NBA salaries, 2028-29
Who is the highest-paid NBA player in 2028-29?
Joel Embiid is the highest-paid NBA player in 2028-29 at $67.4 million, with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Oklahoma City Thunder pay the most to the players under contract, $231 million across 8; the LA Clippers the least, $26.7 million.
Highest-paid players, 2028-29
| 1 | Joel Embiid |  PHI | C | $67,396,000 | — |
| 2 | Jayson Tatum |  BOS | F | $67,116,798 | — |
| 3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |  OKC | G | $65,885,400 | — |
| 4 | Donovan Mitchell |  CLE | G | $65,784,852 | — |
| 5 | Jaylen Brown | PHI | G | $64,951,656 | — |
| 6 | Devin Booker |  PHX | G | $64,065,952 | — |
| 7 | Stephen Curry |  GS | G | $60,156,000 | — |
| 8 | Bam Adebayo |  MIA | C | $57,768,000 | — |
| 9 | De'Aaron Fox |  SA | G | $57,768,000 | — |
| 10 | Luka Doncic |  LAL | G | $57,768,000 | — |
| 11 | Cade Cunningham |  DET | G | $57,528,684 | — |
| 12 | Evan Mobley | CLE | C | $57,528,684 | — |
| 13 | Jamal Murray |  DEN | G | $57,528,684 | — |
| 14 | Anthony Edwards |  MIN | G | $55,672,848 | — |
| 15 | Tyrese Haliburton |  IND | G | $55,672,848 | — |
| 16 | Trae Young |  WSH | G | $54,437,130 | — |
| 17 | Lauri Markkanen |  UTAH | F | $53,536,209 | — |
| 18 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | UTAH | F | $52,000,000 | — |
| 19 | OG Anunoby |  NY | F | $48,362,068 | — |
| 20 | Chet Holmgren | OKC | C | $48,140,000 | — |
| 21 | Jalen Williams | OKC | G | $48,140,000 | — |
| 22 | Paolo Banchero |  ORL | F | $48,140,000 | — |
| 23 | Franz Wagner | ORL | F | $47,940,570 | — |
| 24 | Scottie Barnes |  TOR | F | $47,940,570 | — |
| 25 | Austin Reaves | LAL | G | $47,838,690 | — |
| 26 | Victor Wembanyama | SA | F | $46,980,000 | — |
| 27 | LaMelo Ball |  CHA | G | $46,394,040 | — |
| 28 | Tyrese Maxey | PHI | G | $46,394,040 | — |
| 29 | Desmond Bane | ORL | G | $44,886,930 | — |
| 30 | Jalen Brunson | NY | G | $43,330,561 | — |
| 31 | Aaron Gordon | DEN | F | $39,043,323 | — |
| 32 | Alperen Sengun |  HOU | C | $39,036,697 | — |
| 33 | Mikal Bridges | NY | G | $38,839,285 | — |
| 34 | Amen Thompson | HOU | G | $38,731,034 | — |
| 35 | Derrick White | BOS | G | $34,844,000 | — |
| 36 | Walker Kessler | LAL | C | $33,255,814 | — |
| 37 | Immanuel Quickley | TOR | G | $32,500,000 | — |
| 38 | Jarrett Allen | CLE | C | $32,480,000 | — |
| 39 | Trey Murphy III |  NO | F | $31,000,000 | — |
| 40 | Jalen Johnson |  ATL | F | $30,000,000 | — |
| 41 | Jaden McDaniels | MIN | F | $29,813,790 | — |
| 42 | Jakob Poeltl | TOR | C | $29,484,000 | — |
| 43 | Myles Turner |  MIL | C | $29,115,990 | — |
| 44 | Keegan Murray |  SAC | F | $27,999,999 | — |
| 45 | Devin Vassell | SA | G | $27,000,000 | — |
