Stephen Curry of Akron, Ohio, the best three-point shooter in NBA history, is the highest paid player in the National Basketball Association for the 2026-27 season. The star Golden State Warriors point guard is making a whopping $62.6 million. However, after Curry’s latest two-year contract extension on Friday, he will only be making $55.7 million per year, which will be the 13th highest contract in the NBA for the 2027-28 season.
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic of Sombor, Serbia will be making the most money in the 2027-28 NBA season at $62.84 million. The other 11 players who will be making more money than Curry are Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics ($62.79 million), Anthony Davis of the Washington Wizards ($62.79 million), Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Miami Heat ($62.79 million), Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers ($62.79 million), Jaylen Brown of the 76ers ($61 million), Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns ($61 million), Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks ($61 million), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder ($61 million), Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers ($60.9 million), Paul George of the Celtics ($56.6 million), and Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors ($56 million).
In 2026-27, the second highest paid NBA player will be Jokic at $59 million per season. It is interesting that Curry will be making $3.5 million more than Jokic and that Curry is the only player who is making more than $60 million, when 10 players are set to make $60 million or more for the 2027-28 season.
In 2025-26, Curry averaged 26.6 points per game, 4.7 assists per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, and 1.1 steals per game. He had a field goal percentage of .468, three point percentage of .393, and free throw percentage of .923.
