NBA’s Top 50 Highest-Paid Players For 2022/23

Many of the highest-paid players in the NBA have contracts that are considered the highest-paid contracts, but the salaries of these players in 2022/23 will depend on when the players signed their contracts and how much experience they had in the NBA. It varies greatly depending on whether there isso my favorite player is Stephen Curry Earn about $17.7 million more than Donovan Mitchell In 22/23, despite both stars technically having their biggest deal.

When a player signs a top-salary contract, it doesn’t necessarily mean that he or she will earn the highest amount in the NBA each season of that contract.For Curry, his 2022/23 salary is actually surpass Biggest this yearthe annual cap has increased since he started getting caps, so it hasn’t kept up with the 8% annual raise.

Listed below, with help from spot rackSalary data for the top 50 highest paid NBA players for the 2022/23 season.Players on this list don’t necessarily have the biggest contracts whole worth. The list below only considers ’22/23 salaries.

In addition, incentives and trade bonusI didn’t add these notes for players like Curry who have trade bonuses but have already maxed out. This season’s salary cannot be increased beyond the maximum amount.

The cutoff for this year’s Top 50 list is over $25 million, so 13 players making more than $20 million were left uncut, led by the Knicks forward. Julius Randle ($23.76MM, plus incentives) and Hawks big men John Collins ($23.5MM).

Here are the NBA’s 50 highest paid players for the 2022/23 season.

1. Stephen CurryWarriors: $48,070,014
2. Russell WestbrookLakers: $47,063,478
3. lebron jamesLakers: $44,474,988
4. Kevin DurantNet: $44,119,845
   • Note: Durant’s cap hit $42,969,845 Base salary and incentives of $1,150,000.
5. bradley beerWizard: $43,279,250
6. Giannis AntetokounmpoBucks: $42,492,492 (15% trade kicker)
   Kawai LeonardClippers: $42,492,492 (15% trade kicker)
   Paul GeorgeClippers: $42,492,492
   Damien LillardTrail Blazers: $42,492,492
10. Klay ThompsonWarriors: $40,600,080 (15% trade kicker)
11. Rudy GobertTimberwolves: $38,172,414
12. Anthony DavisLakers: $37,980,720 (15% trade kicker)
13. chris middletonBucks: $37,948,276
14. Jimmy ButlerHeat: $37,653,300 (15% trade kicker)
15. Tobias HarrisSixers: $37,633,050 (5% trade kicker)
16. Luka DoncicMavericks: $37,096,500
    Zach LavigneBulls: $37,096,500
    Trae YoungHawks: $37,096,500
19. Kyrie IrvingNet: $36,934,550 (15% trade kicker)
    • Note: Irving’s cap hit includes a base salary of $36,503,300 and $431,250 in incentives. He also has another $718,750 in improbable incentives.
20. Pascal SiakamRaptors: $35,448,672
    Ben SimmonsNet: $35,448,672
22. Karl-Anthony TownsTimberwolves: $33,833,400 (15% trade kicker)
    Devin BookerSuns: $33,833,400
    Kristaps PorzingisWizard: $33,833,400
25. Jules HolidayBucks: $33,665,040
    • Note: The holiday cap hit includes a base salary of $32,544,000 and incentives of $1,121,040. He also has another $4,752,000 in improbable incentives.
26. Joel EmbiidSixers: $33,616,770
    Andrew WigginsWarrior: $33,616,770
28. CJ McCallumPelican: $33,333,333
29. Nikola JokicNugget: $33,047,803
    • Note: Jokic’s cap hit includes $32,478,837 in base salary and $568,966 in incentives. He also has another $568,966 in improbable incentives.
30. James HardenSixers: $33,000,000 (15% trade kicker)
31. Brandon IngramPelican: $31,650,600
    Jamal MurrayNuggets: $31,650,600
33. D’Angelo RussellTimberwolves: $31,377,750
34. Deandre AytonSuns: $30,913,750
    Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderThunder: $30,913,750
    Michael Porter Jr.Nuggets: $30,913,750
37. Donovan MitchellJazz: $30,351,780 (15% trade kicker)
    Jason TatumCeltics: $30,351,780 (15% tradekicker)
    Bam AdebayoHeat: $30,351,780
    De’Aaron FoxKings: $30,351,780
41. Gordon HaywardHornets: $30,075,000 (15% trade kicker)
42. Jaren Jackson Jr.Grizzlies: $28,946,605
43. Kevin LoveCavaliers: $28,942,830
44. Jaylen BrownCeltics: $28,741,071
    • Note: Brown’s cap hit includes a base salary of $26,669,643 and incentives of $2,071,428. He also has another $1,035,714 in improbable incentives.
45. Chris PaulSuns: $28,400,000
46. Kyle LowryHeat: $28,333,334
47. Jalen BrunsonKnicks: $27,733,332 (10% trade kicker)
48. demar derozanBulls: $27,300,000
49. Al HorfordCeltics: $26,500,000
50. draymond greenWarriors: $25,806,468 (15% trade kicker)

One player notably missing from this list is the Clippers guard. John WallHe exercised his player option for $47,366,760 for the 2022/23 season in June while still a member of the Rockets.Wall eventually agreed to a buyout with Houston, but he’s still $40,866,760 against the team’s books this season, and his new contract with LA earns him $6,479,000.

Combined with Wall’s cap hits, he’ll be one of the top three highest-paid players in 2022/23.because he’s not really earn income All the money this season — even if the team Stretch regulation Player payouts are “stretched” over multiple seasons until the cap hits when the player is waved.

This means that the Rockets will actually pay the $40,866,760 they owe Wall over three years instead of just one, making annual payments about $13.62 million. That figure, combined with Wall’s new salary of $6,479,000 for the 2022/23 season, doesn’t make him one of the NBA’s top 50 highest-paid players this season.