Plans are already on for the next season of the world’s most lucrative basketball league, the NBA, and as expected, another money-spinning campaign is coming. Top players are expected to rake in millions of dollars in base salaries from the respective franchises as the competition for the lucrative championship kicks in.
There is a weird sensation about how much NBA players, or athletes in general, make in a year. Everybody wants to know the details and a lot of people are talking about it.
Some deserve their respective salaries more than others, but that’s not for us to decide. Here are the best earning players (NBA salary alone) of the upcoming 2023-24 season:
- Stephen Curry: $51,915,615
- Kevin Durant: $47,649,433
- Joel Embiid: $47,607,350
- LeBron James: $47,607,350
- Nikola Jokic: $47,607,350
- Bradley Beal: $46,741,590
- Giannis Antetokounmpo: $45,640,084
- Paul George: $45,640,084
- Kawhi Leonard: $45,640,084
- Damian Lillard: $45,640,084
- Jimmy Butler: $45,183,960
- Klay Thompson: $43,219,440
- Rudy Gobert: $41,000,000
- Fred VanVleet: $40,806,300
- Anthony Davis: $40,600,080
- Luka Doncic: $40,064,220
- Zach LaVine: $40,064,220
- Trae Young: $40,064,220
- Tobias Harris: $39,270,150
Highest paid players next season:
Stephen Curry: $51,915,615
Kevin Durant: $47,649,433
Joel Embiid: $47,607,350⁰LeBron James: $47,607,350⁰Nikola Jokic: $47,607,350
Bradley Beal: $46,741,590
Giannis Antetokounmpo: $45,640,084 ⁰Paul George: $45,640,084⁰Kawhi Leonard:…— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) August 30, 2023
