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NBA · 2026-27 SEASON

2026-27 NBA salaries

$1,701,087,590 paid to 88 players, Damian Lillard the biggest at $63,228,828.

Every man the league paid that season, ranked by what the contract paid him for it. Ten of them took 32.5% of the total.

PAID OUT $1.70bn
BIGGEST SALARY $63.2m
PLAYERS PAID 88
AVERAGE $19.3m
OVER $1M 88

The 2026-27 season at a glance

What the league paid, and how it split

2026-27

Paid out
$1,701,087,590
Players paid
88
Average
$19,330,541
Basic salary
99.9%
Signing bonus
0.0%
Top ten hold
32.5%

2025-26 paid $3,097,031,523 to 186 players, so 2026-27 is down 45.1% on the season before it.

The fifteen biggest 2026-27 salaries

One season, not a career

Top ten hold 32.5%

Damian Lillard $63m Devin Booker $61m Karl-Anthony Towns $61m Joel Embiid $59m Nikola Jokic $59m Bradley Beal $57m Luka Doncic $49m Trae Young $49m Zach LaVine $49m Domantas Sabonis $45m Darius Garland $42m Ja Morant $42m Zion Williamson $42m Anthony Edwards $41m LaMelo Ball $41m

Every NBA salary in 2026-27

Ranked by what the season paid

88 players

# Player Franchise Position Share Career 2026-27 salary
01 Damian Lillard Portland Trail Blazers Point Guard 3.7% $449.9m $63,228,828$63.2m
02 Devin Booker Phoenix Suns Shooting Guard 3.6% $401.1m $60,737,600$60.7m
03 Karl-Anthony Towns Minnesota Timberwolves Center 3.6% $416.8m $60,737,600$60.7m
04 Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers Center 3.5% $380.1m $59,033,114$59.0m
05 Nikola Jokic Denver Nuggets Center 3.5% $426.6m $59,033,114$59.0m
06 Bradley Beal Phoenix Suns Shooting Guard 3.4% $428.9m $57,128,610$57.1m
07 Luka Doncic Dallas Mavericks Point Guard 2.9% $247.1m $48,967,380$49.0m
08 Trae Young Atlanta Hawks Point Guard 2.9% $241.3m $48,967,380$49.0m
09 Zach LaVine Chicago Bulls Shooting Guard 2.9% $301.6m $48,967,380$49.0m
10 Domantas Sabonis Sacramento Kings Power Forward 2.7% $286.0m $45,472,000$45.5m
11 Darius Garland Cleveland Cavaliers Point Guard 2.5% $226.3m $42,166,510$42.2m
12 Ja Morant Memphis Grizzlies Point Guard 2.5% $236.9m $42,166,510$42.2m
13 Zion Williamson New Orleans Pelicans Power Forward 2.5% $240.9m $42,166,510$42.2m
14 Anthony Edwards Minnesota Timberwolves Shooting Guard 2.4% $250.2m $41,180,000$41.2m
15 LaMelo Ball Charlotte Hornets Point Guard 2.4% $241.5m $41,180,000$41.2m
16 Tyrese Haliburton Indiana Pacers Point Guard 2.4% $223.8m $41,180,000$41.2m
17 Michael Porter Jr. Denver Nuggets Small Forward 2.4% $194.2m $40,806,150$40.8m
18 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder Point Guard 2.4% $196.0m $40,806,150$40.8m
19 Desmond Bane Memphis Grizzlies Shooting Guard 2.3% $207.2m $39,446,090$39.4m
20 Jerami Grant Portland Trail Blazers Power Forward 2.0% $241.7m $34,206,898$34.2m
21 Jordan Poole Washington Wizards Shooting Guard 2.0% $133.1m $34,044,642$34.0m
