NBA salaries, 2027-28
Who is the highest-paid NBA player in 2027-28?
Nikola Jokic is the highest-paid NBA player in 2027-28 at $62.8 million, with the Denver Nuggets. The Oklahoma City Thunder pay the most to the players under contract, $238 million across 12; the Charlotte Hornets the least, $81.1 million.
Highest-paid players, 2027-28
| 1 | Nikola Jokic |  DEN | C | $62,841,702 | — |
| 2 | Anthony Davis |  WSH | F | $62,786,682 | — |
| 3 | Giannis Antetokounmpo |  MIA | F | $62,786,682 | — |
| 4 | Jayson Tatum |  BOS | F | $62,786,682 | — |
| 5 | Joel Embiid |  PHI | C | $62,748,000 | — |
| 6 | Devin Booker |  PHX | G | $61,015,192 | — |
| 7 | Jaylen Brown | PHI | G | $61,015,192 | — |
| 8 | Karl-Anthony Towns |  NY | C | $61,015,192 | — |
| 9 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |  OKC | G | $61,005,000 | — |
| 10 | Donovan Mitchell |  CLE | G | $60,911,900 | — |
| 11 | Paul George | BOS | F | $56,586,670 | — |
| 12 | Stephen Curry |  GS | G | $55,700,000 | — |
| 13 | Cade Cunningham |  DET | G | $53,817,156 | — |
| 14 | Evan Mobley | CLE | C | $53,817,156 | — |
| 15 | Jamal Murray | DEN | G | $53,817,156 | — |
| 16 | Bam Adebayo | MIA | C | $53,784,000 | — |
| 17 | De'Aaron Fox |  SA | G | $53,784,000 | — |
| 18 | Luka Doncic |  LAL | G | $53,784,000 | — |
| 19 | Anthony Edwards |  MIN | G | $52,298,736 | — |
| 20 | Pascal Siakam |  IND | F | $52,298,736 | — |
| 21 | Tyrese Haliburton | IND | G | $52,298,736 | — |
| 22 | Jaren Jackson Jr. |  UTAH | F | $50,500,000 | — |
| 23 | Trae Young | WSH | G | $50,478,066 | — |
| 24 | Lauri Markkanen | UTAH | F | $49,824,681 | — |
| 25 | Domantas Sabonis |  SAC | F | $48,608,000 | — |
| 26 | Kevin Durant |  HOU | F | $46,097,561 | — |
| 27 | OG Anunoby | NY | F | $45,431,034 | — |
| 28 | Darius Garland |  LAC | G | $44,886,930 | — |
| 29 | Ja Morant |  POR | G | $44,886,930 | — |
| 30 | Zion Williamson |  NO | F | $44,886,930 | — |
| 31 | Franz Wagner |  ORL | F | $44,847,630 | — |
| 32 | Scottie Barnes |  TOR | F | $44,847,630 | — |
| 33 | Chet Holmgren | OKC | C | $44,820,000 | — |
| 34 | Jalen Williams | OKC | G | $44,820,000 | — |
| 35 | Paolo Banchero | ORL | F | $44,820,000 | — |
| 36 | Austin Reaves | LAL | G | $44,539,470 | — |
| 37 | LaMelo Ball |  CHA | G | $43,582,280 | — |
| 38 | Tyrese Maxey | PHI | G | $43,582,280 | — |
| 39 | Victor Wembanyama | SA | F | $43,500,000 | — |
| 40 | Kyrie Irving |  DAL | G | $42,416,562 | — |
| 41 | Desmond Bane | ORL | G | $42,166,510 | — |
| 42 | Brandon Ingram | LAC | F | $41,904,762 | — |
| 43 | Jalen Brunson | NY | G | $40,535,041 | — |
| 44 | Rudy Gobert | MIN | C | $38,000,000 | — |
| 45 | Alperen Sengun | HOU | C | $37,339,450 | — |
| 46 | Jrue Holiday | POR | G | $37,200,000 | — |
| 47 | Jerami Grant |  MEM | F | $36,413,790 | — |
