FiveTop 5 highest-paid NBA players for the 2020-21 season
•Thanks to max and supermax deals, several NBA players are set to earn over $40 million during the 2020-21 NBA season.
•Despite reduced revenue, NBA franchises aren't too hesitant about offering huge deals to land their favorite players.
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Modified 05 Dec 2020, 10:55 PM
The financial aspect of the NBA has never been more prominent. Despite the COVID pandemic throttling league revenue significantly, franchises aren't thinking twice before splashing the cash on huge contracts to land their desired players. While there are already several bloated contracts in existence, many more max deals were signed leading up to the 2020-21 season
NBA 2020-21: Looking at the highest-paid players
The overt attention to cap space, financial flexibility, and long-term contracts beg the obvious question - who's raking in the most money this season? Let's try and answer that. Here are five NBA players with the biggest salaries in the 2020-21 season.
Note: The list only considers base salaries and does not account for player escrows and other deductions. All numbers have been taken from HoopsHype.
