NBA Free Agency: The 15 highest paid players in the NBA for the 2022-23 season

{"id":1921641,"date":"2022-06-30T11:04:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T15:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/?post_type\u003dfishburn_gallery\u0026#038;p\u003d1921641","raw":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/?post_type\u003dfishburn_gallery\u0026#038;p\u003d1921641"},"modified":"2022-06-30T11:04:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T15:04:34","password":"","slug":"nba-free-agency-highest-paid-players-2022","status":"publish","type":"fishburn_gallery","link":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/gallery/nba-free-agency-highest-paid-players-2022","title":{"raw":"NBA Free Agency: The 15 highest paid players in the NBA for the 2022-23 season","rendered":"NBA Free Agency: The 15 highest paid players in the NBA for the 2022-23 season"},"content":{"raw":"Transaction season is here, folks. The NBA\u0027s offseason is upon us and that means we need to be prepared for a ton of player movement in the coming days, weeks and months.\r\n\r\nIf we\u0027re going to be ready, we need to know everything about the lay of the land we\u0027re in so far. We\u0027ve already got a\u003ca href\u003d\"https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/06/nba-free-agency-what-is-the-nbas-salary-cap-for-the-2022-23-season\"\u003e salary cap number for next season\u003c/a\u003e at a hefty $123.6 million. Teams are going to have a ton of money to spend this summer.\r\n\r\nBut what will those mega-deals look like? To know a bit about that and how they\u0027ll be shaped, we need to know a bit more about the deals that are already currently in place.\r\n\r\nLuckily, we\u0027ve got all that information at our fingertips. Here are the highest paid players in the league for next season — for now.\r\n\r\nBy the end of the summer, this list will be shaken up.","rendered":"\u003cp\u003eTransaction season is here, folks. The NBA\u0026#8217;s offseason is upon us and that means we need to be prepared for a ton of player movement in the coming days, weeks and months.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf we\u0026#8217;re going to be ready, we need to know everything about the lay of the land we\u0026#8217;re in so far. We\u0026#8217;ve already got a\u003ca href\u003d\"https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/06/nba-free-agency-what-is-the-nbas-salary-cap-for-the-2022-23-season\"\u003e salary cap number for next season\u003c/a\u003e at a hefty $123.6 million. Teams are going to have a ton of money to spend this summer.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut what will those mega-deals look like? To know a bit about that and how they\u0026#8217;ll be shaped, we need to know a bit more about the deals that are already currently in place.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLuckily, we\u0026#8217;ve got all that information at our fingertips. Here are the highest paid players in the league for next season — for now.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the end of the summer, this list will be shaken up.\u003c/p\u003e\n","protected":false,"block_version":0},"excerpt":{"raw":"These guys are making a loooooot of money","rendered":"\u003cp\u003eThese guys are making a loooooot of money \u003c/p\u003e\n","protected":false},"author":121076665,"featured_media":1916605,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":"","_external_permalink":"","usat_canonical_link":"","usat_coauthor":"","_format_video_embed":"","_lawrence_general_short_headline":"","_lawrence_general_bridge_headline":"","_lawrence_hide_on_homepage":"0","capi_sync_syndication_toggle":"0","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"middle","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"[\"https:\\/\\/news-api.apple.com\\/sections\\/63598e35-bbc9-38d2-bb58-320304a77215\"]","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[{"id":1373,"count":20280,"description":"","link":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/category/nba","name":"NBA","slug":"nba","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/categories/1373"}],"collection":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/taxonomies/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?categories\u003d1373"},{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/imported?categories\u003d1373"},{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery?categories\u003d1373"},{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/listicle?categories\u003d1373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https://api.w.org/{rel}","templated":true}]}}],"tags":[460,171138779,4321186,142718,421393248,1430769,2479569,14460245],"permalink_template":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/gallery/%pagename%","generated_slug":"nba-free-agency-the-15-highest-paid-players-in-the-nba-for-the-2022-23-season","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"images":[{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/06/1404112259.jpeg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Steph Curry is the highest-paid player in the NBA heading into the offseason at $48,070,014.","author":"(Photo by Michael Urakami/Getty Images)","date":"","id":1916605,"title":"Steph Curry"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/03/USP-NBA_-Los-Angeles-Lakers-at-San-Antonio-Spurs-1.