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In the NBA, the salaries of players have increased according to the growth in revenue of the tournament. In 2000, Shaquille O’Neal was the highest-paid player in the tournament with 17.1 million USD. By 2023, there will be 80 players exceeding this salary mark.
Superstar players are always the ones with the highest salaries. However, there are also many players who only play a satellite role, but also own large contracts, based on their contribution to the host team.
The 25 highest paid players in the 2023/2024 season
In the 2023/24 season, Stephen Curry is the highest paid player with $51.9 million. He has a quite large gap compared to the second place person, Kevin Durant, with 47.6 million USD.
Even though he just won the NBA championship with the Denver Nuggets and won the Finals MVP title, Nikola Jokic only received 46.9 million USD. However, he will soon rise to the top position in the coming seasons, when the annual salary increase percentage is added to the Serbian star’s current income. LeBron James has the same salary, also receiving 46.9 million USD.
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There are 17 players receiving more than $40 million for the 2023/24 season.
In this list, Khris Middleton can squeeze into the top 25 after he reaches an agreement with a team in the summer of 2023.
The biggest contracts in the NBA
Nikola Jokic has the largest contract in NBA history, signing an extension with the Denver Nuggets from summer 2023. Accordingly, the Serbian star has a total income of 270 million USD in the next 5 years.
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