November 6th - Sportico released its list of the top 20 highest-paid NBA players for the 2025-26 season (salary + endorsements):
1. LeBron James: $132.6 million
Salary: $52.6 million | Endorsements: $80 million
2. Stephen Curry: $109.6 million
Salary: $59.6 million | Endorsements: $50 million
3. Kevin Durant: $103.3 million
Salary: $53.3 million | Endorsements: $50 million
4. Giannis Antetokounmpo: $99.1 million
Salary: $54.1 million | Endorsements: $45 million 5. Jayson Tatum: $72.1 million
Salary: $54.1 million | Endorsements: $18 million
6. Anthony Edwards: $65.6 million
Salary: $45.6 million | Endorsements: $20 million
7. Joel Embiid: $65.2 million
Salary: $55.2 million | Endorsements: $10 million
8. Jimmy Butler: $65.1 million
Salary: $54.1 million | Endorsements: $11 million
9. Nikola Jokic: $64.2 million
Salary: $55.2 million | Endorsements: $9 million
10. Devin Booker: $631 million 0
Salary: 53.1 million | Endorsements: 10 million
11. Luka Doncic: 61 million
Salary: 46 million | Endorsements: 15 million
12. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 58.3 million
Salary: 38.3 million | Endorsements: 20 million
13. Karl-Anthony Towns: 58.1 million
Salary: 53.1 million | Endorsements: 5 million
14. Anthony Davis: 57.6 million
Salary: 54.1 million | Endorsements: 3.5 million
15. Donovan Mitchell: 56.9 million
16. Paul George: $56.7 million
Salary: $51.7 million | Endorsement: $5 million
17. Tyrese Haliburton: $56.6 million
Salary: $45.6 million | Endorsement: $11 million
18. Kawhi Leonard: $56.5 million
Salary: $50 million | Endorsement: $6.5 million
19. Cade Cunningham: $56.4 million
Salary: $46.4 million | Endorsement: $10 million
20. James Harden: $55.2 million
Salary: $39.2 million | Endorsement: $16 million
