NBA 2021/22: NBA Player Salaries for the 2021/22 season out, LeBron James on 6th; check out top 10- 7x All-Star Stephen Curry takes the first spot as he will earn $45.7m this season. He is followed by 9x All-Star James Harden who moved to the Brooklyn Nets to form the ‘Big 3’ along with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Following him is the man who came to the Houston Rockets after being traded for Harden’s ex-teammate, Russell Westbrook.
Russell Westbrook joined LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers this season and will earn $44.2m.
LeBron James is the top-earning NBA player for the 7th straight year at $95.4 million ($31.4M salary, $64M endorsements).
In 2021, his career earnings will hit $1 billion per @Forbes. pic.twitter.com/xDDP7Xuul4
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) January 30, 2021
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Check out the top 10:
NBA 2021/22 Player Salaries
| RK | NAME | TEAM | SALARY |
| 1 | Stephen Curry, PG | Golden State Warriors | $45,780,966 |
| 2 | James Harden, SG | Brooklyn Nets | $44,310,840 |
| 3 | John Wall, PG | Houston Rockets | $44,310,840 |
| 4 | Russell Westbrook, PG | Los Angeles Lakers | $44,211,146 |
| 5 | Kevin Durant, PF | Brooklyn Nets | $42,018,900 |
| 6 | LeBron James, SF | Los Angeles Lakers | $41,180,544 |
| 7 | Giannis Antetokounmpo, PF | Milwaukee Bucks | $39,344,970 |
| 8 | Damian Lillard, PG | Portland Trail Blazers | $39,344,900 |
| 9 | Paul George, SG | LA Clippers | $39,344,900 |
| 10 | Klay Thompson, SG | Golden State Warriors | $37,980,720 |
NBA 2021/22: NBA Player Salaries for the 2021/22 season out, LeBron James on 6th; check out top 10
NBA Salary Cap 2021: The NBA has set salary-cap projections for the 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 seasons. This is done in an attempt to mitigate the losses that are expected because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Find out how much each team can spend on salaries for the next 3 NBA seasons.
Although the league will decrease the losses caused to the players in the coming seasons.
NBA Salary Cap and Luxury Tax projections for the coming seasons:
2021-2022: $112 million and $136.6 million
2022-2023: $115.7 million and $140 million
2023-2024: $119.2 million and $144.9 million
The league is trying its best to offset the losses over a longer period of time instead of one or two seasons. The players will have at least 10 percent of their salaries put in an escrow account.
They could possibly lose up to 20 percent of their salaries. Losses above 10 percent will be spread out over three seasons.
NBA 2021/22: NBA Player Salaries for the 2021/22 season out, LeBron James on 6th; check out top 10
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