris: $39,270,150
T20. Ben Simmons: $37,893,408
T20. Pascal Siakam: $37,893,408
22. Kyrie Irving: $37,037,037
23. Jrue Holiday: $36,861,707
T24. Karl-Anthony Towns: $36,016,200
T24. Devin Booker: $36,016,200
T24. Kristaps Porzingis: $36,016,200
27. CJ McCollum: $35,802,469
28. James Harden: $35,640,000
T29. Darius Garland: $34,005,250
T29. Ja Morant: $34,005,250
T29. Zion Williamson: $34,005,250
T32. Jamal Murray: $33,833,400
T32. Brandon Ingram: $33,833,400
T34. Michael Porter Jr.: $33,386,850
T34. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: $33,386,850
36. Donovan Mitchell: $33,162,030
T37. Jayson Tatum: $32,600,060
T37. Bam Adebayo: $32,600,060
T37. De’Aaron Fox: $32,600,060
40. Deandre Ayton: $32,459,438
41. Jaylen Brown: $31,830,357
42. Gordon Hayward: $31,500,000
43. Chris Paul: $30,800,000
44. Domantas Sabonis: $30,600,000
The salary cap has grown from $123.6 million last season to $136 million for 2023-24. Here’s a breakdown of the player salaries for the remainder of the league for this upcoming season:
– 170 players will make between $1 million – $4 million
– 115 players will make between $4 million – $10 million
– 79 players will make between $10 million – $19 million
– 32 players will make between $20 million – $29 million
There were concerns with this new CBA that the middle class of NBA players would suffer, that we’d have a bunch of players making top dollar while many would have to settle for minimum deals. While the biggest group is certainly that $1 million to $4 million bracket, there are still a lot of players who are getting paid a decent amount of money.
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