2021 NBA Highest-paid Players
For the fifth straight season, Golden State Warriors superstar guard Stephen Curry is at the top of the highest-paid players list.
The seven-time All-Star signed a five-year, $201.2 million contract with the Warriors in the 2017 offseason. It was a huge raise from his previous contract that was a four-years, $44 million deal. However, if you consider all that he achieved in the last couple of years of the deal, even that raise would fall short.
In 2015 and 2016, Curry was named league MVP, the second being the only unanimous MVP season in NBA history. Both years, he led the Warriors to the NBA Finals with the first trip ending with a championship, the franchise’s first since 1975. Led by his superhuman play, the Warriors set an NBA record with 73 wins in the 2015-16 season.
Curry is slated to earn over $45 million in the 2021-22 NBA season. Behind him, in a close second on the NBA’s highest-paid list, is John Wall of Houston Rockets, who is in the penultimate year of his four-year, $171 million deal that started in 2019.
2021 NBA Top Players Salary
New York Knicks
- Julius Randle: $18,900,000
- RJ Barrett: $8,231,760
- Frank Ntilikina: $6,176,578
- Alec Burks: $6,000,000
- Elfrid Payton: $5,760,000
Atlanta Hawks
- Danilo Gallinari: $19,500,000
- Bogdan Bogdanović: $18,000,000
- Clint Capela: $16,000,000
- Tony Snell: $12,178,571
- Rajon Rondo: $7,500,000
Oklahoma City Thunder
- Al Horford: $27,500,000
- Trevor Ariza: $12,800,000
- George Hill: $9,590,602
- Darius Miller: $7,000,000
- Justin Jackson: $5,029,650
Sacramento Kings
- Buddy Hield: $24,431,818
- Harrison Barnes: $22,215,909
- Cory Joseph: $12,600,000
- Marvin Bagley III: $8,963,640
- De’Aaron Fox: $8,099,627
Boston Celtics
- Kemba Walker: $34,379,100
- Jaylen Brown: $22,991,071
- Marcus Smart: $13,446,428
- Jayson Tatum: $9,897,120
- Tristan Thompson: $9,258,000
Detroit Pistons
- Blake Griffin: $36,595,996
- Jerami Grant: $19,047,619
- Delon Wright: $9,000,000
- Mason Plumlee: $8,000,000
- Derrick Rose: $7,682,927
Charlotte Hornets
- Gordon Hayward: $28,500,000.00
- Terry Rozier: $18,900,000.00
- Cody Zeller: $15,415,730.00
- LaMelo Ball: $7,839,960.00
- Malik Monk: $5,345,687.00
Chicago Bulls
- Otto Porter: $28,489,239
- Zach LaVine: $19,500,000
- Thaddeus Young: $13,545,000
- Tomáš Satoranský: $10,000,000
- Cristiano Felício: $7,529,020
Miami Heat
Indiana Pacers
- Malcolm Brogdon: $20,700,000
- Myles Turner: $18,000,000
- Domantas Sabonis: $17,187,500
- Caris LeVert: $16,203,704
- T.J. Warren: $11,750,000
Phoenix Suns
- Chris Paul: $41,358,814
- Devin Booker: $29,430,000
- Deandre Ayton: $10,018,200
- Jae Crowder: $9,258,000
- Dario Šarić: $8,333,333
Toronto Raptors
- Kyle Lowry: $30,000,000
- Pascal Siakam: $29,000,000
- Fred VanVleet: $21,250,000
- Norman Powell: $10,865,952
- Aron Baynes: $6,975,610
Portland Trail Blazers
- Damian Lillard: $31,626,953
- CJ McCollum: $29,354,152
- Robert Covington: $12,138,345
- Jusuf Nurkić: $12,000,000
- Rodney Hood: $10,047,450
Memphis Grizzlies
- Gorgui Dieng: $17,287,640
- Jonas Valančiūnas: $15,000,000
- Justise Winslow: $13,000,000
- Dillon Brooks: $11,400,000
- Kyle Anderson: $9,505,100
Washington Wizards
- Russell Westbrook $41,358,814
- Bradley Beal $28,751,775
- Dāvis Bertāns $13,793,103
- Thomas Bryant $8,333,333
- Robin Lopez $7,300,000
Minnesota Timberwolves
