Highest Contracts 2027-28

The highest-paid NBA players for 2027-28 by salary, with each contract as a percentage of the salary cap.

Updated · 2026–27 season

320 of 320 players
RankPlayerTeam2027–28 Salary% of Cap
1Nikola Jokić
Denver Nuggets
$62,841,70236.1%
2Anthony Davis
Washington Wizards
$62,786,68236.1%
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
Miami Heat
$62,786,68236.1%
4Jayson Tatum
Boston Celtics
$62,786,68236.1%
5Joel Embiid
Philadelphia 76ers
$62,624,61236.0%
6Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Oklahoma City Thunder
$61,792,50035.5%
7Jaylen Brown
Philadelphia 76ers
$61,672,81435.4%
8Devin Booker
Phoenix Suns
$61,015,19235.1%
9Karl-Anthony Towns
New York Knicks
$61,015,19235.1%
10Donovan Mitchell
Cleveland Cavaliers
$60,911,90035.0%
11Paul George
Boston Celtics
$56,586,67032.5%
12Cade Cunningham
Detroit Pistons
$53,817,15630.9%
13Evan Mobley
Cleveland Cavaliers
$53,817,15630.9%
14Jamal Murray
Denver Nuggets
$53,817,15630.9%
15Bam Adebayo
Miami Heat
$53,447,36430.7%
16De'Aaron Fox
San Antonio Spurs
$53,447,36430.7%
17Luka Doncic
Los Angeles Lakers
$53,447,36430.7%
18Anthony Edwards
Minnesota Timberwolves
$52,298,73630.1%
19Pascal Siakam
Indiana Pacers
$52,298,73630.1%
20Tyrese Haliburton
Indiana Pacers
$52,298,73630.1%
21Jaren Jackson Jr.
Utah Jazz
$50,500,00029.0%
22Trae Young
Washington Wizards
$50,478,06629.0%
23Lauri Markkanen
Utah Jazz
$49,824,68128.6%
24Domantas Sabonis
Sacramento Kings
$48,608,00027.9%
25Kevin Durant
Houston Rockets
$46,097,56126.5%
26OG Anunoby
New York Knicks
$45,431,03426.1%
27Darius Garland
Los Angeles Clippers
$44,886,93025.8%
28Ja Morant
Portland Trail Blazers
$44,886,93025.8%
29Zion Williamson
New Orleans Pelicans
$44,886,93025.8%
30Franz Wagner
Orlando Magic
$44,847,63025.8%
31Scottie Barnes
Toronto Raptors
$44,847,63025.8%
32Chet Holmgren
Oklahoma City Thunder
$44,539,47025.6%
33Jalen Williams
Oklahoma City Thunder
$44,539,47025.6%
34Paolo Banchero
Orlando Magic
$44,539,47025.6%
35LaMelo Ball
Minnesota Timberwolves
$44,061,76025.3%
36Tyrese Maxey
Philadelphia 76ers
$43,582,28025.1%
37Victor Wembanyama
San Antonio Spurs
$43,508,50025.0%
38Austin Reaves
Los Angeles Lakers
$42,954,03024.7%
39Kyrie Irving
Dallas Mavericks
$42,416,56224.4%
40Desmond Bane
Orlando Magic
$42,166,51024.2%
41Brandon Ingram
Los Angeles Clippers
$41,904,76224.1%
42Jalen Brunson
New York Knicks
$40,535,20123.3%
43Rudy Gobert
Minnesota Timberwolves
$38,000,00021.8%
44Alperen Şengün
Houston Rockets
$37,339,45021.5%
45Jrue Holiday
Portland Trail Blazers
$37,200,00021.4%
46Jerami Grant
Memphis Grizzlies
