{"id":1576525,"date":"2023-08-31T19:36:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T23:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1576525"},"modified":"2023-09-07T12:34:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T16:34:08","slug":"highest-paid-nba-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/highest-paid-nba-players\/","title":{"rendered":"The Highest-Paid NBA Players of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NBA salaries seem astronomical and can <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/nba-buyout-market-explained-the-dos-and-donts-heading-toward-march-1\/\">get pretty complicated<\/a>. Unlike most pro sports leagues, like the NFL and NHL, which have hard caps, the NBA has a soft salary cap. Then, we must consider maximum player salaries, the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/why-does-derrick-rose-have-a-rule-named-after-him-in-the-nbas-collective-bargaining-agreement\/\">Derrick Rose rule,<\/a>&#8221; sign-and-trade agreements, and several other factors that influence the highest-paid NBA players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the top 10 highest-paid <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/nba-players\/\">NBA players<\/a> are raking it in regardless. Their performances make these earnings worth it because they increase ticket sales, playoff chances, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-tie-giannis-antetokounmpo-milwaukee-bucks\">8. (tie) Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Total cash earnings: $45,640,084<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Base salary: $45,640,084<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cap hit: $45,640,084<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contract: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/giannis-antetokounmpo-almost-abruptly-retired-signing-historic-228-million-contract\/\">Five-year, $228,200,420 contract<\/a> ending in 2025\u201326.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/milwaukee-bucks-how-tall-giannis-antetokounmpo\/\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> is tied for No. 8 on our list of the 10 highest-paid NBA players. The Greek Freak's Milwaukee Bucks won the 2021 NBA Championship and earned finals MVP honors for his performance. The power forward is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/how-many-players-won-back-to-back-nba-mvp-awards\/\">two-time MVP winner<\/a>, winning it back-to-back in 2019 and 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-tie-damian-lillard-portland-trail-blazers\">8. (tie) Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bobby Marks details Damian Lillard&#039;s contract extension with the Trail Blazers | NBA on ESPN\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4F8B6JjGA9E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Total cash earnings: $45,640,084<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Base salary: $45,640,084<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cap hit: $45,640,084<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contract: Four-year, $176,265,152 contract ending in 2024\u201325<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Damian Lillard is tied for No. 8 on our list, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/the-portland-trail-blazers-just-got-damian-lillard-the-46-million-help-he-desperately-needed\/\">raking in $45,640,084<\/a>. The point guard, known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/damian-lillard-hurls-direct-shot-nba-unacceptable-foul-rules-top-window-house-bricks\/\">long-range threes<\/a>, has averaged 37.2% from three during his 11-year tenure for the Portland Trailblazers. Lillard is also a seven-time All-Star and earned Rookie of the Year in his 2012\u201313 rookie season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-tie-kawhi-leonard-los-angeles-clippers\">8. (tie) Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Total cash earnings: $45,640,084<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Base salary: $45,640,084<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cap hit: $45,640,084<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contract: Four-year, $176,265,152 contract ending in 2024\u201325<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/kawhi-leonard\/\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a> ties for the No. 8 spot on our list of the highest-paid NBA players as he enters his 13th year in the league. The small forward is a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/legendary-athletes-wear-number-2-jersey\/\">two-time NBA champion<\/a> for the Spurs and Raptors, earning finals MVPs for both performances. Known for his defensive abilities, Leonard is a seven-time All-Defensive Player and two-time Defensive Player of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-paul-george-los-angeles-clippers\">7. Paul George, Los Angeles Clippers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Based on the projected salary cap for next season, Paul George&#39;s 4-year contract extension will have an average annual value of $44.1M.<br><br>That would tie Damian Lillard for the largest average annual value of a contract in NBA history. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xZjf0uuA2F\">pic.twitter.com\/xZjf0uuA2F<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNStatsInfo\/status\/1337174830613983235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Total cash earnings: $45,640,165<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Base salary: $45,640,165<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cap hit: $45,640,165<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contract: Four-year, $176,265 contract ending in 2024\u201325<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The 13-year veteran for the Clippers, Paul George earns the seventh spot on our list. While the Clippers shooting guard has never won a championship, he's been a dominant force on the court, averaging 20.6 points per game. Known for his mid-range, George is an eight-time All-Star and four-time all-defensive player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-kevin-durant-phoenix-suns\">6. Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Total cash earnings: $46,407,433<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Base salary: $46,407,433<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cap hit: $47,649,433<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contract: Four-year, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/kevin-durant-contract-how-many-years-deal-how-much-suns-owe\/\">$194,219,320 contract ending in 2025\u201326<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Kevin Duran, the 6-foot-10 power forward for the Phoenix Suns, makes the No. 6 spot in our list. The 13-time All-Star has won <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/golden-state-warriors-championship-legitimacy-kevin-durant-legacy-question\/\">two NBA championships<\/a> and netted four scoring championships. He was the finals MVP in both his championships and has averaged 27.3 points per game in his high-scoring and high-earning career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-bradley-beal-phoenix-suns\">5. Bradley Beal, Phoenix Suns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Business of Basketball: Analyzing Bradley Beal&#039;s NBA Contracts\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QhQGTvRZnWg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Total cash earnings: $46,741,590<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Base salary: $46,741,590<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cap hit: $46,741,590<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contract: Five-year, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/bradley-beal-2-words-hint-246-million-decision\/\">$251,019,650 