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NBA · 2012-13 SEASON

2012-13 NBA salaries

$652,566,043 paid to 128 players, Dwight Howard the biggest at $19,536,360.

Every man the league paid that season, ranked by what the contract paid him for it. Ten of them took 25.5% of the total.

PAID OUT $652.6m
BIGGEST SALARY $19.5m
PLAYERS PAID 128
AVERAGE $5.1m
OVER $1M 111

The 2012-13 season at a glance

What the league paid, and how it split

2012-13

Paid out
$652,566,043
Players paid
128
Average
$5,098,172
Basic salary
99.6%
Signing bonus
0.3%
Top ten hold
25.5%

2011-12 paid $382,597,595 to 100 players, so 2012-13 is up 70.6% on the season before it.

The fifteen biggest 2012-13 salaries

One season, not a career

Top ten hold 25.5%

Dwight Howard $20m Carmelo Anthony $19m Chris Paul $18m LeBron James $18m Kevin Durant $17m Rudy Gay $16m Derrick Rose $16m Andre Iguodala $15m Marc Gasol $14m Brook Lopez $14m Eric Gordon $14m Kevin Love $14m Russell Westbrook $14m Tyson Chandler $14m LaMarcus Aldridge $14m

Every NBA salary in 2012-13

Ranked by what the season paid

128 players

# Player Franchise Position Share Career 2012-13 salary
01 Dwight Howard Los Angeles Lakers Center 3.0% $245.1m $19,536,360$19.5m
02 Carmelo Anthony Los Angeles Lakers Power Forward 3.0% $262.5m $19,444,504$19.4m
03 Chris Paul Golden State Warriors Point Guard 2.7% $419.9m $17,779,458$17.8m
04 LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers Power Forward 2.7% $530.9m $17,545,000$17.5m
05 Kevin Durant Phoenix Suns Small Forward 2.6% $499.8m $16,669,629$16.7m
06 Rudy Gay Oklahoma City Thunder Power Forward 2.5% $181.3m $16,460,538$16.5m
07 Derrick Rose Memphis Grizzlies Point Guard 2.5% $169.5m $16,402,500$16.4m
08 Andre Iguodala Golden State Warriors Small Forward 2.3% $182.3m $14,968,250$15.0m
09 Marc Gasol Los Angeles Lakers Center 2.1% $181.7m $13,891,359$13.9m
10 Brook Lopez Milwaukee Bucks Center 2.1% $220.0m $13,668,750$13.7m
11 Eric Gordon Phoenix Suns Shooting Guard 2.1% $183.1m $13,668,750$13.7m
12 Kevin Love Miami Heat Center 2.1% $273.7m $13,668,750$13.7m
13 Russell Westbrook Los Angeles Clippers Point Guard 2.1% $344.3m $13,668,750$13.7m
14 Tyson Chandler Houston Rockets Center 2.1% $187.7m $13,604,188$13.6m
15 LaMarcus Aldridge San Antonio Spurs Power Forward 2.1% $218.7m $13,500,000$13.5m
16 Al Horford Boston Celtics Center 1.8% $285.1m $12,000,000$12.0m
17 Joakim Noah Los Angeles Clippers Center 1.7% $142.9m $11,300,000$11.3m
18 Rajon Rondo Memphis Grizzlies Point Guard 1.7% $116.5m $11,000,000$11.0m
19 Nicolas Batum Los Angeles Clippers Small Forward 1.7% $199.1m $10,825,000$10.8m
20 DeAndre Jordan Denver Nuggets Center 1.6% $174.3m $10,532,977$10.5m
21 JaVale McGee Dallas Mavericks Center 1.5% $87.8m $10,000,000$10.0m
22 Danilo Gallinari Washington Wizards Power Forward 1.4% $201.7m $9,439,000$9.4m
23 Paul Millsap Denver Nuggets Power Forward 1.3% $189.9m $8,603,633$8.6m
