The gap between rich and poor is indeed huge.
As a world-renowned basketball league, the NBA generates considerable revenue every year. In addition to the league's own profits, a lot of it is spent on players' salaries. Star players can enhance the league's influence around the world and increase related partners. They can also create considerable income for the league by selling jerseys and holding fan signings. Even this kind of income is higher than the annual salary of ordinary players. high. Many ordinary players are even in an embarrassing situation without the ball. If they can't play today, there will be no tomorrow. This situation is fully reflected in the salary level.
As the salary level of the US NBA continues to increase, the salaries of the league's leading stars have naturally increased. A somewhat well-known player. Their annual salaries start at tens of millions of US dollars, and some basketball superstars even earn more than 30 million US dollars. The ten highest-paid players in the NBA this season all have annual salaries exceeding the $30 million mark.
Let’s take Lowry as an example. Lowry ranks tenth among the ten players with an annual salary of $30 million, but even at the bottom, his annual salary reaches an astonishing $33 million. It is obviously inconsistent with his strength, but considering his contribution to the team and his historical status in the team, Lowry is undoubtedly worthy of an annual salary of US$33 million. Durant, who ranks seventh, is missing this season due to injury, but his annual salary still reaches US$37.2 million. Paul, who ranks second, can still get an annual salary of US$38 million at the age of 35. In recent years, due to He is frequently criticized for his strength, but in this season, his performance in the Thunder is undoubtedly worthy of his annual salary of US$38 million.
The highest salary in the league is Curry's five-year contract of US$201 million, which is also a record-breaking annual salary. Even though Curry did not play many games due to injuries this season, he still received an annual salary of US$40 million. This salary level is really enviable. It is also the reason for the high salary. Curry donated money to the team during the NBA lockout to help the team tide over difficulties. Speaking of the highest salary, the player with the lowest annual salary in the league is Tyler Ulis, with an annual salary of only $50,000.