The Basketball players earn an average salary of a whopping $4.9 million per year. that’s double what NFL pays to their players. The average salary of an NBA player increases to $7.7 million for the 2024/22 season compared to previous season which was $6.4 million.
As the season progress, the NBA player salaries increases and thus, the league feature some of the highest-paid Basketball players in the world.
Well to break the ice, which might not come as a surprise to many is that the Golden State Warriors player Stephen Curry is the highest-paid NBA player right now. The 32-year-old will earn a massive amount of $43,006,362 in the current season.
Curry who plays for the Golden state warriors will see a massive increment in his salary from his $40,231,758 in the 2019-2020 season. But do you know who joins the player in the elite list of highest-paid NBA players?
NBA Player Salaries 2024
Player Salary Team Signed Using Stephen Curry $43,006,362 Golden State Warriors Bird Rights Russell Westbrook $41,358,814 Oklahoma City Thunder Bird Rights Chris Paul $41,358,814 Houston Rockets Bird Rights James Harden $41,254,920 Houston Rockets Bird Rights John Wall $41,254,920 Washington Wizards Bird Rights LeBron James $39,219,566 Los Angeles Lakers Cap Space Kevin Durant $39,058,950 Brooklyn Nets Sign and Trade Blake Griffin $36,810,996 Detroit Pistons Bird Rights Paul George $35,450,412 Los Angeles Clippers Maximum Salary Klay Thompson $35,361,360 Golden State Warriors Bird Rights Mike Conley $34,502,130 Utah Jazz Cap Space Kemba Walker $34,379,100 Boston Celtics Sign and Trade Kawhi Leonard $34,379,100 Los Angeles Clippers Cap Space Jimmy Butler $34,379,100 Miami Heat Sign and Trade Tobias Harris $34,358,850 Philadelphia 76ers Bird Rights Gordon Hayward $34,187,085 Boston Celtics Cap Space Kyrie Irving $33,329,100 Brooklyn Nets Cap space Khris Middleton $33,051,724 Milwaukee Bucks Bird Rights Damian Lillard $31,626,953 Portland Trail Blazers 1st Round Pick Kevin Love $31,258,256 Cleveland Cavaliers Bird Rights
Highest-Paid NBA Players From Each Team
1. Boston Celtics
Player Salary Kemba Walker $34,379,100 Gordon Hayward $34,187,085 Jaylen Brown $22,991,071 Marcus Smart $13,446,428 Jayson Tatum $9,897,120
2. Brooklyn Nets
Player Salary Kevin Durant $37,199,000 Kyrie Irving $31,742,000 Spencer Dinwiddie $10,600,000 DeAndre Jordan $9,881,598 Joe Harris $7,670,000
3. New York Knicks
Player Salary Julius Randle $18,900,000 Bobby Portis $15,750,000 Taj Gibson $10,290,000 RJ Barrett $8,231,760 Elfrid Payton $8,000,000
4. Philadelphia 76ers
Player Salary Tobias Harris $33,517,241 Joel Embiid $29,542,010 Ben Simmons $29,250,000 Al Horford $27,500,000 Josh Richardson $10,800,000
5. Toronto Raptors
Player Salary Kyle Lowry $30,000,000 Pascal Siakam $29,000,000 Marc Gasol $25,595,700 Serge Ibaka $23,271,60 Norman Powell $10,116,576
6. Chicago Bulls
Player Salary Otto Porter $28,489,239 Zach LaVine $19,500,000 Thaddeus Young $13,545,00 Tomáš Satoranský $10,000,000 Cristiano Felício $7,529,020
7. Cleveland Cavaliers
Player Salary Kevin Love $31,300,000 Andre Drummond $28,751,775 Larry Nance $11,709,091 Dante Exum $9,600,000 Darius Garland $6,720,720
8. Detroit Pistons
Player Salary Blake Griffin $36,595,996 Brandon Knight $15,643,750 Tony Snell $12,178,571 John Henson $9,732,396 Langston Galloway $7,333,333
9. Indiana Pacers
Player Salary Victor Oladipo $21,000,000 Malcolm Brogdon $20,700,000 Myles Turner $18,000,000 T.J. Warren $11,750,000 Jeremy Lamb $10,500,000
10. Milwaukee Bucks
