NBA Teams’ Top Earners for the 2025-26 Season and Beyond
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The highest individual salaries for every NBA franchise in 2025-26—and the largest overall guaranteed deals currently on each roster—are now clear. Figures below reflect base salary for the upcoming season and total guaranteed money on existing contracts, excluding team options unless noted.
Eastern Conference
Atlanta Hawks
2025-26: Trae Young – $45,999,660
Total: Jalen Johnson – five years, $150,000,000
Boston Celtics
2025-26: Jayson Tatum – $54,126,450
Total: Jayson Tatum – five years, $313,933,410 (final year player option)
Brooklyn Nets
2025-26: Michael Porter Jr. – $38,333,050
Total: Michael Porter Jr. – two years, $79,139,200
Charlotte Hornets
2025-26: LaMelo Ball – $37,958,760
Total: LaMelo Ball – four years, $168,705,600
Chicago Bulls
2025-26: Josh Giddey – amount to be finalized
Total: Josh Giddey – four years, $100,000,000 (contract pending official completion)
Cleveland Cavaliers
2025-26: Donovan Mitchell / Evan Mobley – $46,394,100 each
Total: Evan Mobley – five years, $269,085,780
Detroit Pistons
2025-26: Cade Cunningham – $46,394,100
Total: Cade Cunningham – five years, $269,085,780
Indiana Pacers
2025-26: Tyrese Haliburton / Pascal Siakam – $45,550,512 each
Total: Tyrese Haliburton – four years, $202,446,720
Miami Heat
2025-26: Bam Adebayo – $37,096,620
Total: Bam Adebayo – five years, $202,445,484 (final year player option)
Milwaukee Bucks
2025-26: Giannis Antetokounmpo – $54,126,450
Total: Giannis Antetokounmpo – three years, $175,369,698 (final year player option)
New York Knicks
2025-26: Karl-Anthony Towns – $53,142,264
Total: OG Anunoby – four years, $175,862,068 (final year player option)
Orlando Magic
2025-26: Franz Wagner – $38,661,750
Total: Paolo Banchero – six years, $256,034,769 (could rise to $304,174,769 via Rose Rule; final year player option)
Philadelphia 76ers
2025-26: Joel Embiid – $55,224,526
Total: Joel Embiid – four years, $243,468,526 (final year player option)
Toronto Raptors
2025-26: Scottie Barnes – $38,661,750
Total: Scottie Barnes – five years, $224,238,150
Washington Wizards
2025-26: Khris Middleton – $33,296,296 (plus up to $3,222,221 in unlikely incentives)
Total: Corey Kispert – three years, $41,000,000 (fourth-year team option worth $13,050,000)
Western Conference
Dallas Mavericks
2025-26: Anthony Davis – $54,126,450
Total: Anthony Davis – three years, $175,369,698
Denver Nuggets
2025-26: Nikola Jokić – $55,224,526
Total: Jamal Murray – four years, $207,845,568
Golden State Warriors
2025-26: Stephen Curry – $59,606,817
Total: Stephen Curry – two years, $122,193,975
Houston Rockets
2025-26: Kevin Durant – $53,282,608 (plus up to $1,426,001 in likely incentives)
Total: Alperen Şengün – five years, $185,000,000 (final year player option)
Los Angeles Clippers
2025-26: Kawhi Leonard – $50,000,000
Total: Kawhi Leonard – two years, $100,300,000
Los Angeles Lakers
2025-26: LeBron James – $52,627,153
Total: Luka Dončić – four years, $207,351,660 (projection based on $166 million cap for 2026-27; final year player option)
Memphis Grizzlies
2025-26: Ja Morant – $39,446,090
Total: Jaren Jackson Jr. – five years, $240,000,000 (final year player option)
Minnesota Timberwolves
2025-26: Anthony Edwards – $45,550,512
Total: Anthony Edwards – four years, $202,446,720
New Orleans Pelicans
2025-26: Zion Williamson – $39,446,090
Total: Trey Murphy III – four years, $112,000,000 (Williamson has three years, $126,499,530 left; last two years are non-guaranteed)
Oklahoma City Thunder
2025-26: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – $38,333,050
Total: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – six years, $365,456,000 (projection based on $182.6 million cap for 2027-28; final year player option)
Phoenix Suns
2025-26: Devin Booker – $53,124,264
Total: Devin Booker – five years, $317,462,264 (projection based on $200,860,000 cap for 2028-29; final year player option)
Portland Trail Blazers
2025-26: Jrue Holiday – $32,400,000
Total: Jrue Holiday – three years, $104,400,000 (final year player option)
Sacramento Kings
2025-26: Zach LaVine – $47,499,660
Total: Domantas Sabonis – three years, $136,416,000 (plus up to $7,800,000 in unlikely incentives)
San Antonio Spurs
2025-26: De’Aaron Fox – $37,096,620
Total: De’Aaron Fox – five years, $260,200,620 (projection based on $166 million cap for 2026-27)
Utah Jazz
2025-26: Lauri Markkanen – $46,394,100
Total: Lauri Markkanen – four years, $195,868,144
Only two teams—the Trail Blazers and Bulls—lack a player among the league’s overall top 50 salaries for 2025-26, but every franchise now has at least one nine-figure commitment on its books.
Source: Hoops Rumors
