Oklahoma City Thunder career earnings
$1,091,753,087 across 33 careers, led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on $196,017,825.
Every man on the roster, ranked by what his contracts have been worth across his whole career rather than by what this franchise is paying him now. It comes to 2.5% of the money in the NBA file.
Oklahoma City Thunder at a glance
What the roster has been paid
- Career money
- $1,091,753,087
- Careers
- 33
- Per career
- $33,083,427
- Paid through 2026-27
- $1,091,753,087
- Still to be paid
- $0
- Rank
- 24 of 30 franchises
The Oklahoma City Thunder squad page carries the current roster and what each man is paid this season. What follows is the other question: what those same men have earned across every season of their careers.
The fifteen richest Oklahoma City Thunder careers
Total contract money, 2006 to 2026
Every Oklahoma City Thunder career
Ranked by total contract money
| # | Player | Position | Seasons | Span | Still owed | Career earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Paid in 2026-27 | Point Guard | 9 | 2018 to 2026 | - | $196,017,825$196.0m |
| 02 | Rudy Gay | Power Forward | 18 | 2006 to 2023 | - | $181,260,320$181.3m |
| 03 | Victor Oladipo | Shooting Guard | 11 | 2013 to 2023 | - | $124,764,581$124.8m |
| 04 | Davis Bertans | Power Forward | 9 | 2016 to 2024 | - | $95,418,582$95.4m |
| 05 | Luguentz Dort Paid in 2026-27 | Shooting Guard | 8 | 2019 to 2026 | - | $85,956,249$86.0m |
| 06 | Chet Holmgren | Center | 4 | 2022 to 2025 | - | $44,889,248$44.9m |
| 07 | Kenrich Williams Paid in 2026-27 | Power Forward | 9 | 2018 to 2026 | - | $35,336,763$35.3m |
| 08 | Andre Roberson | Shooting Guard | 7 | 2013 to 2019 | - | $35,295,312$35.3m |
| 09 | Josh Giddey | Shooting Guard | 4 | 2021 to 2024 | - | $27,214,807$27.2m |
| 10 | Cason Wallace Paid in 2026-27 | Point Guard | 4 | 2023 to 2026 | - | $24,088,326$24.1m |
| 11 | Vasilije Micic | Point Guard | 3 | 2023 to 2025 | - | $23,499,999$23.5m |
| 12 | Dereck Lively II Paid in 2026-27 | Center | 4 | 2023 to 2026 | - | $22,282,691$22.3m |
| 13 | Ousmane Dieng | Small Forward | 4 | 2022 to 2025 | - | $21,066,202$21.1m |
| 14 | Jalen Williams | Small Forward | 4 | 2022 to 2025 | - | $20,256,917$20.3m |
| 15 | Terrance Ferguson | Shooting Guard | 5 | 2017 to 2021 | - | $16,007,016$16.0m |
| 16 | Gabriel Deck | Forward | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $14,513,890$14.5m |
| 17 | Aleksej Pokusevski | Power Forward | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $14,349,113$14.3m |
| 18 | Tre Mann | Point Guard | 4 | 2021 to 2024 | - | $14,047,213$14.0m |
| 19 | Usman Garuba | Power Forward | 4 | 2021 to 2024 | - | $11,805,395$11.8m |
| 20 | TyTy Washington Jr. | Point Guard | 4 | 2022 to 2025 | - | $11,349,659$11.3m |
| 21 | Darius Bazley | Small Forward | 4 | 2019 to 2022 | - | $11,318,829$11.3m |
| 22 | Isaiah Joe | Shooting Guard | 5 | 2020 to 2024 | - | $8,414,612$8.4m |
| 23 | Jaylin Williams | Center | 4 | 2022 to 2025 | - | $8,207,398$8.2m |
| 24 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | Power Forward | 4 | 2021 to 2024 | - | $7,888,598$7.9m |
| 25 | Theo Maledon | Point Guard | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $7,830,681$7.8m |
| 26 | Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk | Shooting Guard | 4 | 2018 to 2021 | - | $6,559,680$6.6m |
| 27 | Aaron Wiggins | Shooting Guard | 4 | 2021 to 2024 | - | $6,388,212$6.4m |
| 28 | Deonte Burton | Small Forward | 4 | 2018 to 2021 | - | $5,355,122$5.4m |
| 29 | Jack White | Small Forward | 2 | 2023 to 2024 | - | $3,922,462$3.9m |
| 30 | Charlie Brown Jr. | Shooting Guard | 2 | 2020 to 2021 | - | $1,919,437$1.9m |
| 31 | Kevin Hervey | Small Forward | 1 | 2020 | - | $1,549,812$1.5m |
| 32 | Jaylen Hoard | Forward | 1 | 2021 | - | $1,489,068$1.5m |
| 33 | Josh Hall | Small Forward | 1 | 2021 | - | $1,489,068$1.5m |
Oklahoma City Thunder money by season
What these careers were paid, year by year
2023-24 is the biggest year on this chart at $159,685,136. A roster assembled recently draws a spike rather than a run: the chart follows the men who are here now, wherever they were paid it.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid Oklahoma City Thunder player?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. His contracts are worth $196,017,825 across 9 seasons from 2018 to 2026.
What have Oklahoma City Thunder players earned in total?
$1,091,753,087 across 33 careers, an average of $33,083,427 each. That is 2.5% of every dollar in the NBA file.
How does that rank?
Oklahoma City Thunder is 24 of 30 franchises by total career money, behind Charlotte Hornets on $1,107,966,791 and ahead of Washington Wizards on $1,077,311,261.
How many are still being paid?
5 of the 33 have a figure against the 2026-27 season.
Is this the Oklahoma City Thunder payroll?
No. It is career money carried by the current roster: everything each man's contracts have been worth across every season, at this franchise or anywhere else. A payroll is one season and this is every one of them.
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