| 46 | Isaiah Hartenstein | OKC | C | $26,851,852 | — |
| 47 | Jalen Suggs | ORL | G | $26,800,000 | — |
| 48 | Christian Braun | DEN | G | $25,000,000 | — |
| 49 | Dyson Daniels | ATL | G | $25,000,000 | — |
| 50 | Josh Giddey |  CHI | G | $25,000,000 | — |
| 51 | Jabari Smith Jr. | HOU | F | $23,643,411 | — |
| 52 | Shaedon Sharpe |  POR | G | $23,303,571 | — |
| 53 | P.J. Washington |  DAL | F | $22,983,132 | — |
| 54 | Herbert Jones | NO | F | $22,526,964 | — |
| 55 | Alex Caruso | OKC | G | $22,446,480 | — |
| 56 | Ayo Dosunmu | MIN | G | $22,400,001 | — |
| 57 | Wendell Carter Jr. | ORL | C | $20,998,320 | — |
| 58 | Toumani Camara | POR | F | $20,973,214 | — |
| 59 | Aaron Nesmith | IND | G | $20,971,440 | — |
| 60 | Cooper Flagg | DAL | F | $19,178,146 | — |
| 61 | Daniel Gafford | DAL | F | $18,989,942 | — |
| 62 | Patrick Williams | CHI | F | $18,000,000 | — |
| 63 | Andrew Wiggins | MIA | F | $17,653,846 | — |
| 64 | Naji Marshall | DAL | F | $17,285,820 | — |
| 65 | Dylan Harper | SA | G | $17,172,994 | — |
| 66 | John Collins | DET | F | $17,000,000 | — |
| 67 | Mitchell Robinson | BOS | C | $16,548,400 | — |
| 68 | Gary Trent Jr. | MIL | G | $16,400,000 | — |
| 69 | Tari Eason | HOU | F | $16,300,000 | — |
| 70 | AJ Dybantsa | WSH | F | $16,223,040 | — |
| 71 | Julian Champagnie | SA | F | $16,111,111 | — |
| 72 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | ATL | G | $15,919,890 | — |
| 73 | VJ Edgecombe | PHI | G | $15,445,727 | — |
| 74 | Robert Williams III | POR | C | $15,365,079 | — |
| 75 | Quentin Grimes | LAL | G | $15,348,837 | — |
| 76 | Nikola Jovic | MIA | F | $15,096,000 | — |
| 77 | Darryn Peterson | UTAH | G | $14,515,320 | — |
| 78 | Pelle Larsson | MIA | G | $14,464,286 | — |
| 79 | Kon Knueppel | CHA | G | $13,937,214 | — |
| 80 | Neemias Queta | BOS | C | $13,500,000 | — |
| 81 | Corey Kispert | ATL | F | $13,050,000 | — |
| 82 | Cameron Boozer |  MEM | F | $13,034,880 | — |
| 83 | Sandro Mamukelashvili | LAL | F | $13,000,000 | — |
| 84 | Ace Bailey | UTAH | G | $12,640,302 | — |
| 85 | Sam Hauser | BOS | F | $12,455,356 | — |
| 86 | T.J. McConnell | IND | G | $11,800,000 | — |
| 87 | Caleb Wilson | CHI | F | $11,752,320 | — |
| 88 | AJ Green | MIL | G | $11,651,786 | — |
| 89 | Tre Johnson | WSH | G | $11,490,211 | — |
| 90 | Keaton Wagler |  LAC | G | $10,641,960 | — |
| 91 | Sam Merrill | CLE | G | $10,517,856 | — |
| 92 | Jeremiah Fears | NO | G | $10,505,389 | — |
| 93 | Dean Wade | PHI | F | $9,900,000 | — |
| 94 | Kevin Huerter | DET | G | $9,666,667 | — |
| 95 | Mikel Brown Jr. |  BKN | G | $9,666,000 | — |
| 96 | Egor Demin | BKN | G | $9,639,522 | — |
| 97 | Luke Kornet | SA | C | $9,350,000 | — |
