The NBA is famous for – among other things – the massive volume of its top player contracts.
Unlike professional football and baseball, which field rosters with dozens of players, basketball teams often rise or fall on the back of just two or three key contributors. The roster sizes are smaller.'
As a result, major player contracts are often huge in scale, and NBA futures are dominated by teams with top players.'
For your convenience, I've aggregated the top contract data for the 2024-25 season here for review. This data is accurate as of July 10.
Biggest NBA Player Contracts
| Rank | Player | 2024 Salary | Career NBA Earnings | Final Year Under Contract |
| 1 | Stephen Curry | $55.76 Million | $354.7 Million | 2026 |
| T-2 | Nikola Jokic | $51.42 Million | $198.1 Million | 2028 (Player Option) |
| T-2 | Joel Embiid | $51.42 Million | $214.4 Million | 2027 (Player Option) |
| 4 | Kevin Durant | $51.18 Million | $396.7 Million | 2026 |
| 5 | Bradley Beal | $50.20 Million | $267.9 Million | 2027 (Player Option) |
| T-6 | Jaylen Brown | $49.21 Million | $132.8 Million | 2029 |
| T-6 | Karl-Anthony Towns | $49.21 Million | $182.3 Million | 2028 (Player Option) |
| T-6 | Devin Booker | $49.21 Million | 2028 | |
| T-6 | Paul George | $49.21 Million | $305.3 Million | 2028 (Player Option) |
| T-6 | Kawhi Leonard | $49.21 Million | $276.6 Million | 2027 |
| 11 | Jimmy Butler | $48.80 Million | $263.2 Million | 2026 (Player Option) |
| T-12 | Damian Lillard | $48.79 Million | $278.3 Million | 2027 (Player Option) |
| T-12 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | $48.79 Million | $234.5 Million | 2028 (Player Option) |
| 14 | LeBron James | $48.73 Million | $479.5 Million | 2026 (Player Option) |
| 15 | Rudy Gobert | $43.83 Million | $217.2 Million | 2026 (Player Option) |
| 16 | Anthony Davis | $43.22 Million | $266.6 Million | 2028 (Player Option) |
| T-17 | Zach LaV ine | $43.03 Million | $163.6 Million | 2027 (Player Option) |
| T-17 | Luka Doncic | $43.03 Million | $109.1 Million | 2027 (Player Option) |
| T-17 | Trey Young | $43.03 Million | $103.3 Million | 2027 (Player Option) |
| 20 | Fred VanVleet | $42.85 Million | $122.3 Million | 2026 (Team Option) |
| T-21 | Anthony Edwards | $42.18 Million | $44.3 Million | 2029 |
| T-21 | Tyrese Haliburton | $42.18 Million | $17.9 Million | 2029 |
| T-21 | Pascal Siakam | $42.18 Million | $143.2 Million | 2028 |
| 24 | Kyrie Irving | $41.00 Million | $271.1 Million | 2026 (Player Option) |
| 25 | Domantas Sabonis | $40.50 Million | $190.5 Million | 2028 |
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