24 Anderson Varejao Cleveland Cavaliers Power Forward 1.3% $88.9m $8,368,182$8.4m
25 Thaddeus Young Toronto Raptors Power Forward 1.3% $151.4m $8,289,130$8.3m
26 Marvin Williams Milwaukee Bucks Power Forward 1.3% $122.7m $8,287,500$8.3m
27 Jeff Green Houston Rockets Power Forward 1.2% $100.3m $8,100,000$8.1m
28 George Hill Milwaukee Bucks Point Guard 1.2% $112.4m $8,000,000$8.0m
29 Ersan Ilyasova Utah Jazz Power Forward 1.2% $82.5m $7,900,000$7.9m
30 Mike Conley Minnesota Timberwolves Point Guard 1.2% $274.1m $7,505,786$7.5m
31 Goran Dragic Miami Heat Point Guard 1.1% $150.9m $7,500,000$7.5m
32 Trevor Ariza Los Angeles Lakers Small Forward 1.1% $116.9m $7,258,960$7.3m
33 Blake Griffin Brooklyn Nets Power Forward 1.1% $255.8m $7,226,892$7.2m
34 J.J. Redick Dallas Mavericks Shooting Guard 0.9% $116.4m $6,190,000$6.2m
35 Wilson Chandler Brooklyn Nets Small Forward 0.9% $78.2m $5,930,414$5.9m
36 John Wall Houston Rockets Point Guard 0.9% $276.5m $5,915,880$5.9m
37 James Harden Philadelphia 76ers Shooting Guard 0.9% $337.3m $5,820,416$5.8m
38 Kyle Lowry Miami Heat Point Guard 0.9% $275.0m $5,750,000$5.8m
39 Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks Point Guard 0.8% $353.0m $5,375,760$5.4m
40 Wesley Matthews Los Angeles Lakers Shooting Guard 0.8% $108.8m $5,367,320$5.4m
41 Evan Turner Portland Trail Blazers Small Forward 0.8% $97.3m $5,293,080$5.3m
42 Anthony Davis Los Angeles Lakers Center 0.8% $309.8m $5,144,280$5.1m
43 Courtney Lee New York Knicks Shooting Guard 0.8% $75.0m $5,000,000$5.0m
44 Jamal Crawford Brooklyn Nets Shooting Guard 0.8% $122.6m $5,000,000$5.0m
45 Kyle Korver Milwaukee Bucks Shooting Guard 0.8% $83.9m $5,000,000$5.0m
46 Louis Williams Atlanta Hawks Shooting Guard 0.8% $85.7m $5,000,000$5.0m
47 Robin Lopez Milwaukee Bucks Center 0.8% $101.4m $4,899,293$4.9m
48 Derrick Favors Utah Jazz Center 0.7% $130.7m $4,753,320$4.8m
49 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Dallas Mavericks Small Forward 0.7% $72.8m $4,602,720$4.6m
50 Jose Barea Dallas Mavericks Point Guard 0.7% $41.8m $4,493,500$4.5m
51 Luc Richard Mbah a Moute Houston Rockets Power Forward 0.7% $30.4m $4,367,711$4.4m
52 Enes Kanter Portland Trail Blazers Center 0.7% $106.3m $4,319,280$4.3m
53 Jared Dudley Los Angeles Lakers Small Forward 0.7% $61.3m $4,250,000$4.3m
54 Bradley Beal Phoenix Suns Shooting Guard 0.6% $428.9m $4,133,280$4.1m
55 Udonis Haslem Miami Heat Power Forward 0.6% $68.1m $4,060,000$4.1m
56 Ian Mahinmi Washington Wizards Center 0.6% $84.5m $4,000,000$4.0m
57 Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors Point Guard 0.6% $470.1m $3,958,742$4.0m
58 Tristan Thompson Atlanta Hawks Center 0.6% $115.9m $3,894,240$3.9m
59 DeMarcus Cousins Los Angeles Clippers Center 0.6% $92.5m $3,880,800$3.9m
60 Dion Waiters Los Angeles Lakers Shooting Guard 0.6% $67.5m $3,726,600$3.7m
61 Thabo Sefolosha Houston Rockets Small Forward 0.6% $46.6m $3,600,000$3.6m
62 Ricky Rubio Cleveland Cavaliers Point Guard 0.5% $138.6m $3,526,499$3.5m