| 98 | Quinten Post | MEM | C | $9,114,286 | — |
| 99 | Collin Murray-Boyles | TOR | F | $8,874,684 | — |
| 100 | Darius Acuff Jr. | SAC | G | $8,823,600 | — |
Payroll by team, 2028-29
| 1 | OKC | 8 | $230,873,865 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ($65.9 million) |
| 2 | PHI | 6 | $208,044,183 | Joel Embiid ($67.4 million) |
| 3 | ORL | 7 | $197,412,400 | Paolo Banchero ($48.1 million) |
| 4 | SA | 9 | $190,043,004 | De'Aaron Fox ($57.8 million) |
| 5 | CLE | 6 | $171,741,453 | Donovan Mitchell ($65.8 million) |
| 6 | LAL | 6 | $170,858,141 | Luka Dončić ($57.8 million) |
| 7 | MIN | 7 | $167,653,451 | Anthony Edwards ($55.7 million) |
| 8 | BOS | 9 | $161,745,847 | Jayson Tatum ($67.1 million) |
| 9 | NY | 6 | $144,555,486 | OG Anunoby ($48.4 million) |
| 10 | UTAH | 4 | $132,691,831 | Lauri Markkanen ($53.5 million) |
| 11 | TOR | 5 | $123,271,894 | Scottie Barnes ($47.9 million) |
| 12 | DEN | 3 | $121,572,007 | Jamal Murray ($57.5 million) |
| 13 | HOU | 5 | $120,405,505 | Alperen Şengün ($39 million) |
| 14 | ATL | 9 | $112,934,904 | Jalen Johnson ($30 million) |
| 15 | MIA | 5 | $107,676,495 | Bam Adebayo ($57.8 million) |
| 16 | WSH | 5 | $94,455,967 | Trae Young ($54.4 million) |
| 17 | DET | 5 | $91,860,409 | Cade Cunningham ($57.5 million) |
| 18 | DAL | 6 | $89,368,560 | P.J. Washington ($23 million) |
| 19 | IND | 3 | $88,444,288 | Tyrese Haliburton ($55.7 million) |
| 20 | MIL | 8 | $84,928,546 | Myles Turner ($29.1 million) |
| 21 | GS | 4 | $74,968,268 | Stephen Curry ($60.2 million) |
| 22 | NO | 5 | $74,875,969 | Trey Murphy III ($31 million) |
| 23 | PHX | 2 | $72,502,832 | Devin Booker ($64.1 million) |
| 24 | CHA | 5 | $71,290,428 | LaMelo Ball ($46.4 million) |
| 25 | CHI | 5 | $68,444,704 | Josh Giddey ($25 million) |
| 26 | POR | 4 | $67,104,652 | Shaedon Sharpe ($23.3 million) |
| 27 | SAC | 5 | $48,740,563 | Keegan Murray ($28 million) |
| 28 | MEM | 7 | $46,932,364 | Cameron Boozer ($13 million) |
| 29 | BKN | 7 | $46,411,932 | Mikel Brown Jr. ($9.67 million) |
| 30 | LAC | 5 | $26,669,032 | Keaton Wagler ($10.6 million) |
Each club player by player: Oklahoma City Thunder · Philadelphia 76ers · Orlando Magic · San Antonio Spurs · Cleveland Cavaliers · Los Angeles Lakers · Minnesota Timberwolves · Boston Celtics · New York Knicks · Utah Jazz · Toronto Raptors · Denver Nuggets · Houston Rockets · Atlanta Hawks · Miami Heat · Washington Wizards · Detroit Pistons · Dallas Mavericks · Indiana Pacers · Milwaukee Bucks · Golden State Warriors · New Orleans Pelicans · Phoenix Suns · Charlotte Hornets · Chicago Bulls · Portland Trail Blazers · Sacramento Kings · Memphis Grizzlies · Brooklyn Nets · LA Clippers
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.