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Following up with most recent NBA Next Podcast episode, here are some of the numbers and data referenced:
Future Cash Allocations By Team
As of this post, NBA teams are set to “spend” a combined total of $14.46 billion in total cash for the foreseeable future. These include any guaranteed, non-guaranteed or options that could be paid out by teams. Obviously, this is a fluid situation and with a potential Jaylen Brown extension or Damian Lillard/James Harden trade the team allocations will continue to shift.
Rank |
Team |
Future Cash |
1 |
PHX |
$780,692,631 |
2 |
MIN |
$754,046,580 |
3 |
MEM |
$723,860,336 |
4 |
DEN |
$667,607,741 |
5 |
POR |
$667,281,975 |
6 |
ATL |
$596,371,415 |
7 |
GSW |
$563,116,444 |
8 |
CLE |
$553,437,865 |
9 |
NOP |
$527,292,917 |
10 |
MIA |
$523,264,256 |
11 |
SAC |
$522,361,693 |
12 |
DAL |
$521,968,830 |
13 |
OKC |
$480,119,215 |
14 |
CHA |
$476,858,102 |
15 |
MIL |
$475,019,287 |
16 |
HOU |
$473,176,816 |
17 |
IND |
$456,118,956 |
18 |
NYK |
$436,751,297 |
19 |
CHI |
$426,343,458 |
20 |
WAS |
$402,405,520 |
21 |
LAL |
$402,326,546 |
22 |
BOS |
$396,168,076 |
23 |
LAC |
$376,705,866 |
24 |
PHI |
$372,122,963 |
25 |
BKN |
$368,899,099 |
26 |
UTA |
$339,087,430 |
27 |
DET |
$306,645,095 |
28 |
TOR |
$296,127,212 |
29 |
SAS |
$292,766,125 |
30 |
ORL |
$281,893,008 |
$14,460,836,754 |
Highest Earnings Players
A quick look at the top player earnings over the last five years versus potential earnings from 2023-24 season and forward.
Last 5 Years (2018-2022)
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Stephen Curry, $212,031,769
-
LeBron James, $197,966,106
-
Paul George, $178,791,289
-
Chris Paul, $172,312,791
-
Damian Lillard: $169,381,710
-
Kawhi Leonard, $167,011,305
-
Kevin Durant, $164,714,648
-
Klay Thompson, $163,626,510
-
Russell Westbrook, $158,112,176
-
Giannis Antetokounmpo, $157,750,311
Future Years (2023+)
-
Nikola Jokic, $276,122,630
-
Devin Booker, $270,589,000
-
Karl-Anthony Towns, $270,589,000
-
Anthony Edwards, $219,434,817
-
LaMelo Ball, $216,800,635
-
Damian Lillard, $216,201,799
-
Joel Embiid, $213,280,928
-
Tyrese Haliburton, $211,708,435
-
Bradley Beal, $207,740,400
-
Domantas Sabonis, $203,616,000
Career Earnings Thru 2028-29
Take this with a grain of salt because the earnings list is the most fluid because of signings, trades and waivers, but here is a snapshot of what the current top-10 career earnings would look like through the 2028-29 season (View Full List).
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LeBron James, $530,882,395
-
Kevin Durant, $499,843,653
-
Stephen Curry, $470,090,010
-
Damian Lillard, $449,910,157
-
Bradley Beal, $428,874,362
-
Nikola Jokic, $426,640,075
-
Chris Paul, $419,909,419
-
Karl-Anthony Towns, $416,840,523
-
Devin Booker, $401,105,653
-
Joel Embiid, $380,102,965
For context, we referenced the potential 2028-29 maximum salaries based on a $207,902,000 salary cap and a player with 10+ years of experience that could sign at 35% of the cap (with 8% raises) could sign around a 5 year $422 million contract.
Year 1: $72,765,700
Year 2: $78,586,956
Year 3: $84,408,212
Year 4: $90,229,468
Year 5: $96,050,724
Total: $422,041,060
Recent NBA Next Podcast referencing Future Maximum Salaries: listen now
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