$36,413,79020.9%
47Mikal Bridges
New York Knicks
$36,160,71420.8%
48Jalen Green
Phoenix Suns
$36,000,00020.7%
49Julius Randle
Brooklyn Nets
$35,802,46820.6%
50Aaron Gordon
Denver Nuggets
$34,536,28019.9%
51Derrick White
Boston Celtics
$32,596,00018.7%
52Immanuel Quickley
Toronto Raptors
$32,500,00018.7%
53James Harden
Cleveland Cavaliers
$32,333,33418.6%
54Walker Kessler
Los Angeles Lakers
$31,614,26218.2%
55Dejounte Murray
New Orleans Pelicans
$30,751,70117.7%
56Jarrett Allen
Cleveland Cavaliers
$30,240,00017.4%
57Jalen Johnson
Atlanta Hawks
$30,000,00017.2%
58Jalen Suggs
Orlando Magic
$29,600,00017.0%
59Trey Murphy III
New Orleans Pelicans
$29,000,00016.7%
60Jaden McDaniels
Minnesota Timberwolves
$28,006,89816.1%
61Myles Turner
Milwaukee Bucks
$27,850,07716.0%
62Jakob Poeltl
Toronto Raptors
$27,300,00015.7%
63Keegan Murray
Sacramento Kings
$26,068,96515.0%
64Devin Vassell
San Antonio Spurs
$25,108,68614.4%
65Dyson Daniels
Atlanta Hawks
$25,000,00014.4%
66Isaiah Hartenstein
Oklahoma City Thunder
$25,000,00014.4%
67Josh Giddey
Chicago Bulls
$25,000,00014.4%
68Naz Reid
Charlotte Hornets
$25,000,00014.4%
69Coby White
Charlotte Hornets
$24,666,66714.2%
70Christian Braun
Denver Nuggets
$23,275,86313.4%
71Norman Powell
Chicago Bulls
$22,575,00013.0%
72Dillon Brooks
Phoenix Suns
$22,530,86413.0%
73Josh Hart
New York Knicks
$22,375,28012.9%
74Ivica Zubac
Indiana Pacers
$21,790,49512.5%
75Jabari Smith Jr.
Houston Rockets
$21,751,94012.5%
76Shaedon Sharpe
Portland Trail Blazers
$21,696,42912.5%
77Malik Monk
Sacramento Kings
$21,582,45112.4%
78Peyton Watson
Cleveland Cavaliers
$21,448,37212.3%
79P.J. Washington
Dallas Mavericks
$21,398,08712.3%
80Nicolas Claxton
Chicago Bulls
$21,099,72012.1%
81Alex Caruso
Oklahoma City Thunder
$20,998,32012.1%
82Andrew Nembhard
Indiana Pacers
$20,998,32012.1%
83Herb Jones
New Orleans Pelicans
$20,858,30012.0%
84Ayo Dosunmu
Minnesota Timberwolves
$20,855,17212.0%
85Kristaps Porzingis
Golden State Warriors
$20,000,00011.5%
86Wendell Carter Jr.
Orlando Magic
$19,550,16011.2%
87Toumani Camara
Portland Trail Blazers
$19,526,78611.2%
88Aaron Nesmith
Indiana Pacers
$19,418,00011.2%
89Grayson Allen
Charlotte Hornets
$19,375,00011.1%
90Naji Marshall
Dallas Mavericks
$18,195,60010.5%
91Daniel Gafford
Dallas Mavericks
$18,126,76310.4%
92Patrick Williams
Chicago Bulls
$18,000,00010.3%
93Zaccharie Risacher
Dallas Mavericks
$17,434,63710.0%
94Santi Aldama
Dallas Mavericks
$17,007,0439.8%
95Andrew Wiggins
Miami Heat
$17,000,0009.8%
96John Collins
Detroit Pistons
$17,000,0009.8%
97Onyeka Okongwu
Atlanta Hawks
$16,880,0009.7%
98Gary Trent Jr.