contract<\/a> ending in 2026\u201327<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Shooting guard <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/ben-simmons-lack-shooting-confidence-20000-bet-bradley-beal\/\">Bradley Beal<\/a> earns the No. 5 spot on this list. Recently traded to the Phoenix Suns, Beal played his career with the Wizards, averaging 22.1 points per game, where he was a three-time All-Star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-tie-nikola-jokic-denver-nuggets\">2. (tie) Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Total cash earnings: $47,607,350<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Base salary: $47,607,350<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cap hit: $47,607,350<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contract: Five-year, $276,122,630 contract ending in 2027\u201328<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Serbian superstar <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/why-nikola-jokic-always-cuts-arms\/\">Nikola Jokic<\/a> is tied for No. 2 with $47,607,350. The two-time NBA MVP became a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/who-won-most-nba-finals-mvp-awards\/\">Finals MVP<\/a> when he won the 2023 playoffs with the Denver Nuggets. The center has five All-Star game appearances and a career average of 20.2 points per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jokic's NBA records are so numerous that they need an article of their own. We'll just name a few: the highest single-season player efficiency rating in NBA history (32.85), the fastest triple-double in NBA history (14 minutes and 33 seconds), and the first player in NBA history to lead all players in points, rebounds, and assists in a single postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-tie-lebron-james-los-angeles-lakers\">2. (tie) LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At 37, LeBron James is the first player in a U.S. team sport to become a billionaire while still active. <br><br>For 2022-23 he earned $119.5 million<br>Salary: $44.5 million | Endorsements: $75 million <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wPwCNACICS\">pic.twitter.com\/wPwCNACICS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sportico (@Sportico) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportico\/status\/1580512923738603522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Total cash earnings: $47,607,350<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Base salary: $47,607,350<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cap hit: $47,607,350<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contract: 2-year, $99,023,288 contract ending in 2024\u201325.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tied for second place is 20-year NBA veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/how-tall-is-lebron-james\/\">LeBron James<\/a>. The all-time scoring leader has averaged 27.2 points per game in his career across <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/best-athletes-number-6-jersey\/\">three different franchises<\/a>. At <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/oldest-nba-player\/\">38 years old<\/a>, James is a four-time NBA champion, four-time Finals MVP, and four-time regular season MVP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It's hard to summarize this man's NBA career as he heads toward his forties in a similar fashion to Tom Brady &#8212; iconic, relentless, and indelible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-tie-joel-embiid-philadelphia-76ers\">2. (tie) Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Total cash earnings: $47,607,350<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Base salary: $47,607,350<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cap hit: $47,607,350<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contract: Four-year, $213,280,928 contract ending in 2026\u201327<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2022\u201323 NBA MVP also ties for the No. 2 spot on our list of highest-paid NBA players with a $47,607,350 salary. After battling several knee and foot injuries early on in his career, Joel Embiid's time is now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his MVP season, the Cameroonian center averaged 1.7 blocks, 10.2 rebounds, and 30.6 points per game. Embiid is also a six-time All-Star, two-time scoring champion, and three-time all-defensive player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-stephen-curry-golden-state-warriors\">1. Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stephen Curry: Underrated \u2014 Official Trailer | Apple TV+\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/csMgsPbzs5o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Total cash earnings in 2023\u201324: $51,915,615<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Base salary: $51,915,615<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cap hit: $51,915,615<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contract: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/the-match-who-makes-more-money-stephen-curry-patrick-mahomes\/\">Four-year, $215,353,664 contract<\/a> ending in 2025\u201326<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Surprise, surprise. The <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/former-timberwolves-gm-twice-passed-over-stephen-curry-2009-nba-draft-explanation-staggering\/\">best three-point shooter of all time<\/a> is also the highest-paid NBA player in 2023, with a yearly guaranteed salary of $51,915,615. Four-time NBA champion <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/stephen-curry\/\">Stephen Curry<\/a> is a two-time scoring champion, two-time MVP, and nine-time All-Star. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Known to have transformed the game with his three-point shot, the highest-paid NBA player averages 42.8% from three in his career. Curry's range is unmatched, and his earnings are, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Contract information courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotrac<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The highest-paid NBA players' performances make these massive earnings worth it because they grow ticket sales, playoff chances, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":284,"featured_media":1576530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26624,10260,4833,4828,86460,4846],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Highest-Paid NBA Players of 2023 - Sports7<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The highest-paid NBA players&#039; performances make these massive earnings worth it because they grow ticket sales, playoff chances, and more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/highest-paid-nba-players\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Highest-Paid NBA Players of 2023\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The highest-paid NBA players&#039; performances make these massive earnings worth it because they grow ticket sales, playoff chances, and more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/highest-paid-nba-players\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sports7\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-31T23:36:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-07T16:34:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/LeBron-James-Stephen-Curry-highest-paid-NBA-players.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nate Mitka\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nate Mitka\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/highest-paid-nba-players\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/highest-paid-nba-players\/\",\"name\":\"The Highest-Paid NBA Players of 2023 - 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