NBA · POSITION · 3 OF 5
Power Forward career earnings
$8,897,527,571 across 140 careers, led by LeBron James on $530,882,395.
Every NBA career filed at this position, ranked by total contract money. It comes to 20.1% of the money on record, at an average of $63,553,768 a career.
CAREER MONEY $8.90bn
PER CAREER $63.6m
CAREERS 140
SHARE OF LEAGUE 20.1%
RANK 3 of 5
Power Forward at a glance
What the position has been paid
- Career money
- $8,897,527,571
- Careers
- 140
- Per career
- $63,553,768
- Paid through 2026-27
- $8,767,618,851
- Still to be paid
- $129,908,720
- Rank
- 3 of 5 positions
The fifteen richest Power Forward careers
Total contract money, 2003 to 2027
Every Power Forward career
Ranked by total contract money
| # | Player | Franchise | Seasons | Span | Still owed | Career earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | LeBron James | Los Angeles Lakers | 22 | 2003 to 2024 | - | $530,882,395$530.9m |
| 02 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Milwaukee Bucks | 13 | 2013 to 2025 | - | $335,200,390$335.2m |
| 03 | Domantas Sabonis Paid in 2026-27 | Sacramento Kings | 12 | 2016 to 2027 | $48.6m | $285,989,326$286.0m |
| 04 | Carmelo Anthony | Los Angeles Lakers | 19 | 2003 to 2021 | - | $262,523,093$262.5m |
| 05 | Blake Griffin | Brooklyn Nets | 13 | 2009 to 2021 | - | $255,764,829$255.8m |
| 06 | Draymond Green Paid in 2026-27 | Golden State Warriors | 15 | 2012 to 2026 | - | $255,562,184$255.6m |
| 07 | Tobias Harris | Philadelphia 76ers | 13 | 2011 to 2023 | - | $248,503,505$248.5m |
| 08 | Jerami Grant Paid in 2026-27 | Portland Trail Blazers | 14 | 2014 to 2027 | $36.4m | $241,698,410$241.7m |
| 09 | Zion Williamson Paid in 2026-27 | New Orleans Pelicans | 9 | 2019 to 2027 | $44.9m | $240,891,747$240.9m |
| 10 | Kristaps Porzingis | Boston Celtics | 11 | 2015 to 2025 | - | $235,197,782$235.2m |
| 11 | Harrison Barnes | Sacramento Kings | 14 | 2012 to 2025 | - | $220,158,501$220.2m |
| 12 | LaMarcus Aldridge | San Antonio Spurs | 15 | 2006 to 2020 | - | $218,740,888$218.7m |
| 13 | Danilo Gallinari | Washington Wizards | 16 | 2008 to 2023 | - | $201,736,696$201.7m |
| 14 | Jayson Tatum | Boston Celtics | 9 | 2017 to 2025 | - | $192,584,245$192.6m |
| 15 | Paul Millsap | Denver Nuggets | 15 | 2006 to 2020 | - | $189,898,867$189.9m |
| 16 | Julius Randle | New York Knicks | 12 | 2014 to 2025 | - | $188,472,762$188.5m |
| 17 | Rudy Gay | Oklahoma City Thunder | 18 | 2006 to 2023 | - | $181,260,320$181.3m |
| 18 | Aaron Gordon | Denver Nuggets | 12 | 2014 to 2025 | - | $180,417,984$180.4m |
| 19 | Edrice Adebayo | Miami Heat | 9 | 2017 to 2025 | - | $176,800,192$176.8m |
| 20 | Thaddeus Young | Toronto Raptors | 17 | 2007 to 2023 | - | $151,403,318$151.4m |
| 21 | Pascal Siakam | Toronto Raptors | 8 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $143,163,667$143.2m |
| 22 | John Collins | Utah Jazz | 9 | 2017 to 2025 | - | $135,891,952$135.9m |
| 23 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Memphis Grizzlies | 8 | 2018 to 2025 | - | $133,567,473$133.6m |
