Who is the highest paid NBA player in 2016?

The NBA’s 10 highest-paid players will bank $391 million from salaries and endorsements this season with 46% of the total earned off the court. Leading the way for the second straight year is four-time NBA MVP Lebron James at $71 million. James’ salary with the Cleveland Cavaliers is $23 million, third highest in the league. read more

The highest-paid NBA players by season over the past twelve seasons have received contracts with salaries noted in the twenty-million-dollar range. In this twelve-year span, Kevin Garnett received $28,000,000, which was the highest salary payment of any NBA player, during the 2003–04 season. read more