The 10 Highest Paid NBA Players in the 2022-23 Season
10/03/2022
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NBA contestant teams have started to open training camps at their respective headquarters. This means that the new season or the 2022-23 season is getting closer. The player transfer market is still ongoing, but there are some players who will definitely defend the club. Among the players who definitely have contracts, there are 10 players with the highest pay, which is quoted from the Spotrac.com site.
Here's the list:
10. Klay Thompson - Golden State Warriors
Klay Thompson has played for the Golden State Warriors since 2011. He has received two contract extensions. The 2022-23 season marks the fourth year of a contract extension worth US$189.9 million in 2019. So in the fourth phase of the extension, Thompson will receive a salary of US$40,600,080. If converted into rupiah at today's exchange rate, then Thomson's salary in the 2022-23 season is 607 billion rupiah. This puts him in the 10th highest-paid player next season.
9. Damian Lillard - Portland Trail Blazers
Damian Lillard has played for the Portland Trail Blazers since 2012. Just like Thompson, until now Lillard has never moved clubs. He himself has received two contract extensions, in 2016 and 2021. For the last time, or in 2021, Lillard signed a contract worth US$176 million with a duration of four years. So that in the 2022-23 season, he will receive a salary of US $ 42,492,492 or the equivalent of 635 billion rupiah. But recently, Lillard signed a new deal that locks him in until 2027 on the Portland Trail Blazers. This will make him the richest player with a fee of close to one trillion rupiah in the 2026-27 season.
8. Kawhi Leonard - Los Angeles Clippers
The owners of the LA Clippers seem to have gotten along with Leonard. Because after giving a contract extension in 2019, they tied the player nicknamed "The Claw" in 2021 for a duration of four years worth US $ 176.2 million. If divided by four, then per season, Leonard earns an average of over US$40 million. As for the 2022-23 season, Leonard will get a salary of US $ 42,492,492 or equivalent to 635 billion rupiah. Not much different from Damian Lillard.
7. Giannis Antetokounmpo - Milwaukee Bucks
Giannis Antetokounmpo's performance did go up and down. He also had time to leave the Bucks before they even became NBA champions in 2021. But this is the dynamics of players and clubs that occur in the NBA. Giannis himself has played at the Bucks since 2012 and received two contract extensions. Finally, he secured a five-year contract in 2021 for US$228 million. With this contract, Giannis will be paid US$42,492,492 or equivalent to 635 billion rupiah. The same value as the previous two players.
6. Paul George - Los Angeles Clippers
Actually, the status of Paul George and Kawhi Leonard in the Clippers team is the same. They are the supporter of the team as well as the main star of the Clippers. The contract value is also the same, and the extension period is the same. So PG13 in the 2022-23 season will receive a salary of 635 billion rupiah. Just like Leonard.
5. Bradley Beal - Washington Wizards
Bradley Beal became the most phenomenal player in the Washington Wizards. Because since 2012, he has received three contract extensions from the Wizards. Until this year, Beal was contracted for a maximum of US$251 million with a duration of five years. This allows Beal to receive US$43,279,250 or equivalent to 647 billion rupiah for the 2022-23 season, or the first year of the contract extension. Beal will play in the Wizards until 2027.
4. Kevin Durant - Brooklyn Nets
Don't say age is a limitation, because 34-year-old Kevin Durant actually has a salary of US$44,119,845 or the equivalent of 659.7 billion rupiah for the 2022-23 season. Durant has just received a contract extension from the Nets for $194.2 for four years. With this contract, Durant's average salary in a season since 2022 will be US$42 million. Higher than the salaries that have been received in the previous season. But the salary makes Durant have to work hard to ensure the Nets are better than last season.
3. LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
If you read the development of the NBA, especially regarding player contracts. You must know that LeBron James has just signed a new contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for the season 2023 to 2025 worth US $ 97 million. With this contract, LeBron will become the richest player in history who has earned nearly one billion US dollars. But before the wealth was obtained, LeBron still enjoyed a salary of US $ 44,474,988 or equivalent to 665 billion rupiah for the 2022-23 season. This will be LeBron's final payment with the Lakers for a deal signed in 2021.
2. Russell Westbrook, Los Angeles Lakers
Like a jackfruit, the Lakers do not eat the sweet fruit, but are exposed to the sap. That's a close parable to the situation facing the Lakes and Russell Westbrook. The Lakers must pay a salary of US $ 47,063,478 or the equivalent of 703 billion rupiah for Westbrook. Even though he was considered a problem for his team, and did not have a real impact on the Lakers. That amount is the final part of the $206 million contract Westbrook signed in 2018 with the Oklahoma City Thunder. But in reality, the Lakers didn't get Westbrook like they did in the Thunder. The quality of the game has now gone down considerably.
1. Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
The player with the highest salary in the NBA for the upcoming 2022-23 season is Stephen Curry. The Golden State Warriors will pay him US$48,070,014 or the equivalent of 718 billion rupiah. This is Curry's first salary after a US$215 million contract extension for four years in 2022. The contract will tie Curry to the Warriors until 2026. What is surprising is that none of the NBA observers protested the high pay. Because Curry showed a great contribution to the Warriors team. In addition to fantastic records, Curry also gave four championship rings to the Warriors. No wonder he will be the highest paid player next season.