| 48 | Aaron Gordon | DEN | F | $36,350,680 | — |
| 49 | Mikal Bridges | NY | G | $36,160,714 | — |
| 50 | Jalen Green | PHX | G | $36,000,000 | — |
| 51 | Amen Thompson | HOU | G | $35,862,069 | — |
| 52 | Julius Randle |  BKN | F | $35,802,468 | — |
| 53 | Derrick White | BOS | G | $32,596,000 | — |
| 54 | Immanuel Quickley | TOR | G | $32,500,000 | — |
| 55 | Walker Kessler | LAL | C | $31,744,186 | — |
| 56 | Dejounte Murray | NO | G | $30,751,504 | — |
| 57 | Jarrett Allen | CLE | C | $30,240,000 | — |
| 58 | Jalen Johnson |  ATL | F | $30,000,000 | — |
| 59 | Jalen Suggs | ORL | G | $29,600,000 | — |
| 60 | Trey Murphy III | NO | F | $29,000,000 | — |
| 61 | Jaden McDaniels | MIN | F | $28,006,898 | — |
| 62 | Myles Turner |  MIL | C | $27,850,077 | — |
| 63 | Jakob Poeltl | TOR | C | $27,300,000 | — |
| 64 | Keegan Murray | SAC | F | $26,068,965 | — |
| 65 | Dyson Daniels | ATL | G | $25,000,000 | — |
| 66 | Isaiah Hartenstein | OKC | C | $25,000,000 | — |
| 67 | Josh Giddey |  CHI | G | $25,000,000 | — |
| 68 | Devin Vassell | SA | G | $24,652,174 | — |
| 69 | Christian Braun | DEN | G | $23,275,863 | — |
| 70 | Norman Powell | CHI | G | $22,575,000 | — |
| 71 | Josh Hart | NY | G | $22,375,280 | — |
| 72 | Ivica Zubac | IND | C | $21,790,300 | — |
| 73 | Jabari Smith Jr. | HOU | F | $21,751,940 | — |
| 74 | Shaedon Sharpe | POR | G | $21,696,429 | — |
| 75 | Malik Monk | SAC | G | $21,582,451 | — |
| 76 | P.J. Washington | DAL | F | $21,398,088 | — |
| 77 | Alex Caruso | OKC | G | $20,998,320 | — |
| 78 | Andrew Nembhard | IND | G | $20,998,320 | — |
| 79 | Nic Claxton | CHI | C | $20,943,184 | — |
| 80 | Herbert Jones | NO | F | $20,858,300 | — |
| 81 | Ayo Dosunmu | MIN | G | $20,855,173 | — |
| 82 | Kristaps Porzingis | GS | C | $20,487,805 | — |
| 83 | Wendell Carter Jr. | ORL | C | $19,550,160 | — |
| 84 | Toumani Camara | POR | F | $19,526,786 | — |
| 85 | Aaron Nesmith | IND | G | $19,418,000 | — |
| 86 | Grayson Allen | PHX | G | $19,375,000 | — |
| 87 | Naji Marshall | DAL | F | $18,195,600 | — |
| 88 | Daniel Gafford | DAL | F | $18,126,763 | — |
| 89 | Patrick Williams | CHI | F | $18,000,000 | — |
| 90 | Zaccharie Risacher | DAL | F | $17,434,637 | — |
| 91 | Santi Aldama | DAL | F | $17,007,043 | — |
| 92 | John Collins | DET | F | $17,000,000 | — |
| 93 | Onyeka Okongwu | ATL | F | $16,880,000 | — |
| 94 | Gary Trent Jr. | MIL | G | $16,400,000 | — |
| 95 | Andrew Wiggins | MIA | F | $16,346,154 | — |
| 96 | Obi Toppin | IND | F | $16,025,000 | — |
| 97 | Terance Mann | BKN | G | $16,000,000 | — |
| 98 | Mitchell Robinson | BOS | C | $15,796,200 | — |
| 99 | Tobias Harris | SA | F | $15,796,200 | — |
| 100 | Alex Sarr | WSH | C | $15,611,798 | — |
Payroll by team, 2027-28
