NBA began to announce the salary of players from 1984 to 1985, and the salary of players has changed greatly in about 40 years. Nowadays, high-paying players in the league are everywhere. As long as the players play a few seasons of high-profile performance, they will always be the top salary. However, once upon a time, high salary has always been the standard of top stars.
Then, let’s see who is the player with the highest salary in every season in NBA history ~
1984-85 Magic Johnson $2.5 million
$2.5 million for Magic Johnson in 1985-86 season
US $2.5 million for Ewing in 1986-87 season
US $2.8 million for Ewing in 1987-88 season
US $3.3 million for Ewing in 1988-89 season
1989-90 season Ewing $3.7 million
Ewing US $4.3 million for 1990-91 season
US $7.1 million Larry Bird in the 1991-92 season
$5.7 million for David Robinson in 1992-93
1993-94 David Robinson $5.7 million
US $14.7 million for Magic Johnson in 1994-95 season
Ewing US $18.7 million for 1995-96 season
Jordan USD 30.1 million for 1996-97 season
Jordan $33.1 million for 1997-98 season
1998-99 season Ewing $18.5 million
1999-00 season O’Neal $17.1 million
2000-01 season Garnett $19.6 million
2001-02 season Garnett $22.4 million
2002-03 Garnett $25.2 million
2003-04 Garnett $28 million
2004-05 season O’Neal $27.7 million
2005-06 season O’Neal $20 million
2006-07 Garnett $21 million
2007-08 Garnett $23.8 million
2008-09 season Garnett $24.8 million
2009-10 McGrady $23.2 million
Kobe Bryant $24.8 million for 2010-11 season
$25.2 million for Kobe in 2011-12 season
2012-13 Kobe Bryant $30.5 million
Kobe $30.5 million in 2013-14
2014-15 Kobe Bryant $23.5 million
Kobe Bryant $25 million in the 2015-16 season
2016-17 season James $31 million
2017-18 Curry $34.7 million
2018-19 Curry 37.5 million USD
2019-20 curry 40.2 million USD
2020-21 season Curry $43 million
2021-22 Curry 45.7 million USD
2022-23 season Curry $48.1 million