| 24 | Kyle Kuzma Paid in 2026-27 | Washington Wizards | 10 | 2017 to 2026 | - | $124,526,766$124.5m |
| 25 | Marvin Williams | Milwaukee Bucks | 15 | 2005 to 2019 | - | $122,709,628$122.7m |
| 26 | Jeff Green | Houston Rockets | 17 | 2007 to 2024 | - | $100,311,260$100.3m |
| 27 | Davis Bertans | Oklahoma City Thunder | 9 | 2016 to 2024 | - | $95,418,582$95.4m |
| 28 | Kelly Olynyk | Utah Jazz | 11 | 2013 to 2023 | - | $95,356,906$95.4m |
| 29 | Jonathan Isaac | Orlando Magic | 8 | 2017 to 2024 | - | $91,561,504$91.6m |
| 30 | Robert Covington | Los Angeles Clippers | 11 | 2013 to 2023 | - | $90,526,780$90.5m |
| 31 | P.J. Tucker | Philadelphia 76ers | 14 | 2006 to 2024 | - | $89,959,039$90.0m |
| 32 | Anderson Varejao | Cleveland Cavaliers | 17 | 2004 to 2020 | - | $88,929,857$88.9m |
| 33 | Lauri Markkanen | Utah Jazz | 8 | 2017 to 2024 | - | $87,529,299$87.5m |
| 34 | Ersan Ilyasova | Utah Jazz | 14 | 2005 to 2020 | - | $82,510,414$82.5m |
| 35 | Taj Gibson | New York Knicks | 13 | 2009 to 2021 | - | $80,638,543$80.6m |
| 36 | James Johnson | New Orleans Pelicans | 13 | 2009 to 2021 | - | $79,380,652$79.4m |
| 37 | Bobby Portis | Milwaukee Bucks | 11 | 2015 to 2025 | - | $77,466,814$77.5m |
| 38 | Marvin Bagley III | Detroit Pistons | 7 | 2018 to 2024 | - | $73,102,717$73.1m |
| 39 | Dorian Finney-Smith | Brooklyn Nets | 10 | 2016 to 2025 | - | $72,321,973$72.3m |
| 40 | Larry Nance Jr. | New Orleans Pelicans | 10 | 2015 to 2024 | - | $71,691,598$71.7m |
| 41 | Rui Hachimura | Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 2019 to 2025 | - | $71,062,026$71.1m |
| 42 | Al-Farouq Aminu | San Antonio Spurs | 12 | 2010 to 2021 | - | $71,043,771$71.0m |
| 43 | Maxi Kleber | Dallas Mavericks | 9 | 2017 to 2025 | - | $69,493,857$69.5m |
| 44 | Udonis Haslem | Miami Heat | 19 | 2003 to 2021 | - | $68,099,795$68.1m |
| 45 | Grant Williams Paid in 2026-27 | Dallas Mavericks | 8 | 2019 to 2026 | - | $65,144,181$65.1m |
| 46 | Brandon Clarke Paid in 2026-27 | Memphis Grizzlies | 8 | 2019 to 2026 | - | $62,152,560$62.2m |
| 47 | Kyle Anderson | Minnesota Timberwolves | 10 | 2014 to 2023 | - | $60,169,578$60.2m |
| 48 | Jabari Parker | Boston Celtics | 8 | 2014 to 2021 | - | $57,547,225$57.5m |
| 49 | John Henson | Milwaukee Bucks | 8 | 2012 to 2019 | - | $51,325,466$51.3m |
| 50 | Chris Boucher | Toronto Raptors | 7 | 2018 to 2024 | - | $50,716,385$50.7m |
| 51 | Markieff Morris | Miami Heat | 11 | 2011 to 2021 | - | $50,169,716$50.2m |
| 52 | Paolo Banchero | Orlando Magic | 4 | 2022 to 2025 | - | $50,158,769$50.2m |
| 53 | JaMychal Green | Denver Nuggets | 9 | 2014 to 2022 | - | $49,998,634$50.0m |
| 54 | Taurean Prince | Los Angeles Lakers | 8 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $47,732,417$47.7m |
| 55 | Christian Wood | Houston Rockets | 7 | 2015 to 2022 | - | $45,235,548$45.2m |
| 56 | Patrick Patterson | Los Angeles Clippers | 11 | 2010 to 2020 | - | $44,134,177$44.1m |
| 57 | Marcus Morris | New York Knicks | 9 | 2011 to 2019 | - | $43,303,419$43.3m |