Milwaukee Bucks
$16,400,0009.4%
99Obi Toppin
Indiana Pacers
$16,025,0009.2%
100Terance Mann
Brooklyn Nets
$16,000,0009.2%
101Tobias Harris
San Antonio Spurs
$15,956,0009.2%
102Mitchell Robinson
Boston Celtics
$15,796,2009.1%
103Alex Sarr
Washington Wizards
$15,611,7989.0%
104Bobby Portis
Miami Heat
$15,597,0749.0%
105Dennis Schröder
Charlotte Hornets
$15,514,4008.9%
106AJ Dybantsa
Washington Wizards
$15,485,7608.9%
107Cooper Flagg
Dallas Mavericks
$15,208,6808.7%
108Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Atlanta Hawks
$15,161,8008.7%
109Duncan Robinson
Detroit Pistons
$15,151,2228.7%
110Tari Eason
Houston Rockets
$15,117,6248.7%
111Isaiah Stewart
Memphis Grizzlies
$15,000,0008.6%
112Julian Champagnie
San Antonio Spurs
$15,000,0008.6%
113Nikola Jovic
Miami Heat
$14,904,0008.6%
114Quentin Grimes
Los Angeles Lakers
$14,651,1638.4%
115Robert Williams III
Portland Trail Blazers
$14,500,0008.3%
116Damian Lillard
Portland Trail Blazers
$14,104,0008.1%
117Reed Sheppard
Houston Rockets
$14,041,6258.1%
118Rui Hachimura
Los Angeles Clippers
$14,000,0008.1%
119Darryn Peterson
Utah Jazz
$13,855,3208.0%
120Dylan Harper
San Antonio Spurs
$13,607,7607.8%
121Moses Moody
Golden State Warriors
$13,425,9257.7%
122Dorian Finney-Smith
Charlotte Hornets
$13,335,0007.7%
123Jarred Vanderbilt
Los Angeles Lakers
$13,285,7147.6%
124Corey Kispert
Atlanta Hawks
$13,025,0007.5%
125Stephon Castle
San Antonio Spurs
$12,670,1397.3%
126Mark Williams
Phoenix Suns
$12,666,6677.3%
127Neemias Queta
Boston Celtics
$12,500,0007.2%
128Cameron Boozer
Memphis Grizzlies
$12,441,8407.1%
129Sandro Mamukelashvili
Los Angeles Lakers
$12,350,0007.1%
130VJ Edgecombe
Philadelphia 76ers
$12,219,8407.0%
131Deni Avdija
Portland Trail Blazers
$11,875,0006.8%
132Steven Adams
Houston Rockets
$11,869,5656.8%
133T.J. McConnell
Indiana Pacers
$11,800,0006.8%
134Sam Hauser
Boston Celtics
$11,651,7856.7%
135Royce O'Neale
Charlotte Hornets
$11,625,0006.7%
136Collin Gillespie
Phoenix Suns
$11,571,4296.7%
137Ron Holland II
Detroit Pistons
$11,491,1836.6%
138Isaiah Joe
Detroit Pistons
$11,323,0206.5%
139Caleb Wilson
Chicago Bulls
$11,217,9606.5%
140Kon Knueppel
Charlotte Hornets
$11,017,5606.3%
141AJ Green
Milwaukee Bucks
$10,848,2156.2%
142Jusuf Nurkic
Utah Jazz
$10,541,6676.1%
143Tidjane Salaün
Charlotte Hornets
$10,445,6336.0%
144Keaton Wagler
Los Angeles Clippers
$10,158,2405.8%
145Buddy Hield
Atlanta Hawks
$10,097,5605.8%
146Day'Ron Sharpe
Brooklyn Nets
$10,000,0005.8%
147Ace Bailey
Utah Jazz
$9,976,5605.7%
148Luke Kornet
San Antonio Spurs
$9,900,0005.7%
149Sam Merrill
Cleveland Cavaliers
$9,839,2855.7%
150Collin Sexton
Los Angeles Lakers
$9,834,3005.7%
151Ty Jerome
Memphis Grizzlies
$9,659,1005.5%
152Donovan Clingan
Portland Trail Blazers
$9,550,2985.5%
153Dean Wade
Philadelphia 76ers
$9,450,0005.4%
154Moritz Wagner
Brooklyn Nets
$9,450,0005.4%
155Caleb Martin
Dallas Mavericks
$9,371,3515.4%
156Mikel Brown Jr
Brooklyn Nets
$9,226,1405.3%
157Tre Johnson
Washington Wizards
$9,061,6805.2%
158Keon Ellis
Brooklyn Nets
$9,000,0005.2%
159Max Christie
Dallas Mavericks
$8,857,1435.1%
160Rob Dillingham
Chicago Bulls
$8,763,2165.0%
161Kevin Huerter
Detroit Pistons
$8,746,4795.0%
162Quinten Post
Memphis Grizzlies
$8,550,0004.9%
163Zach Collins
Chicago Bulls
$8,500,0004.9%
164Kelly Oubre Jr.
