As the most dazzling star of the 1996 golden generation, Kobe won 5 championship trophies, 1 regular season MVP, and 2 finals MVPs in his 20-year career. and countless other countless honors. He stuck to the Los Angeles Lakers for 20 years and achieved the story of one man, one city. Of course, the Lakers gave him enough feedback, with a total salary of US$328 million in 20 years and the honor of having two jerseys retired by the same team. However, Kobe's career total salary can only rank seventh in history. So who are the top six players?

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In 2018, Kobe's total salary was still second only to Garnett. However, there have been more and more sky-high contracts in recent years. Now Kobe's total salary has dropped to seventh place, and it is possible to drop to 10th or 20th place in the future. Currently ranked sixth is Westbrook. In 2017, the Thunder extended Westbrook's five-year, US$205 million contract in advance, bringing his total career salary to US$337 million, currently ranking sixth in the NBA.

Ranked fifth is Wolf King Garnett. As a historical power forward, Garnett’s career total salary has reached 343 million U.S. dollars. He has been the leader of the NBA for a long time. The player with the highest total salary. Ranked fourth is Chris Paul. Paul has played for many teams in his career, from the Hornets to the Clippers to Houston and the Thunder. Although he has always been the best point guard in the league and a player with a maximum salary contract, he has frequently Changing teams caused him to miss out on the super-maximum contract. Even so, his total career income still reached US$344 million.

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Lillard is ranked third. As a low-key superstar, Lillard renewed a super-maximum contract with the Trail Blazers in advance. If anything goes wrong, he will be the first player in the league with an annual salary of more than 50 million. His current total salary is US$348 million. Ranked second is Durant. Although he took several salary cuts during his time with the Warriors, with a cumulative amount of more than 20 million, his total salary still reached US$350 million, second only to James, the league's number one player.

Ranking first is James. His total career salary has reached 390 million U.S. dollars. After his contract expires next year, he will continue to renew his contract with the Lakers with a maximum salary. His total career salary in the future will exceed 500 million U.S. dollars. It's possible. James's commercial value is so great that it can only be compared with the Bulls' Jordan, so no amount of salary for him is excessive.

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