22 Tyler Herro Miami Heat Shooting Guard 1.9% $137.0m $33,000,000$33.0m
23 Andrew Wiggins Golden State Warriors Small Forward 1.8% $279.8m $30,169,644$30.2m
24 R.J. Barrett New York Knicks Shooting Guard 1.7% $142.6m $29,616,071$29.6m
25 Dejounte Murray Atlanta Hawks Point Guard 1.7% $184.6m $29,523,536$29.5m
26 Draymond Green Golden State Warriors Power Forward 1.6% $255.6m $27,678,571$27.7m
27 De'Andre Hunter Atlanta Hawks Small Forward 1.5% $121.7m $24,910,714$24.9m
28 Cameron Johnson Brooklyn Nets Small Forward 1.4% $109.5m $23,625,000$23.6m
29 Dillon Brooks Houston Rockets Small Forward 1.2% $124.7m $19,992,727$20.0m
30 Jakob Poeltl Toronto Raptors Center 1.1% $116.2m $19,500,000$19.5m
31 Kyle Kuzma Washington Wizards Power Forward 1.1% $124.5m $19,431,818$19.4m
32 Luguentz Dort Oklahoma City Thunder Shooting Guard 1.0% $86.0m $17,722,222$17.7m
33 Keldon Johnson San Antonio Spurs Shooting Guard 1.0% $83.9m $17,500,000$17.5m
34 Victor Wembanyama San Antonio Spurs Center 1.0% $55.2m $16,868,246$16.9m
35 Max Strus Cleveland Cavaliers Shooting Guard 1.0% $66.2m $16,660,836$16.7m
36 Bogdan Bogdanovic Atlanta Hawks Shooting Guard 0.9% $148.5m $16,020,000$16.0m
37 Kevin Porter Jr. Houston Rockets Point Guard 0.9% $71.4m $15,860,000$15.9m
38 Brandon Miller Charlotte Hornets Small Forward 0.9% $49.4m $15,104,626$15.1m
39 Isaiah Stewart Detroit Pistons Center 0.9% $75.1m $15,000,000$15.0m
40 Austin Reaves Los Angeles Lakers Shooting Guard 0.9% $56.3m $14,898,786$14.9m
41 Herb Jones New Orleans Pelicans Small Forward 0.9% $57.3m $14,898,786$14.9m
42 Grant Williams Dallas Mavericks Power Forward 0.8% $65.1m $14,265,750$14.3m
43 Scoot Henderson Portland Trail Blazers Point Guard 0.8% $44.4m $13,585,523$13.6m
44 Donte DiVincenzo New York Knicks Shooting Guard 0.7% $64.3m $12,535,000$12.5m
45 Brandon Clarke Memphis Grizzlies Power Forward 0.7% $62.2m $12,500,000$12.5m
46 Amen Thompson Houston Rockets Point Guard 0.7% $40.0m $12,258,609$12.3m
47 Ausar Thompson Detroit Pistons Shooting Guard 0.7% $36.2m $11,117,925$11.1m
48 Anthony Black Orlando Magic Shooting Guard 0.6% $32.9m $10,106,316$10.1m
49 Bilal Coulibaly Washington Wizards Small Forward 0.5% $30.1m $9,240,012$9.2m
50 Jarace Walker Indiana Pacers Power Forward 0.5% $27.6m $8,478,542$8.5m
51 Jock Landale Houston Rockets Center 0.5% $34.5m $8,000,000$8.0m
52 Taylor Hendricks Utah Jazz Power Forward 0.5% $25.4m $7,805,900$7.8m
53 Nassir Little Portland Trail Blazers Small Forward 0.5% $38.7m $7,750,000$7.7m
54 Cason Wallace Oklahoma City Thunder Point Guard 0.4% $24.1m $7,420,806$7.4m
55 Jett Howard Orlando Magic Shooting Guard 0.4% $23.2m $7,337,939$7.3m
56 Dereck Lively II Oklahoma City Thunder Center 0.4% $22.3m $7,239,131$7.2m
57 Kenrich Williams Oklahoma City Thunder Power Forward 0.4% $35.3m $7,163,000$7.2m
58 Gradey Dick Toronto Raptors Shooting Guard 0.4% $32.0m $7,131,511$7.1m
59 Jordan Hawkins New Orleans Pelicans Shooting Guard 0.4% $20.6m $7,021,895$7.0m
