Total salary for players: James is the first in history, Curry is the second in history, Durant is over $500 million

This summer, James executed the $52.63 million player option next season, which brought his total career salary to $584 million, continuing to set a record he has maintained. If James continues to play after playing next season, he will become the first player in history to have a total salary of more than $600 million. But soon, other players will surpass James' record.

In addition to James, there are five active players whose career total salary has exceeded the $500 million mark, namely Curry (536 million), Booker (534 million), George (519 million), Embiid (515 million), and Durant (512 million). Among them, Curry and Durant are veterans who have been fighting in the league for many years, while Booker, George and Embiid have been fighting in the league for more than 10 years, and they have big contracts, so the total salary can exceed 500 million US dollars.

In addition, more than a dozen players have a total career salary of more than $400 million, of which Davis has a whopping $487 million. If they sign another big contract before retirement, it will exceed $500 million or even $600 million. After being cut by the Bucks and re-signed with the Trail Blazers, Lillard's total career salary also reached 484 million. After signing the maximum salary renewal contract, the two young superstars, Alexander and Tatum, signed a maximum salary, reached US$482 million and US$470 million respectively. The two of them are likely to sign another big contract in the future. The total salary exceeds $600 million, and it is very likely to exceed $700 million.

Antesco has signed two maximum salary, and the total salary in his career has reached US$460 million. If he signs another maximum salary, it can exceed US$600 million. The total career salaries of veteran superstars, Irving (433 million), Leonard (429 million), Bill (428 million), Harden (427 million), and Butler (424 million), have also exceeded US$400 million, but it is hard to say whether they can exceed US$500 million before retirement.

As the top superstar in the league today, Jokic's total salary in his career has reached $427 million, and it is likely that he can sign another super maximum salary in the future, and it is not a problem to exceed $700 million. After Brown and the Celtics signed a large contract of more than $300 million, their total career salary has reached $420 million. If they can sign another big contract in the future, their total salary will exceed 600 million. Towns once signed a super maximum salary with the Timberwolves, so his total career salary has exceeded $400 million.

Paul has been fighting in the league for 20 years, and his total salary in his career has exceeded 400 million US dollars, which is also very amazing. If Paul had entered the league for ten years late, his total salary might have been much higher.