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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.
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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
RankPlayerTeamCompensation
1Stephen CurryGolden State Warriors$53.84 million
2Tyrese HaliburtonIndiana Pacers$48.92 million
3Damian LillardMilwaukee Bucks$44.07 million
T-4Luka DoncicLos Angeles Lakers$43.03 million
T-4Trae YoungAtlanta Hawks$43.03 million
6Fred VanVleetHouston Rockets$42.85 million
T-7LaMelo BallCharlotte Hornets$40.77 million
T-7Tyrese MaxeyPhiladelphia 76ers$40.77 million
9Kyrie IrvingDallas Mavericks$40 million
T-10Ja MorantMemphis Grizzlies$39.45 million
T-10Darius GarlandCleveland Cavaliers$39.45 million
12Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOklahoma City Thunder$35.86 million
13Ben SimmonsBrooklyn Nets$35.45 million
14Jrue HolidayBoston Celtics$33.6 million
15De’Aaron FoxSan Antonio Spurs$32.6 million
16Immanuel QuickleyToronto Raptors$32.5 million
17Jamal MurrayDenver Nuggets$31.65 million
18Dejounte MurrayNew Orleans Pelicans$28.56 million
19Jalen BrunsonNew York Knicks$26 million
20Terry RozierMiami Heat$24.06 million
21Malcolm BrogdonWashington Wizards$22.5 million
22Lonzo BallChicago Bulls$20 million
23Marcus SmartMemphis Grizzlies$19.12 million
24D’Angelo RussellBrooklyn Nets$18 million
25Collin SextonUtah Jazz$17.74 million

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