On Thursday, we listed the top 50 highest-paid NBA players for the 2022/23 season. Although that list presented a clear picture of the highest earners for the current season, not every NBA team was represented. Five of the league’s 30 franchises – the Spurs, Rockets, Magic, Pistons and Pacers – did not have a single player in the top 50.
Our list of highest-paid players for 2022/23 also only provided a snapshot for this year. For example, Kevin Lovewho cracked the top 50, will be well compensated for the coming season but is on an expiring contract and will almost certainly fall off that list next year.
Today, we’re shifting our focus to the highest-paid players by team. This will allow us to check in on the clubs that weren’t represented on our initial list, as well as identifying some of the league’s most lucrative multiyear commitments — we’ve included each club’s highest-paid player for the 2022/23 season and its highest-paid player in total.
Let’s dive in…
Atlanta Hawks
2022/23: Trae Young ($37,096,500)- Total: Trae Young (five years, $215,159,700)
- Note: Young’s final year is a player option.
- Note: Young’s final year is a player option.
Boston Celtics
- 2022/23: Jayson Tatum ($30,351,780)
- Total: Jayson Tatum (four years, $134,896,800)
- Note: Tatum’s final year is a player option.
Brooklyn Nets
- 2022/23: Kevin Durant ($44,119,845)
- Note: Durant’s cap hit includes a $42,969,845 base salary and $1,150,000 in likely incentives.
- Total: Kevin Durant (four years, $197,656,908)
- Note: Durant’s four-year earnings include $192,504,908 in base salary and $5,152,000 in potential incentives.
Charlotte Hornets
- 2022/23: Gordon Hayward ($30,075,000)
- Total: Terry Rozier (four years, $96,258,694)
- Note: A small amount ($1,718,905) of Rozier’s final-year salary is non-guaranteed.
- Note: A small amount ($1,718,905) of Rozier’s final-year salary is non-guaranteed.
Chicago Bulls
- 2022/23: Zach LaVine ($37,096,500)
- Total: Zach LaVine (five years, $215,159,700)
- Note: LaVine’s final year is a player option.
Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2022/23: Kevin Love ($28,942,830)
- Total: Darius Garland (six years, $201,770,795)
- Note: The amount owed to Garland could increase to $240,340,795 if he makes an All-NBA team in 2023. The value of his maximum-salary extension is based on a projected $133MM salary cap for 2023/24.
Dallas Mavericks
- 2022/23: Luka Doncic ($37,096,500)
- Total: Luka Doncic (five years, $215,159,700)
- Note: Doncic’s final year is a player option.
Denver Nuggets
- 2022/23: Nikola Jokic ($33,047,803)
- Note: Jokic’s cap hit includes a $32,478,837 base salary and $568,966 in potential incentives. He also has another $568,966 in unlikely incentives.
- Note: Jokic’s cap hit includes a $32,478,837 base salary and $568,966 in potential incentives. He also has another $568,966 in unlikely incentives.
- Total: Nikola Jokic (six years, $303,037,803)
- Note: Jokic’s final year is a player option. The value of his maximum-salary extension is based on a projected $133MM salary cap for 2023/24.
Detroit Pistons
Golden State Warriors
- 2022/23: Stephen Curry ($48,070,014)
- Total: Stephen Curry (four years, $215,353,662)
Houston Rockets
- 2022/23: Eric Gordon ($19,568,360)
- Total: John Wall ($40,866,760)
- Note: Wall is no longer on the Rockets’ roster after agreeing to a buyout, but he’s still owed more money than anyone else on the roster. It will be paid out across three years, while the Rockets carry the full cap hit in 2022/23.
Indiana Pacers
- 2022/23: Buddy Hield ($21,177,750)
- Total: Buddy Hield (two years, $40,457,591)
Los Angeles Clippers
- 2022/23: Paul George / Kawhi Leonard ($42,492,492)
- Total: Paul George / Kawhi Leonard (three years, $136,920,252)
- Note: George and Leonard each have final-year player options.
Los Angeles Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies
- 2022/23: Jaren Jackson Jr. ($28,946,605)
- Total: Ja Morant (six years, $204,969,440)
- Note: The amount owed to Morant could increase to $243,539,440 if he makes an All-NBA team in 2023. The value of his maximum-salary extension is based on a projected $133MM salary cap for 2023/24.