Indiana Pacers
$8,450,0004.9%
165Darius Acuff Jr
Sacramento Kings
$8,422,9204.8%
166Payton Pritchard
Boston Celtics
$8,303,5714.8%
167Jeremiah Fears
New Orleans Pelicans
$8,271,9604.8%
168Bennedict Mathurin
New Orleans Pelicans
$8,195,1224.7%
169Zach Edey
Memphis Grizzlies
$8,067,9374.6%
170Tre Jones
Chicago Bulls
$8,000,0004.6%
171Tre Mann
Washington Wizards
$8,000,0004.6%
172Aaron Wiggins
Atlanta Hawks
$7,990,6554.6%
173Jaylin Williams
Oklahoma City Thunder
$7,774,6484.5%
174Kingston Flemings
Atlanta Hawks
$7,716,1204.4%
175Cody Williams
Minnesota Timberwolves
$7,669,8904.4%
176Matas Buzelis
Chicago Bulls
$7,584,2834.4%
177Egor Dëmin
Brooklyn Nets
$7,578,2404.4%
178Nikola Topic
Oklahoma City Thunder
$7,482,2104.3%
179Zeke Nnaji
Denver Nuggets
$7,466,6674.3%
180Devin Carter
Atlanta Hawks
$7,370,8974.2%
181Clint Capela
Houston Rockets
$7,370,0004.2%
182Bub Carrington
Washington Wizards
$7,257,7304.2%
183Al Horford
Golden State Warriors
$7,163,1004.1%
184Kel’el Ware
Milwaukee Bucks
$7,135,9924.1%
185Morez Johnson Jr
Dallas Mavericks
$7,093,0804.1%
186Collin Murray-Boyles
Toronto Raptors
$6,966,0004.0%
187Jared McCain
Oklahoma City Thunder
$6,784,2683.9%
188Bradley Beal
Los Angeles Clippers
$6,746,0403.9%
189Brayden Burries
Milwaukee Bucks
$6,738,0003.9%
190Khaman Maluach
Phoenix Suns
$6,617,1603.8%
191Dalton Knecht
Los Angeles Lakers
$6,452,8603.7%
192Yaxel Lendeborg
Golden State Warriors
$6,401,2803.7%
193Isaiah Jackson
Los Angeles Clippers
$6,400,0003.7%
194De'Anthony Melton
Golden State Warriors
$6,367,2003.7%
195Jonathan Kuminga
Minnesota Timberwolves
$6,367,2003.7%
196Luke Kennard
Phoenix Suns
$6,367,2003.7%
197Marcus Smart
Houston Rockets
$6,367,2003.7%
198Jordan Goodwin
Phoenix Suns
$6,333,3333.6%
199Anfernee Simons
Philadelphia 76ers
$6,300,0003.6%
200Cedric Coward
Memphis Grizzlies
$6,286,9203.6%
201Tristan Da Silva
Orlando Magic
$6,138,4663.5%
202Aday Mara
Oklahoma City Thunder
$6,081,4803.5%
203Jaden Hardy
Los Angeles Lakers
$6,000,0003.5%
204Jaxson Hayes
Utah Jazz
$6,000,0003.5%
205Josh Okogie
Utah Jazz
$6,000,0003.5%
206Noa Essengue
Chicago Bulls
$5,972,7603.4%
207Klay Thompson
Miami Heat
$5,880,0003.4%
208Khris Middleton
Washington Wizards
$5,870,6783.4%
209Ja'Kobe Walter
Toronto Raptors
$5,870,1723.4%
210Nate Ament
Milwaukee Bucks
$5,777,2803.3%
211Precious Achiuwa
Sacramento Kings
$5,750,8503.3%
212Ousmane Dieng
Milwaukee Bucks
$5,750,0003.3%
213Spencer Jones
Denver Nuggets
$5,750,0003.3%
214Landry Shamet
New York Knicks
$5,737,5003.3%
215Derik Queen
New Orleans Pelicans
$5,673,8403.3%
216Jaylon Tyson
Cleveland Cavaliers
$5,641,5003.2%
217Yves Missi
New Orleans Pelicans
$5,595,8273.2%
218DaRon Holmes II
Denver Nuggets
$5,547,1383.2%
219A.J. Johnson
Memphis Grizzlies
$5,493,3943.2%
220Hannes Steinbach
Charlotte Hornets
$5,488,5603.1%
221Kyshawn George
Washington Wizards
$5,435,8923.1%
222Carter Bryant
San Antonio Spurs
$5,390,6403.1%
223Pacome Dadiet
New York Knicks
$5,373,6083.1%
224Dailyn Swain
Chicago Bulls
$5,213,7603.0%
225Thomas Sorber
Oklahoma City Thunder
$5,120,4002.9%
226Terrence Shannon Jr.
