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The 25 Highest-Paid NBA Point Guards

Stephen Curry is the highest-paid point guard at just under $54 million.
The top 9 point guards earn at least $40 million per season.

Apr 15, 2024 | 06:37 am

UPDATED Feb 03, 2025 | 11:06 am

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Warriors superstar and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, Stephen Curry, leads the pack as the highest-paid NBA point guard. Curry signed a four-year, $215.35 million maximum contract extension with the Warriors in 2021 and makes more than $53 million per year.

Following Curry in the second spot is Tyrese Haliburton, who signed a five-year, $260-million maximum contract extension in June of 2023 to stay in Indiana.

In the third spot is Damian Lillard making $44.06 million annually. In the fall of 2023, Lillard was involved in a blockbuster trade sending him from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks to join forces with former MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.

2018 draftees Luka Doncic and Trae Young share the fourth position with each making just over $43 million per year. Both Doncic and Young signed five-year, $215.16M rookie maximum contract extensions with their respective teams in 2021.

Luka Doncic was part of a shocking trade sending him to the Lakers while sending Anthony Davis to the Mavericks.

Capping off the top six is the Rockets’ Fred Vanvleet, making $42.84 million annually. Vanvleet signed a three-year, $128.5 million max contract with Houston during the 2024 offseason.

The Highest-Paid Point Guards

Here is the full list of the 25 highest-paid NBA point guards by average salary. The list was compiled using data from Spotrac.

Updated: February 3rd, 2025

Rank	Player	Team	Compensation
1	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors	$53.84 million
2	Tyrese Haliburton	Indiana Pacers	$48.92 million
3	Damian Lillard	Milwaukee Bucks	$44.07 million
T-4	Luka Doncic	Los Angeles Lakers	$43.03 million
T-4	Trae Young	Atlanta Hawks	$43.03 million
6	Fred VanVleet	Houston Rockets	$42.85 million
T-7	LaMelo Ball	Charlotte Hornets	$40.77 million
T-7	Tyrese Maxey	Philadelphia 76ers	$40.77 million
9	Kyrie Irving	Dallas Mavericks	$40 million
T-10	Ja Morant	Memphis Grizzlies	$39.45 million
T-10	Darius Garland	Cleveland Cavaliers	$39.45 million
12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Oklahoma City Thunder	$35.86 million
13	Ben Simmons	Brooklyn Nets	$35.45 million
14	Jrue Holiday	Boston Celtics	$33.6 million
15	De’Aaron Fox	San Antonio Spurs	$32.6 million
16	Immanuel Quickley	Toronto Raptors	$32.5 million
17	Jamal Murray	Denver Nuggets	$31.65 million
18	Dejounte Murray	New Orleans Pelicans	$28.56 million
19	Jalen Brunson	New York Knicks	$26 million
20	Terry Rozier	Miami Heat	$24.06 million
21	Malcolm Brogdon	Washington Wizards	$22.5 million
22	Lonzo Ball	Chicago Bulls	$20 million
23	Marcus Smart	Memphis Grizzlies	$19.12 million
24	D’Angelo Russell	Brooklyn Nets	$18 million
25	Collin Sexton	Utah Jazz	$17.74 million