| 58 | Trey Lyles | Sacramento Kings | 10 | 2015 to 2024 | - | $42,167,299$42.2m |
| 59 | Jabari Smith Jr. | Houston Rockets | 4 | 2022 to 2025 | - | $40,330,432$40.3m |
| 60 | Dario Saric | Golden State Warriors | 8 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $40,241,891$40.2m |
| 61 | Georges Niang | Cleveland Cavaliers | 10 | 2016 to 2025 | - | $37,885,084$37.9m |
| 62 | Anthony Tolliver | Philadelphia 76ers | 14 | 2008 to 2021 | - | $37,843,874$37.8m |
| 63 | Evan Mobley | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4 | 2021 to 2024 | - | $36,664,177$36.7m |
| 64 | Keegan Murray | Sacramento Kings | 4 | 2022 to 2025 | - | $36,371,093$36.4m |
| 65 | Kenrich Williams Paid in 2026-27 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 9 | 2018 to 2026 | - | $35,336,763$35.3m |
| 66 | Nemanja Bjelica | Golden State Warriors | 7 | 2015 to 2021 | - | $33,788,913$33.8m |
| 67 | Scottie Barnes | Toronto Raptors | 4 | 2021 to 2024 | - | $33,064,660$33.1m |
| 68 | Cristiano Felicio | Chicago Bulls | 6 | 2015 to 2020 | - | $32,889,948$32.9m |
| 69 | Luc Richard Mbah a Moute | Houston Rockets | 12 | 2008 to 2019 | - | $30,421,788$30.4m |
| 70 | Juan Hernangomez | Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 2016 to 2022 | - | $30,381,426$30.4m |
| 71 | Mike Scott | Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 2012 to 2020 | - | $28,355,949$28.4m |
| 72 | Jarace Walker Paid in 2026-27 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | 2023 to 2026 | - | $27,566,102$27.6m |
| 73 | Taylor Hendricks Paid in 2026-27 | Utah Jazz | 4 | 2023 to 2026 | - | $25,351,580$25.4m |
| 74 | Jonathan Kuminga | Golden State Warriors | 4 | 2021 to 2024 | - | $24,855,347$24.9m |
| 75 | Dean Wade | Cleveland Cavaliers | 7 | 2019 to 2025 | - | $24,106,283$24.1m |
| 76 | Jalen Smith | Indiana Pacers | 5 | 2020 to 2024 | - | $23,835,039$23.8m |
| 77 | Jeremy Sochan | San Antonio Spurs | 4 | 2022 to 2025 | - | $23,046,751$23.0m |
| 78 | Obi Toppin | Indiana Pacers | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $22,118,492$22.1m |
| 79 | DJ Wilson | Houston Rockets | 5 | 2017 to 2021 | - | $18,415,823$18.4m |
| 80 | PJ Washington | Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 2019 to 2022 | - | $17,639,505$17.6m |
| 81 | Jarred Vanderbilt | Los Angeles Lakers | 6 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $16,983,177$17.0m |
| 82 | Tari Eason | Houston Rockets | 4 | 2022 to 2025 | - | $16,257,246$16.3m |
| 83 | Dragan Bender | Golden State Warriors | 4 | 2016 to 2019 | - | $15,274,954$15.3m |
| 84 | Noah Clowney Paid in 2026-27 | Brooklyn Nets | 4 | 2023 to 2026 | - | $15,146,274$15.1m |
| 85 | Chuma Okeke | Orlando Magic | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $15,098,193$15.1m |
| 86 | Noah Vonleh | Minnesota Timberwolves | 6 | 2014 to 2019 | - | $15,039,928$15.0m |
| 87 | Jake LaRavia | Memphis Grizzlies | 4 | 2022 to 2025 | - | $14,763,367$14.8m |
| 88 | Omari Spellman | Atlanta Hawks | 5 | 2018 to 2022 | - | $14,478,673$14.5m |
| 89 | Aleksej Pokusevski | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $14,349,113$14.3m |