Minnesota Timberwolves
$5,054,1592.9%
227Ryan Dunn
Phoenix Suns
$5,025,5532.9%
228Gui Santos
Golden State Warriors
$5,000,0002.9%
229Jordan Miller
Los Angeles Clippers
$5,000,0002.9%
230Jordan Walsh
Boston Celtics
$5,000,0002.9%
231Bennett Stirtz
Oklahoma City Thunder
$4,953,2402.9%
232Baylor Scheierman
Boston Celtics
$4,952,9932.9%
233Isaiah Collier
Utah Jazz
$4,898,9482.8%
234Yang Hansen
Portland Trail Blazers
$4,864,9202.8%
235Jose Alvarado
New York Knicks
$4,794,8282.8%
236Ebuka Okorie
Detroit Pistons
$4,705,4402.7%
237Joan Beringer
Minnesota Timberwolves
$4,621,2002.7%
238Josh Minott
Brooklyn Nets
$4,500,0002.6%
239Christian Anderson Jr
Charlotte Hornets
$4,470,0002.6%
240Allen Graves
Toronto Raptors
$4,268,8802.5%
241Nolan Traoré
Brooklyn Nets
$4,193,0402.4%
242Walter Clayton Jr.
Memphis Grizzlies
$4,190,5202.4%
243Jayden Quaintance
San Antonio Spurs
$4,097,8802.4%
244DeAndre Jordan
New Orleans Pelicans
$4,070,3552.3%
245LeBron James
Philadelphia 76ers
$4,070,3552.3%
246Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
Utah Jazz
$4,025,0002.3%
247Kasparas Jakucionis
Milwaukee Bucks
$4,024,4402.3%
248Ryan Rollins
Milwaukee Bucks
$4,000,0002.3%
249Karim Lopez
Memphis Grizzlies
$3,934,3202.3%
250Will Riley
Washington Wizards
$3,864,0002.2%
251Labaron Philon
Philadelphia 76ers
$3,776,7602.2%
252Drake Powell
Brooklyn Nets
$3,709,3202.1%
253Mo Bamba
Utah Jazz
$3,700,3202.1%
254Zuby Ejiofor
Atlanta Hawks
$3,626,1602.1%
255Asa Newell
Atlanta Hawks
$3,560,8802.1%
256Cameron Carr
Los Angeles Lakers
$3,481,0802.0%
257Nique Clifford
Sacramento Kings
$3,418,8002.0%
258Sergio De Larrea
Dallas Mavericks
$3,341,2801.9%
259Jaylen Clark
Minnesota Timberwolves
$3,333,3331.9%
260Ron Harper Jr.
