Stephen Curry hasn’t simply modified the best way basketball is performed — he has modified the way it’s valued.
Spotrac launched its up to date checklist of the NBA’s highest profession earners, and Curry at present sits third, behind Kevin Durant and LeBron James. Durant handed James for the highest spot on Sunday after signing a two-year, $90 million extension with the Phoenix Suns, which features a participant possibility for the 2027–28 season.
Different members of the highest 10 embody Devin Booker, Paul George, Anthony Davis, Joel Embiid, Damian Lillard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jayson Tatum — a mixture of established stars and youthful faces shortly climbing the checklist.
That youthful wave may quickly reshape the standings completely. With Booker, Gilgeous-Alexander and Tatum all nonetheless of their late-20s and already on max extensions, they’re on tempo to shatter the totals set by Curry, James and Durant as new TV offers and cap will increase drive salaries even larger.
Curry, although, has been on the forefront of the league’s wage evolution. In 2017, he grew to become the primary participant in NBA historical past to signal a $200 million contract, a five-year deal price $201 million. Two years later, he grew to become the primary to make greater than $40 million in a single season.
He topped that milestone once more in 2021, signing a four-year, $215 million extension that made him the primary participant ever to signal a number of $200 million contracts. That deal helped him develop into the primary to earn over $50 million in 2023–24, and by 2026–27, he’s set to be the primary participant to surpass $60 million in a single season.
Over the previous few years, Curry has climbed steadily up Spotrac’s profession earnings rankings. He first appeared within the prime 10 at No. 7 via 2022–23, rose to No. 4 via 2023–24, and reached No. 3 this yr, the place he’s anticipated to stay for the foreseeable future as his present deal runs via 2026–27.
Curry’s journey into the NBA’s prime three profession earners displays greater than a decade of sustained excellence — and positions him to remain there as new offers reshape the league’s monetary panorama.
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