Miami Heat
- 2022/23: Jimmy Butler ($37,653,300)
- Total: Jimmy Butler (four years, $184,049,331)
- Note: The value of Butler’s maximum-salary extension would be reduced if the 2023/24 salary cap unexpectedly comes in at $129MM or lower. His final year is a player option.
Milwaukee Bucks
- 2022/23: Giannis Antetokounmpo ($42,492,492)
- Total: Giannis Antetokounmpo (four years, $188,855,520)
- Note: Antetokounmpo’s final year is a player option.
- Note: Antetokounmpo’s final year is a player option.
Minnesota Timberwolves
- 2022/23: Rudy Gobert ($38,172,414)
- Total: Karl-Anthony Towns (six years, $294,073,600)
- Note: The value of Towns’ maximum-salary extension is based on a projected $143MM salary cap for 2024/25.
New Orleans Pelicans
- 2022/23: CJ McCollum ($33,333,333)
- Total: Zion Williamson (six years, $206,384,817)
- Note: The amount owed to Williamson could increase up to $244,954,817 if he makes an All-NBA team in 2023. The value of his maximum-salary extension is based on a projected $133MM salary cap for 2023/24.
New York Knicks
- 2022/23: Jalen Brunson ($27,733,332)
- Total: Julius Randle (four years, $106,444,800)
- Note: Randle’s contract also includes $10,644,480 in unlikely incentives. His final year is a player option.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Orlando Magic
- 2022/23: Jonathan Isaac: $17,400,000
- Total: Jonathan Isaac (three years, $52,200,000)
- Note: Isaac’s contract also includes $7,800,000 in unlikely incentives. However, only $41,000,000 of his total salary is guaranteed. Wendell Carter Jr. (four years, $50,000,000) is currently owed the most guaranteed money of any Magic player.
- Note: Isaac’s contract also includes $7,800,000 in unlikely incentives. However, only $41,000,000 of his total salary is guaranteed. Wendell Carter Jr. (four years, $50,000,000) is currently owed the most guaranteed money of any Magic player.
Philadelphia 76ers
- 2022/23: Tobias Harris ($37,633,050)
- Total: Joel Embiid (five years, $242,160,770)
- Note: The value of Embiid’s maximum-salary extension is based on a projected $133MM salary cap for 2023/24. Embiid’s final year is a player option.
Phoenix Suns
- 2022/23: Devin Booker ($33,833,400)
- Total: Devin Booker (six years, $294,073,600)
- Note: The value of Booker’s maximum-salary extension is based on a projected $143MM salary cap for 2024/25.
Portland Trail Blazers
- 2022/23: Damian Lillard ($42,492,492)
- Total: Damian Lillard (five years, $243,472,537)
- Note: Lillard’s five-year earnings could get as high as $258,694,291, depending on where the 2025/26 salary cap lands. His final year is a player option.
- Note: Lillard’s five-year earnings could get as high as $258,694,291, depending on where the 2025/26 salary cap lands. His final year is a player option.
Sacramento Kings
2022/23: De’Aaron Fox ($30,351,780)- Total: De’Aaron Fox (four years, $134,896,800)
San Antonio Spurs
- 2022/23: Doug McDermott ($13,750,000)
- Total: Keldon Johnson (five years, $77,873,025)
- Note: Johnson’s contract also includes $6,000,000 in unlikely incentives.
- Note: Johnson’s contract also includes $6,000,000 in unlikely incentives.
Toronto Raptors
- 2022/23: Pascal Siakam ($35,448,672)
- Total: Pascal Siakam (two years, $73,342,080)
Utah Jazz
- 2022/23: Donovan Mitchell ($30,351,780)
- Total: Donovan Mitchell (four years, $134,896,800)
- Note: Mitchell’s final year is a player option.
Washington Wizards
- 2022/23: Bradley Beal ($43,279,250)
- Total: Bradley Beal (five years, $251,019,650)
- Note: Beal’s final year is a player option.
Information from Spotrac was used in the creation of this post.