- Karl-Anthony Towns $29,430,000
- D’Angelo Russell $28,649,250
- Ricky Rubio $17,000,000
- Malik Beasley $13,325,895
- Anthony Edwards $9,757,440
Houston Rockets
- John Wall: $41,254,920
- Victor Oladipo: $21,000,000
- Eric Gordon: $16,869,276
- Christian Wood: $13,015,874
- Dante Exum: $9,600,000
New Orleans Pelicans
- Steven Adams: $27,528,090
- Brandon Ingram: $27,285,000
- Eric Bledsoe: $16,875,000
- J.J. Redick: $13,013,700
- Lonzo Ball: $11,003,782
San Antonio Spurs
- DeMar DeRozan: $27,739,975
- LaMarcus Aldridge: $24,000,000
- Dejounte Murray: $14,285,714
- Rudy Gay: $14,000,000
- Patty Mills: $13,285,714
Utah Jazz
- Mike Conley: $34,504,132
- Rudy Gobert: $26,525,281
- Bojan Bogdanović: $17,850,000
- Jordan Clarkson: $11,500,000
- Joe Ingles: $10,863,637
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Kevin Love: $31,300,000
- Andre Drummond: $28,751,775
- Taurean Prince: $13,942,308
- Larry Nance Jr.: $11,709,091
- Cedi Osman: $8,750,000
Orlando Magic
- 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
Los Angeles Lakers
- LeBron James: $39,219,565
- Anthony Davis: $32,742,000
- Dennis Schroder: $15,500,000
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: $12,073,020
- Montrezl Harrell: $9,258,000
Milwaukee Bucks
- Khris Middleton: $33,051,724
- Giannis Antetokounmpo: $27,528,090
- Jrue Holiday: $26,131,111
- Brook Lopez: $12,697,675
- D.J. Augustin: $6,666,667
Los Angeles Clippers
- Paul George: $35,450,412
- Kawhi Leonard: $34,379,100
- Marcus Morris: $14,883,721
- Patrick Beverley: $13,333,333
- Serge Ibaka: $9,258,000
Philadelphia 76ers
- Tobias Harris: $33,517,241
- Joel Embiid: $29,542,010
- Ben Simmons: $29,250,000
- Danny Green: $15,365,854
- Seth Curry: $7,813,953
Brooklyn Nets
- James Harden: $40,824,000
- Kevin Durant: $39,058,950
- Kyrie Irving: $33,329,100
- Joe Harris: $16,071,429
- Spencer Dinwiddie: $11,454,048
Golden State Warriors
- Stephen Curry: $43,006,362
- Klay Thompson: $35,361,360
- Andrew Wiggins: $29,542,010
- Draymond Green: $22,246,956
- Kelly Oubre Jr.: $14,375,000
10 Highest-paid Players NBA 2021
| Rank | Player | Team | 2021-22 Salary |
| 1. | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | $45,780,966 |
| 2. | John Wall | Houston Rockets | $44,310,840 |
| 3. | Russell Westbrook | Los Angeles Lakers | $44,211,146 |
| 4 | James Harden | Brooklyn Nets | $43,848,000 |
| 5 | Damian Lillard | Portland Trail Blazers | $43,750,000 |
| 6 | LeBron James | Los Angeles Lakers | $41,180,544 |
| 7 | Kevin Durant | Brooklyn Nets | $40,918,900 |
| T-8 | Paul George | LA Clippers | $39,344,970 |
| T-8 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Milwaukee Bucks | $39,344,970 |
| 10 | Klay Thompson | Golden State Warriors | $37,980,720 |
2021 NBA Lowest-paid Salary
Shortly after free agency began, the NBA revealed the salary cap ($112.4 million) and tax level ($136.6 million) for the 2021-2022 season.
This list will be updated once contracts are finalised in 2021 free agency.
The lowest paid players in the 2020-21 NBA Season are Henry Ellenson of the Toronto Raptors and Chimezie Metu of the Sacramento Kings.
The two lowest paid players in the NBA are guaranteed to earn the same as the average persons take home in the USA this year. It is highly likely that the players could make more depending on how their season goes.
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