| 1 | OKC | 12 | $237,689,566 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ($61 million) |
| 2 | NY | 10 | $226,434,292 | Karl-Anthony Towns ($61 million) |
| 3 | BOS | 12 | $219,312,101 | Jayson Tatum ($62.8 million) |
| 4 | MIN | 11 | $212,083,240 | Anthony Edwards ($52.3 million) |
| 5 | IND | 10 | $208,571,172 | Tyrese Haliburton ($52.3 million) |
| 6 | PHI | 10 | $208,266,056 | Joel Embiid ($62.7 million) |
| 7 | SA | 11 | $201,629,313 | De'Aaron Fox ($53.8 million) |
| 8 | LAL | 12 | $201,135,669 | Luka Dončić ($53.8 million) |
| 9 | HOU | 11 | $200,834,044 | Kevin Durant ($46.1 million) |
| 10 | DEN | 7 | $195,445,547 | Nikola Jokić ($62.8 million) |
| 11 | ORL | 8 | $192,930,667 | Franz Wagner ($44.8 million) |
| 12 | MIA | 10 | $190,445,780 | Giannis Antetokounmpo ($62.8 million) |
| 13 | WSH | 11 | $186,857,371 | Anthony Davis ($62.8 million) |
| 14 | DAL | 13 | $184,022,122 | Kyrie Irving ($42.4 million) |
| 15 | POR | 10 | $181,376,115 | Ja Morant ($44.9 million) |
| 16 | CLE | 8 | $180,784,512 | Donovan Mitchell ($60.9 million) |
| 17 | UTAH | 12 | $170,945,467 | Jaren Jackson Jr. ($50.5 million) |
| 18 | TOR | 8 | $166,229,339 | Scottie Barnes ($44.8 million) |
| 19 | NO | 10 | $154,569,359 | Zion Williamson ($44.9 million) |
| 20 | ATL | 12 | $143,103,584 | Jalen Johnson ($30 million) |
| 21 | PHX | 7 | $142,144,900 | Devin Booker ($61 million) |
| 22 | CHI | 11 | $141,977,480 | Josh Giddey ($25 million) |
| 23 | LAC | 11 | $139,649,063 | Darius Garland ($44.9 million) |
| 24 | DET | 8 | $125,013,908 | Cade Cunningham ($53.8 million) |
| 25 | SAC | 10 | $124,432,298 | Domantas Sabonis ($48.6 million) |
| 26 | BKN | 13 | $119,334,047 | Julius Randle ($35.8 million) |
| 27 | GS | 8 | $116,454,861 | Stephen Curry ($55.7 million) |
| 28 | MEM | 13 | $115,313,092 | Jerami Grant ($36.4 million) |
| 29 | MIL | 11 | $93,575,286 | Myles Turner ($27.9 million) |
| 30 | CHA | 7 | $81,137,595 | LaMelo Ball ($43.6 million) |
Each club player by player: Oklahoma City Thunder · New York Knicks · Boston Celtics · Minnesota Timberwolves · Indiana Pacers · Philadelphia 76ers · San Antonio Spurs · Los Angeles Lakers · Houston Rockets · Denver Nuggets · Orlando Magic · Miami Heat · Washington Wizards · Dallas Mavericks · Portland Trail Blazers · Cleveland Cavaliers · Utah Jazz · Toronto Raptors · New Orleans Pelicans · Atlanta Hawks · Phoenix Suns · Chicago Bulls · LA Clippers · Detroit Pistons · Sacramento Kings · Brooklyn Nets · Golden State Warriors · Memphis Grizzlies · Milwaukee Bucks · Charlotte Hornets
Salaries as Basketball-Reference’s team payroll pages list them, read daily; seasons before this one as ESPN filed them. A team's total is the players it has under contract, not its salary-cap figure: dead money and cap holds are not counted.