Here is all that you need to know about the highest paid player in the 2022-23 NBA season
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of the richest leagues in the world. Every night with electrifying basketball games, we can see the display of big money.
In the NBA, the management, the coaching staff, and of course the players, all of them are involved in big money. In short, from top to down, there is good money. However, among all the assets and entities present and operating in the NBA, the biggest asset the league has is the NBA players themselves.
Needless to say, without the players, the league cannot run. Hence, for their professional services, the NBA players are paid handsomely. Notably, there are levels of ‘getting paid’ for an NBA player. Some NBA players earn millions while some earn thousands.
Furthermore, through the course of time, the salaries of NBA players have increased monumentally. Notably, during the 1997-98 season, Michael Jordan signed a one-year, $33.1 million contract with the Chicago Bulls. During that time, this salary made MJ set a record for the highest single-season salary in NBA history.
This record of MJ was untouched by NBA players ever since then. However, in the 2017-18 season, after two decades, Stephen Curry broke Jordan’s salary record.
Who is the highest paid player in the NBA in the 2022-23 season?
After Curry broke MJ’s salary record, the NBA salary is on a huge rise since then. Most players are making millions, which is greater or almost around Jordan’s 1997-98 season salary figure.
After breaking Jordan’s record in 2017-18, Golden State Warriors‘ Stephen Curry has been consistently the NBA’s highest-paid player each season since then.
Stephen Curry in the 2022-23 NBA season will earn a massive $48.1 million. This salary of Curry will make him the NBA’s highest earner for the sixth straight season.
Furthermore, in the 2023-24 NBA season, Stephen Curry will make another record by becoming the first-ever player to make over $50 million in a single season.
Who are the other highest paid players in the 2022-23 NBA season?
After Stephen Curry, there are several players who will earn big bucks in this NBA season. Following Curry, Los Angeles Lakers stars, Russell Westbrook and LeBron James will make $47.1 million and $44.5 million, respectively.
After Curry, Westbrook, and James, Washington Wizards star, Bradley Beal is set to earn $43.3 million. Following this, Brooklyn Nets star, Kevin Durant will earn around $43 million.
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