Boston Celtics
$3,308,2901.9%
261Jase Richardson
Orlando Magic
$3,282,0001.9%
262Tarris Reed Jr
San Antonio Spurs
$3,230,5201.9%
263Ben Saraf
Brooklyn Nets
$3,172,9201.8%
264Tristan Vukcevic
Washington Wizards
$3,142,8571.8%
265Chris Cenac Jr
Boston Celtics
$3,137,6401.8%
266Joshua Jefferson
Brooklyn Nets
$3,118,5601.8%
267Alex Karaban
Sacramento Kings
$3,095,6401.8%
268Danny Wolf
Brooklyn Nets
$3,081,8401.8%
269Koa Peat
Phoenix Suns
$3,073,0801.8%
270Hugo González
Boston Celtics
$3,062,6401.8%
271Liam McNeeley
Charlotte Hornets
$3,040,3201.8%
272Yanic Konan Niederhauser
Los Angeles Clippers
$3,018,4801.7%
273Jay Huff
Indiana Pacers
$3,005,0851.7%
274Justin Champagnie
Washington Wizards
$3,005,0851.7%
275Vit Krejci
Portland Trail Blazers
$3,005,0851.7%
276Kyle Filipowski
Utah Jazz
$3,000,0001.7%
277Tarik Biberović
Dallas Mavericks
$3,000,0001.7%
278Bryce McGowens
New Orleans Pelicans
$2,934,7421.7%
279Dru Smith
Miami Heat
$2,934,7421.7%
280Quenton Jackson
Indiana Pacers
$2,934,7421.7%
281Ajay Mitchell
Oklahoma City Thunder
$2,850,0001.6%
282Scotty Pippen Jr.
Memphis Grizzlies
$2,789,2151.6%
283Pete Nance
Milwaukee Bucks
$2,756,9121.6%
284Kobe Sanders
Los Angeles Clippers
$2,753,2461.6%
285Mohamed Diawara
New York Knicks
$2,753,2461.6%
286Daeqwon Plowden
Sacramento Kings
$2,664,4011.5%
287Isaiah Crawford
Houston Rockets
$2,664,4011.5%
288Cam Spencer
Memphis Grizzlies
$2,616,7541.5%
289Justin Edwards
Philadelphia 76ers
$2,616,7541.5%
290Moussa Cisse
Dallas Mavericks
$2,571,8951.5%
291Alijah Martin
Toronto Raptors
$2,571,8151.5%
292Adou Thiero
Los Angeles Lakers
$2,525,9011.5%
293Chaz Lanier
Detroit Pistons
$2,525,9011.5%
294Dylan Cardwell
Sacramento Kings
$2,525,9011.5%
295Johni Broome
Los Angeles Clippers
$2,525,9011.5%
296Maxime Raynaud
Sacramento Kings
$2,525,9011.5%
297Micah Peavy
New Orleans Pelicans
$2,525,9011.5%
298Myron Gardner
Miami Heat
$2,525,9011.5%
299Noah Penda
Orlando Magic
$2,525,9011.5%
300Rasheer Fleming
Phoenix Suns
$2,525,9011.5%
301Ryan Kalkbrenner
Charlotte Hornets
$2,525,9011.5%
302Sion James
Charlotte Hornets
$2,525,9011.5%
303Tyrese Proctor
Cleveland Cavaliers
$2,525,9011.5%
304Will Richard
Golden State Warriors
$2,525,9011.5%
305Adem Bona
Philadelphia 76ers
$2,486,9951.4%
306Bronny James
Los Angeles Lakers
$2,486,9951.4%
307Cameron Christie
Los Angeles Clippers
$2,486,9951.4%
308Jaylen Wells
Memphis Grizzlies
$2,486,9951.4%
309Johnny Furphy
Indiana Pacers
$2,486,9951.4%
310Oso Ighodaro
Phoenix Suns
$2,486,9951.4%
311Tyler Kolek
New York Knicks
$2,486,9951.4%
312Baba Miller
Los Angeles Clippers
$2,294,3701.3%
313Bogolijub Marković
Milwaukee Bucks
$2,294,3701.3%
314Bruce Thornton
Houston Rockets
$2,294,3701.3%
315Emanuel Sharpe
Sacramento Kings
$2,294,3701.3%
316Henri Veesaar
Atlanta Hawks
$2,294,3701.3%
317Isaiah Evans
Minnesota Timberwolves
$2,294,3701.3%
318Meleek Thomas
Cleveland Cavaliers
$2,294,3701.3%
319Ryan Conwell
Miami Heat
$2,294,3701.3%
320Trevon Brazile
Denver Nuggets
$2,294,3701.3%