63 D.J. Augustin Houston Rockets Point Guard 0.5% $70.8m $3,500,000$3.5m
64 Danny Green Philadelphia 76ers Shooting Guard 0.5% $101.7m $3,500,000$3.5m
65 Jonas Valanciunas New Orleans Pelicans Center 0.5% $135.8m $3,374,640$3.4m
66 DeMar DeRozan Chicago Bulls Small Forward 0.5% $257.6m $3,344,250$3.3m
67 Corey Brewer Sacramento Kings Shooting Guard 0.5% $55.6m $3,243,000$3.2m
68 Vince Carter Atlanta Hawks Shooting Guard 0.5% $172.0m $3,090,000$3.1m
69 Damian Lillard Portland Trail Blazers Point Guard 0.5% $449.9m $3,065,040$3.1m
70 Al-Farouq Aminu San Antonio Spurs Power Forward 0.5% $71.0m $2,947,800$2.9m
71 Bismack Biyombo Charlotte Hornets Center 0.4% $85.4m $2,923,920$2.9m
72 James Johnson New Orleans Pelicans Power Forward 0.4% $79.4m $2,812,006$2.8m
73 J.R. Smith Los Angeles Lakers Shooting Guard 0.4% $90.3m $2,806,452$2.8m
74 Harrison Barnes Sacramento Kings Power Forward 0.4% $220.2m $2,798,040$2.8m
75 Gordon Hayward Charlotte Hornets Small Forward 0.4% $268.4m $2,709,720$2.7m
76 Brandon Knight Phoenix Suns Point Guard 0.4% $81.1m $2,678,640$2.7m
77 Jrue Holiday Milwaukee Bucks Point Guard 0.4% $291.4m $2,674,851$2.7m
78 Paul George Los Angeles Clippers Shooting Guard 0.4% $354.1m $2,574,120$2.6m
79 Terrence Ross Orlando Magic Shooting Guard 0.4% $91.8m $2,563,320$2.6m
80 Kemba Walker New York Knicks Point Guard 0.4% $194.8m $2,462,400$2.5m
81 Jeff Teague Milwaukee Bucks Point Guard 0.4% $98.5m $2,433,077$2.4m
82 Andre Drummond Chicago Bulls Center 0.4% $145.1m $2,356,320$2.4m
83 Serge Ibaka Los Angeles Clippers Center 0.3% $137.3m $2,253,061$2.3m
84 Austin Rivers Denver Nuggets Point Guard 0.3% $54.5m $2,238,360$2.2m
85 Klay Thompson Golden State Warriors Shooting Guard 0.3% $266.2m $2,222,160$2.2m
86 Ed Davis Minnesota Timberwolves Center 0.3% $43.8m $2,207,040$2.2m
87 Taj Gibson New York Knicks Power Forward 0.3% $80.6m $2,155,811$2.2m
88 Meyers Leonard Portland Trail Blazers Center 0.3% $50.7m $2,126,520$2.1m
89 Alec Burks Detroit Pistons Shooting Guard 0.3% $89.2m $2,111,160$2.1m
90 Patrick Patterson Los Angeles Clippers Power Forward 0.3% $44.1m $2,096,760$2.1m
91 Wayne Ellington Detroit Pistons Shooting Guard 0.3% $47.6m $2,083,042$2.1m
92 Jeremy Lamb Indiana Pacers Shooting Guard 0.3% $61.2m $2,020,200$2.0m
93 Markieff Morris Miami Heat Power Forward 0.3% $50.2m $2,005,560$2.0m
94 Marco Belinelli San Antonio Spurs Shooting Guard 0.3% $49.2m $1,957,000$2.0m
95 Marcus Morris New York Knicks Power Forward 0.3% $43.3m $1,905,360$1.9m
96 Marcus Morris Sr. Washington Wizards Small Forward 0.3% $106.4m $1,905,360$1.9m
97 John Henson Milwaukee Bucks Power Forward 0.3% $51.3m $1,823,280$1.8m
98 Kawhi Leonard Los Angeles Clippers Small Forward 0.3% $325.4m $1,809,840$1.8m
99 Maurice Harkless Sacramento Kings Small Forward 0.3% $61.2m $1,731,960$1.7m
100 Nikola Vucevic Chicago Bulls Center 0.3% $214.3m $1,719,480$1.7m
101 Eric Bledsoe Los Angeles Clippers Point Guard 0.3% $146.1m $1,707,720$1.7m
