It’s a great time to be a professional basketball player. If you were thinking of putting your kid in sports soon, definitely have them pick up a basketball.
We knew the league’s salary cap was blowing up a while ago, but I’m not sure anybody imagined it being like this. The NBA is flush with cash right now. The 20 highest paid players in the NBA will all make at least $30 million this season.
It’s not just the LeBron Jameses and Kevin Durants of the world either — there are legitimate non-All-Star players who are jumping into the NBA’s top tax bracket.
You can see the full salaries at HoopsHype.
20. Paul Millsap — $30,000,000
19. Khris Middleton — $30,603,448
18. Kyrie Irving — $31,742,000
17. Mike Conley — $32,511,623
16. Gordon Hayward — $32,700,690
T-11. Tobias Harris — $32,742,000
T-11. Jimmy Butler — $32,742,000
T-11. Kawhi Leonard — $32,742,000
T-11. Kemba Walker — $32,742,000
T-11. Klay Thompson — $32,742,000
10. Paul George — $33,005,556
9. Kyle Lowry — $33,296,296
8. Blake Griffin — $34,449,964
7. Kevin Durant — $37,199,000
6. LeBron James — $37,436,858
T-4. John Wall — $38,199,000
T-4. James Harden — $38,199,000
T-2. Chris Paul — $38,506,482
T-2. Russell Westbrook — $38,506,482
1. Stephen Curry — $40,231,758
