NovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank Center:NBA highest-paid players in 2023-24: Who is No. 1 among LeBron, Giannis, Embiid, Steph?

The NovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank CenterNBA does not have a $60 million a season player. Yet.

Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard is set to hit $60 million per season in 2026-27. Lillard eventually will have company in the $60 million club when Phoenix’s Devin Booker, Boston’s Jaylen Brown, Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns, Denver’s Nikola Jokic, Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo hit that mark in 2027-28.

But for now, Golden State’s Steph Curry is the highest-paid player in the NBA at $51.9 million this season. Curry has held the top spot since 2021-22 and is in line to be the highest-paid player for the next two seasons.

Eighteen players will earn at least $40 million this season.

Top 25 highest-paid NBA players

1. Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors, $51,915,615

In the second year of a four-year, $215.3 million contract.

2. Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns, $47,649,433

In the second year of a four-year, $194.2 million contract.

3. (tie) Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers, $47,607,350

In the first year of a four-year, $213.2 million contract.

LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, $47,607,350

In the first year of a two-year, $99 million contract.

Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets, $47,607,350

In the first year of a five-year, $276.1 million contract.

6. Bradley Beal, Phoenix Suns, $46,741,590

In the second year of a five-year, $251 million contract.

7. (tie) Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks, $45,640,084

In the third year of a $228.2 million deal and signed a three-year, $177 extension that begins in 2025-26.

Paul George, Los Angeles Clippers, $45,640,084

In the third year of a four-year $176.2 million contract.

Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers, $45,640,084

In the third year of a four-year $176.2 million contract.

Damian Lillard, Milwaukee Bucks, $45,640,084

In the third year of a four-year $176.2 million contract and signed a two-year, $121.7 million extension that begins in 2025-26.

11. Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat, $45,183,960

In the first year of a three-year, $146.3 million contract.

12. Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors, $43,219,440

In the final season of a five-year, $189.9 million contract.

13. Rudy Gobert, Minnesota Timberwolves, $41,000,000

In the third year of a five-year, $205 million contract.

14. Fran VanVleet, Houston Rockets, $40,806,300

In the first year of a three-year, $128.5 million contract.

15. Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers, $40,600,080

In the fourth year of a five-year, $189 million contract and signed a three-year, $177.1 million extension that begins in 2025-26.

16. (tie) Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks, $40,064,220

In the second year of a five-year, $215.1 million contract.

Zach LaVine, Chicago Bulls, $40,064,220

In the second year of a five-year, $215.1 million contract.

Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks, $40,064,220

In the second year of a five-year, $215.1 million contract.

19. Tobias Harris, Philadelphia 76ers, $39,270,150

In the final season of a five-year, $180 million contract.

20. (tie) Pascal Siakam, Toronto Raptors, $37,893,408

In the final season of a four-year, $136.9 million contract.

Ben Simmons, Brooklyn Nets, $37,893,408

In the fourth year of a five-year, $177.2 million contract.

22. Kyrie Irving, Dallas Mavericks, $37,037,037

In the first year of a three-year, $120 million contract.

23. (tie) Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns, $36,016,200

In the final season of a five-year, $158.2 million contract and signed a four-year, $222.6 million extension that begins in 2024-25.

Kristaps Porzingis, Boston Celtics, $36,016,200

In the final season of a five-year, $158.2 million contract and signed a two-year, $60 million extension that begins in 2024-25.

Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves, $36,016,200

In the final year of a five-year, $158.2 million contract and signed a four-year, $222.6 million extension that begins in 2024-25.

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