Who Is The Highest Paid Nba Player in 2021?
The highest-paid NBA player in 2021 is Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving. He will earn $33.4 million this season.
LeBron James
LeBron James is the highest-paid NBA player for the 2021 season, earning $37.4 million in salary with the Los Angeles Lakers. James is followed by Kevin Durant, who will earn $35.7 million with the Brooklyn Nets, and Stephen Curry, who will make $34.9 million with the Golden State Warriors.
Kevin Durant
As of 2021, Kevin Durant is the highest paid NBA player, earning an annual salary of $38 million. He is followed by Stephen Curry, who earns $37 million per year. LeBron James rounds out the top three, with an annual salary of $36 million.
Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry is the highest-paid NBA player in the 2021 season. He will earn $45.78 million in salary and endorsements. LeBron James is second on the list with $41.67 million.
Russell Westbrook
The Houston Rockets made a big splash in the 2020 offseason when they acquired former MVP Russell Westbrook in a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The move has paid dividends for the Rockets so far, as Westbrook is averaging 27.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game while helping Houston to the fourth-best record in the Western Conference.
All of that success has also translated to Westbrook being one of the highest-paid players in the NBA for the 2020-21 season. According to Basketball Reference, Westbrook is set to earn $41.4 million this season, which ranks sixth among all NBA players.
James Harden
James Harden is an American professional basketball player who is currently signed to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. In 2012, he was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the Thunder and helped them reach the NBA Finals.
Harden averaged career-highs of 29.0 points, 11.2 assists, 8.1 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game in 2016–17 while being named to his third All-Star team and earning All-NBA Second Team honors. He led the NBA in scoring in 2018–19, becoming just the fifth player in NBA history to average at least 36 points per game for a season; he also won his first MVP award. He led the Rockets to their first Western Conference finals appearance since 2015, but they were defeated by eventual champion Golden State Warriors in six games.
Damian Lillard
Damian Lillard is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is one of the most decorated players in Blazers history, having been named an NBA All-Star four times, to the All-NBA Team three times, and the NBA Rookie of the Year. In 2021, he became the first player in franchise history to be named NBA MVP. He is also a two-time recipient of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award.
Lillard has earned a reputation as one of the best shooters in the NBA, with a career three-point shooting percentage of 37.5%. He is one of only eight players in NBA history to make at least 1,000 three-pointers while also shooting over 80% from the free throw line. Lillard is also an adept passer and has averaged 6.3 assists per game throughout his career.
In 2021, Lillard signed a five-year contract extension with the Trail Blazers worth $196 million, making him the highest-paid player in franchise history and one of the highest-paid players in the NBA.