60 Kobe Bufkin Atlanta Hawks Point Guard 0.4% $19.8m $6,904,203$6.9m
61 Keyonte George Utah Jazz Shooting Guard 0.4% $18.8m $6,563,925$6.6m
62 Jalen Hood-Schifino Los Angeles Lakers Point Guard 0.4% $17.9m $6,243,288$6.2m
63 John Konchar Memphis Grizzlies Shooting Guard 0.4% $27.5m $6,165,000$6.2m
64 Jaime Jaquez Jr. Miami Heat Small Forward 0.3% $17.0m $5,939,141$5.9m
65 Brandin Podziemski Golden State Warriors Shooting Guard 0.3% $12.6m $5,679,459$5.7m
66 Cam Whitmore Houston Rockets Small Forward 0.3% $15.6m $5,458,310$5.5m
67 Noah Clowney Brooklyn Nets Power Forward 0.3% $15.1m $5,414,034$5.4m
68 Dariq Whitehead Brooklyn Nets Shooting Guard 0.3% $14.7m $5,366,912$5.4m
69 Kris Murray Portland Trail Blazers Power Forward 0.3% $14.3m $5,315,004$5.3m
70 Marcus Sasser Detroit Pistons Point Guard 0.3% $13.5m $5,198,983$5.2m
71 Ben Sheppard Indiana Pacers Small Forward 0.3% $13.0m $5,031,669$5.0m
72 Nick Smith Jr. Charlotte Hornets Point Guard 0.3% $12.7m $4,890,067$4.9m
73 Brice Sensabaugh Utah Jazz Small Forward 0.3% $12.6m $4,862,237$4.9m
74 Julian Strawther Denver Nuggets Small Forward 0.3% $12.5m $4,826,931$4.8m
75 Kobe Brown Los Angeles Clippers Power Forward 0.3% $12.4m $4,792,059$4.8m
76 Julian Champagnie San Antonio Spurs Small Forward 0.2% $12.0m $3,000,000$3.0m
77 Andre Jackson Jr. Milwaukee Bucks Shooting Guard 0.1% $7.6m $2,406,205$2.4m
78 Chris Livingston Milwaukee Bucks Small Forward 0.1% $7.6m $2,406,205$2.4m
79 Colby Jones Sacramento Kings Shooting Guard 0.1% $8.8m $2,406,205$2.4m
80 Hunter Tyson Denver Nuggets Small Forward 0.1% $7.6m $2,406,205$2.4m
81 Jalen Pickett Denver Nuggets Point Guard 0.1% $8.2m $2,406,205$2.4m
82 Jordan Walsh Boston Celtics Small Forward 0.1% $7.6m $2,406,205$2.4m
83 Julian Phillips Washington Wizards Small Forward 0.1% $8.1m $2,406,205$2.4m
84 Leonard Miller Minnesota Timberwolves Small Forward 0.1% $8.3m $2,406,205$2.4m
85 Maxwell Lewis Los Angeles Lakers Small Forward 0.1% $7.6m $2,406,205$2.4m
86 Mouhamed Gueye Atlanta Hawks Power Forward 0.1% $7.6m $2,406,205$2.4m
87 Toumani Camara Phoenix Suns Power Forward 0.1% $7.6m $2,406,205$2.4m
88 Trayce Jackson-Davis Golden State Warriors Power Forward 0.1% $7.6m $2,406,205$2.4m

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.

2026-27 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 2026-27?

Damian Lillard, $63,228,828 at the Portland Trail Blazers. That is 3.7% of everything the league paid that season.

How much did NBA players earn in total in 2026-27?

$1,701,087,590 across 88 players, an average of $19,330,541 each.

How many NBA players earned $1 million in 2026-27?

88 of the 88 paid that season.

How does 2026-27 compare with 2025-26?

2025-26 paid $3,097,031,523 across 186 players. 2026-27 is down 45.1% 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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