Stephen Curry is set to sit alone at the top of the NBA’s pay scale in the 2026-27 season, and the number attached to his name is a monster: $62,587,158. The Golden State Warriors guard headlines a list of the league’s 10 highest-paid players, with the NBA’s salary cap for that season set at $164.981 million and the luxury tax line at $200.428 million.
Curry is not the only Warrior near the top of the earnings board. Golden State also shows up again at No. 10 with Jimmy Butler, whose deal is worth $56,832,773. The Warriors, who are linked with signing LeBron James, have two players in the top 10.
Nikola Jokic checks in second at $59,033,114 for the Denver Nuggets, while Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jayson Tatum are all tied in the next tier at $58,456,566. Joel Embiid follows at $58,100,000, and then the list tightens up again with Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns and Jaylen Brown all earning $57,078,728.
Brown’s place on the list comes after being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, where he joins Embiid as part of a pricey duo. Tatum’s former Celtics teammate is one of several familiar names filling out the league’s biggest contracts, along with 2026 NBA champion Karl-Anthony Towns and Devin Booker.
Here is the full top 10 for 2026-27:
- Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors - $62,587,158
- Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets - $59,033,114
- Anthony Davis, Washington Wizards - $58,456,566
- Giannis Antetokounmpo, Miami Heat - $58,456,566
- Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics - $58,456,566
- Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers - $58,100,000
- Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns - $57,078,728
- Karl-Anthony Towns, New York Knicks - $57,078,728
- Jaylen Brown, Philadelphia 76ers - $57,078,728
- Jimmy Butler, Golden State Warriors - $56,832,773
Just outside the top 10, six more players are set to clear the $50 million mark. Kawhi Leonard and Donovan Mitchell are both projected at $50 million, while Jamal Murray is also at $50 million after what the source describes as the best season of his career. Murray is the second Nuggets player in the top 15.
Paul George, listed at $54 million, is described as perhaps the least deserving name on the broader list, with the source noting that the 36-year-old 76er is no longer an All-Star-caliber player. Two younger names, Cade Cunningham and Evan Mobley, are both at $50 million and are expected to land much bigger contracts down the line.
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