102 Avery Bradley Houston Rockets Point Guard 0.2% $68.8m $1,630,800$1.6m
103 Tyler Zeller San Antonio Spurs Center 0.2% $17.6m $1,563,120$1.6m
104 Tobias Harris Philadelphia 76ers Power Forward 0.2% $248.5m $1,482,000$1.5m
105 Evan Fournier New York Knicks Shooting Guard 0.2% $164.4m $1,361,400$1.4m
106 Reggie Jackson Denver Nuggets Point Guard 0.2% $154.5m $1,208,400
107 E'Twaun Moore Phoenix Suns Shooting Guard 0.2% $40.2m $1,143,293
108 Patrick Mills San Antonio Spurs Point Guard 0.2% $74.4m $1,085,120
109 Patty Mills Atlanta Hawks Point Guard 0.2% $81.5m $1,085,120
110 Cory Joseph Golden State Warriors Point Guard 0.2% $74.4m $1,074,720
111 Jimmy Butler Miami Heat Small Forward 0.2% $364.5m $1,066,920
112 Anthony Tolliver Philadelphia 76ers Power Forward 0.1% $37.8m $915,852
113 Ishmael Smith Charlotte Hornets Point Guard 0.1% $44.7m $910,491
114 DeMarre Carroll Houston Rockets Small Forward 0.1% $81.8m $885,120
115 Draymond Green Golden State Warriors Power Forward 0.1% $255.6m $850,000
116 Kyle O'Quinn Philadelphia 76ers Center 0.1% $20.7m $788,872
117 Lance Thomas Brooklyn Nets Small Forward 0.1% $23.9m $762,195
118 P.J. Tucker Philadelphia 76ers Power Forward 0.1% $90.0m $762,195
119 Jae Crowder Milwaukee Bucks Small Forward 0.1% $69.2m $600,491
120 Garrett Temple New Orleans Pelicans Shooting Guard 0.1% $52.7m $572,943
121 Will Barton Denver Nuggets Small Forward 0.1% $80.4m $550,000
122 Darius Miller New Orleans Pelicans Small Forward 0.1% $20.2m $473,604
123 Kent Bazemore Los Angeles Lakers Shooting Guard 0.1% $78.8m $473,604
124 Khris Middleton Milwaukee Bucks Small Forward 0.1% $287.4m $473,604
125 Mike Scott Philadelphia 76ers Power Forward 0.1% $28.4m $473,604
126 Patrick Beverley Philadelphia 76ers Point Guard 0.0% $82.0m $281,376
127 Aron Baynes Toronto Raptors Center 0.0% $45.1m $239,588
128 Justin Holiday Denver Nuggets Shooting Guard 0.0% $38.3m $47,360

The career column is everything the same man's contracts are worth across every season he has been paid, which is the ranking the all-time list is built on.

2012-13 against every other season

What the league paid out, year by year

18 seasons

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest paid NBA player in 2012-13?

Dwight Howard, $19,536,360 at the Los Angeles Lakers. That is 3.0% of everything the league paid that season.

How much did NBA players earn in total in 2012-13?

$652,566,043 across 128 players, an average of $5,098,172 each.

How many NBA players earned $1 million in 2012-13?

111 of the 128 paid that season.

How does 2012-13 compare with 2011-12?

2011-12 paid $382,597,595 across 100 players. 2012-13 is up 70.6% on it.

What is in a NBA salary figure?

Everything the contract pays in that season: basic salary, the share of a signing bonus the deal books to the year, incentives and a trade bonus where one applies. It is not a cap hit and it is not a net figure after tax or escrow.

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