| 90 | Kris Murray Paid in 2026-27 | Portland Trail Blazers | 4 | 2023 to 2026 | - | $14,284,524$14.3m |
| 91 | Kai Jones | Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 2021 to 2024 | - | $13,421,215$13.4m |
| 92 | David Roddy | Memphis Grizzlies | 4 | 2022 to 2025 | - | $12,985,886$13.0m |
| 93 | TJ Leaf | Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 2017 to 2021 | - | $12,889,260$12.9m |
| 94 | Nicolo Melli | Dallas Mavericks | 3 | 2019 to 2021 | - | $12,615,385$12.6m |
| 95 | Precious Achiuwa | Toronto Raptors | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $12,513,127$12.5m |
| 96 | Marquese Chriss | Golden State Warriors | 5 | 2016 to 2020 | - | $12,458,675$12.5m |
| 97 | Kobe Brown Paid in 2026-27 | Los Angeles Clippers | 4 | 2023 to 2026 | - | $12,394,179$12.4m |
| 98 | Isaiah Jackson | Indiana Pacers | 4 | 2021 to 2024 | - | $12,156,661$12.2m |
| 99 | Usman Garuba | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4 | 2021 to 2024 | - | $11,805,395$11.8m |
| 100 | Zeke Nnaji | Denver Nuggets | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $11,802,681$11.8m |
| 101 | Vlatko Cancar | Denver Nuggets | 6 | 2019 to 2024 | - | $10,958,092$11.0m |
| 102 | Luka Samanic | Utah Jazz | 5 | 2019 to 2023 | - | $10,910,102$10.9m |
| 103 | Jaden McDaniels | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $10,090,879$10.1m |
| 104 | Skal Labissiere | Sacramento Kings | 5 | 2016 to 2020 | - | $9,870,131$9.9m |
| 105 | Isaiah Roby | New York Knicks | 5 | 2019 to 2023 | - | $9,197,868$9.2m |
| 106 | Bol Bol | Orlando Magic | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $8,609,460$8.6m |
| 107 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4 | 2021 to 2024 | - | $7,888,598$7.9m |
| 108 | Mfiondu Kabengele | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4 | 2019 to 2022 | - | $7,834,122$7.8m |
| 109 | Semi Ojeleye | Milwaukee Bucks | 5 | 2017 to 2021 | - | $7,729,703$7.7m |
| 110 | Mouhamed Gueye Paid in 2026-27 | Atlanta Hawks | 4 | 2023 to 2026 | - | $7,639,302$7.6m |
| 111 | Toumani Camara Paid in 2026-27 | Phoenix Suns | 4 | 2023 to 2026 | - | $7,639,302$7.6m |
| 112 | Trayce Jackson-Davis Paid in 2026-27 | Golden State Warriors | 4 | 2023 to 2026 | - | $7,639,302$7.6m |
| 113 | Gary Clark | Philadelphia 76ers | 4 | 2018 to 2021 | - | $7,613,128$7.6m |
| 114 | Kenneth Lofton Jr. | Memphis Grizzlies | 4 | 2022 to 2025 | - | $6,927,014$6.9m |
| 115 | Cheick Diallo | Phoenix Suns | 5 | 2016 to 2020 | - | $6,903,890$6.9m |
| 116 | Isaiah Todd | Memphis Grizzlies | 4 | 2021 to 2024 | - | $6,899,694$6.9m |
| 117 | JT Thor | Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 2021 to 2024 | - | $6,638,212$6.6m |
| 118 | Alize Johnson | Brooklyn Nets | 5 | 2018 to 2022 | - | $6,462,006$6.5m |
| 119 | Eric Paschall | Golden State Warriors | 4 | 2019 to 2022 | - | $6,371,044$6.4m |
| 120 | Anthony Gill | Washington Wizards | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $6,249,619$6.2m |