Player Salary Khris Middleton $33,051,724 Giannis Antetokounmpo $27,528,090 Eric Bledsoe $16,875,000 Brook Lopez $12,697,675 George Hill $9,590,602
11. Atlanta Hawks
Player Salary Jeff Teague $19,000,000 Clint Capela $17,500,000 Dewayne Dedmon $13,333,333 De’Andre Hunter $7,422,000 Trae Young $6,571,800
12. Charlotte Hornets
Player Salary Nicolas Batum $27,130,434 Terry Rozier $18,900,000 Bismack Biyombo $15,415,730 Cody Zeller $5,345,687 Malik Monk $4,023,600
13. Miami Heat
Player Salary Jimmy Butler $34,379,100 Goran Dragić $19,217,900 Andre Iguodalaa $17,185,185 Solomon Hill $13,258,781 Kelly Olynyk $12,198,243
14. Orlando Magic
Player Salary Nikola Vučević $26,000,000 Aaron Gordon $18,136,364 Evan Fournier $17,000,000 Terrence Ross $13,500,000 Markelle Fultz $12,288,697
15. Washington Wizards
Player Salary John Wall $40,824,000 Bradley Beal $28,751,775 Ian Mahinmi $15,450,051 Thomas Bryant $8,333,333 Dāvis Bertāns $7,000,000
16. Dallas Mavericks
Player Salary Kristaps Porziņģis $29,467,800 Tim Hardaway $18,975,000 Courtney Lee $12,759,670 Dwight Powell $10,185,185 Delon Wright $9,000,000
17. Houston Rockets
Player Salary Russell Westbrook $41,006,000 James Harden $40,824,000 Eric Gordon $16,869,276 Robert Covington $12,138,345 P.J. Tucker $7,969,537
18. Memphis Grizzlies
Player Salary Gorgui Dieng $17,287,640 Jonas Valančiūnas $15,000,000 Justise Winslow $13,000,000 Kyle Anderson $9,505,100 Ja Morant $9,166,800
19. New Orleans Pelicans
Player Salary Jrue Holiday $26,131,111 Derrick Favors $17,650,000 J.J. Redick $13,013,700 Lonzo Ball $11,003,782 Zion Williamson $10,245,480
20. San Antonio Spurs
Player Salary DeMar DeRozan $27,739,975 LaMarcus Aldridge $24,000,000 Rudy Gay $14,000,000 Patty Mills $13,285,714 Marco Belinelli $5,846,154
21. Denver Nuggets
Player Salary Paul Millsap $30,500,000 Nikola Jokić $28,542,009 Gary Harris $19,160,714 Mason Plumlee $14,041,096 Will Barton $13,920,000
22. Minnesota Timberwolves
Player Salary Karl-Anthony Towns $29,430,000 D’Angelo Russell $28,649,250 Evan Turner $18,606,557 James Johnson $16,047,100 Jarrett Culver $6,104,280
23. Portland Trail Blazers
Player Salary Damian Lillard $31,626,953 CJ McCollum $29,354,152 Hassan Whiteside $27,093,018 Trevor Ariza $12,800,000 Jusuf Nurkić $12,000,000
24. Oklahoma City Thunder
Player Salary Chris Paul $41,358,814 Steven Adams $27,528,090 Danilo Gallinari $22,615,559 Dennis Schrder $15,500,000 Andre Roberson $10,740,741
25. Utah Jazz
Player Salary Mike Conley $34,504,132 Rudy Gobert $26,525,281 Bojan Bogdanović $17,850,000 Jordan Clarkson $13,437,500 Joe Ingles $10,863,637
26. Golden State Warriors
Player Salary Stephen Curry $43,006,362 Klay Thompson $35,361,360 Andrew Wiggins $29,542,010 Draymond Green $22,246,956 Kevon Looney $4,821,429
27. Los Angeles Clippers
Player Salary Paul George $35,450,412 Kawhi Leonard $34,379,100 Marcus Morris $15,000,000 Patrick Beverley $13,333,333 Lou Williams $8,000,000
28. Los Angeles Lakers
Player Salary LeBron James $39,219,565 Anthony Davis $28,751,775 Danny Green $15,365,854 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope $8,493,746 Avery Bradley $5,005,350
29.Phoenix Suns
Player Salary Devin B ooker $29,430,000 Ricky Rubio $17,000,000 Kelly Oubre $14,375,000 Deandre Ayton $10,018,200 Aron Baynes $5,453,280
30. Sacramento Kings
Player Salary Harrison Barnes $22,215,909 Kent Bazemore $19,269,662 Cory Joseph $12,600,000 Marvin Bagley $8,963,640 Bogdan Bogdanović $8,529,386
Disclaimer: All the facts and figures about NBA Player Salaries are based on the analysis, research and reports released by trusted sources. We do not guarantee the accuracy of the figures.