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Westbrook is making $47,063,478 with the Lakers next year.","author":"Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports","date":"","id":1856389,"title":"Russell Westbrook"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/06/AFP_AFP_32BR9M9.jpeg?w\u003d1000","caption":"LeBron James is set to make $44,474,988 with the Lakers next season.","author":"(Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)","date":"","id":1908307,"title":"LeBron James"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/04/USP-NBA_-Boston-Celtics-at-Brooklyn-Nets-1-1-e1650989774962.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Kevin Durant is set to make $44,119,845 with the Nets next season.","author":"Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports","date":"","id":1882928,"title":"Kevin Durant"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/04/AP-Kings-Clippers-Basketball.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Paul George is the highest-paid Los Angeles Clipper by just a hair at $42,492,568 for next season.","author":"(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)","date":"","id":1873043,"title":"Paul George"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2021/06/Los_Angeles_Clippers_at_Dallas_Mavericks.jpeg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Kawhi Leonard will be paid $42,492,492 in 2023.","author":"Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports","date":"","id":1038504,"title":"Kawhi Leonard"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-05-07-at-5.29.57-PM.png?w\u003d1000","caption":"Giannis Antetkounmpo is set to make $42,492,492 with the Bucks in 2023.","author":"","date":"","id":1890144,"title":"Giannis Antetokounmpo"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2020/06/ap-trail-blazers-lakers-basketball-e1593527905415.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Damian Lillard is set to make $42,492,492 for the Trail Blazers next season.","author":"(AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)","date":"","id":930045,"title":"Damian Lillard"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/06/GTY-1404096826.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Klay Thompson might be one of the more surprising names here at $40,600,080.","author":"(Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)","date":"","id":1914892,"title":"Klay Thompson"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/04/USATSI_18153514.jpeg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Rudy Gobert is making $38,172,414 in 2023. We\u0027ll see if he\u0027s still on the Jazz when next season rolls around.","author":"Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports","date":"","id":1884437,"title":"Rudy Gobert"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/04/AP-Bulls-Bucks-Basketball.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Khris Middleton has a $37,984,276 payday coming in 2023.","author":"(AP Photo/Morry Gash)","date":"","id":1884336,"title":"Khris Middleton"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/06/USATSI_15031574.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Anthony Davis is set to make $37,980,720 next season.","author":"Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports","date":"","id":1905057,"title":"Anthony Davis"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18372985.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Jimmy Butler comes in at 14 with a $37,653,300 salary for next season with a few years left on his deal.","author":"Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports","date":"","id":1903294,"title":"Jimmy Butler"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/04/Playoffs-Philadelphia_76ers_at_Toronto_Ra.jpeg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Harris is set to make $37,633,050 for the 76ers next season","author":"Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports","date":"","id":1885191,"title":"Tobias Harris"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/04/Playoffs-Brooklyn_Nets_at_Boston_Celtics.jpeg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Kyrie Irving is set to make $36,934,550 with the Nets next season.","author":"Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports","date":"","id":1879726,"title":"Kyrie Irving"}],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1921641"}],"collection":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery"}],"about":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/types/fishburn_gallery"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/users/121076665"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/comments?post\u003d1921641"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1921641/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1923602,"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1921641/revisions/1923602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/media/1916605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/media?parent\u003d1921641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/categories?post\u003d1921641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/tags?post\u003d1921641"}],"wp:action-publish":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1921641"}],"wp:action-unfiltered-html":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1921641"}],"wp:action-assign-author":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1921641"}],"wp:action-create-categories":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1921641"}],"wp:action-assign-categories":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1921641"}],"wp:action-create-tags":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1921641"}],"wp:action-assign-tags":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1921641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https://api.w.org/{rel}","templated":true}]},"attachments":[]}