| 121 | E.J. Liddell | New Orleans Pelicans | 3 | 2023 to 2025 | - | $6,224,049$6.2m |
| 122 | Alen Smailagic | Golden State Warriors | 4 | 2019 to 2022 | - | $6,073,449$6.1m |
| 123 | Xavier Cooks | Washington Wizards | 4 | 2022 to 2025 | - | $6,067,398$6.1m |
| 124 | Jontay Porter | Memphis Grizzlies | 4 | 2019 to 2022 | - | $6,047,933$6.0m |
| 125 | Mamadi Diakite | Milwaukee Bucks | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $5,689,051$5.7m |
| 126 | Caleb Swanigan | Portland Trail Blazers | 3 | 2017 to 2019 | - | $5,239,080$5.2m |
| 127 | Norvel Pelle | New York Knicks | 4 | 2019 to 2022 | - | $4,913,425$4.9m |
| 128 | Wenyen Gabriel | New Orleans Pelicans | 3 | 2019 to 2021 | - | $4,829,057$4.8m |
| 129 | Tyler Cook | Detroit Pistons | 4 | 2019 to 2022 | - | $4,673,229$4.7m |
| 130 | Greg Brown III | Portland Trail Blazers | 3 | 2021 to 2023 | - | $4,324,872$4.3m |
| 131 | Freddie Gillespie | Toronto Raptors | 3 | 2020 to 2022 | - | $3,677,187$3.7m |
| 132 | Ray Spalding | Charlotte Hornets | 3 | 2018 to 2020 | - | $3,328,819$3.3m |
| 133 | Jarrell Brantley | Utah Jazz | 1 | 2021 | - | $1,669,178$1.7m |
| 134 | Kenny Wooten | New York Knicks | 1 | 2021 | - | $1,650,158$1.7m |
| 135 | Tariq Owens | Phoenix Suns | 1 | 2020 | - | $1,549,812$1.5m |
| 136 | Johnathan Motley | Los Angeles Clippers | 1 | 2020 | - | $1,544,548$1.5m |
| 137 | Kostas Antetokounmpo | Los Angeles Lakers | 1 | 2021 | - | $1,489,065$1.5m |
| 138 | Donta Hall | Orlando Magic | 2 | 2019 to 2020 | - | $579,284 |
| 139 | Jarrod Uthoff | Washington Wizards | 2 | 2016 to 2019 | - | $406,925 |
| 140 | Cameron Oliver | Houston Rockets | 2 | 2017 to 2020 | - | $343,070 |
Power Forward money by season
What these careers were paid, year by year
$89m 09
$110m 10
$105m 11
$165m 12
$193m 13
$232m 14
$318m 15
$398m 16
$508m 17
$586m 18
$685m 19
$782m 20
$860m 21
$886m 22
$961m 23
$823m 24
$642m 25
$242m 26
2023-24 is the biggest year on this chart at $961,301,615. The shape follows the careers filed at this position today rather than everybody who has ever played it.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid Power Forward in the NBA?
LeBron James. His contracts are worth $530,882,395 across 22 seasons from 2003 to 2024.
What have NBA power forwards earned?
$8,897,527,571 across 140 careers, an average of $63,553,768 each. That is 20.1% of every dollar in the NBA file.
How does that rank?
Power Forward is 3 of 5 positions by total career money, behind Shooting Guard on $9,536,910,529 and ahead of Center on $8,490,703,017.
How many are still being paid?
16 of the 140 have a figure against the 2026-27 season, and $129,908,720 is written into deals that run past it.
What counts towards a position total?
Every career filed at power forward now. A man counts once, at the position he is listed at today, so a career that moved between two jobs sits entirely under the second.
The positions either side
The same table, 4 other positions
Point Guard · Shooting Guard · Center · Small Forward · All-time NBA earnings
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