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NBA / Entering the M-shaped, Curry's salary is almost equal to the entire Thunder team. Top 6 in NBA
According to the US media, the NBA is entering the M-shape, and the salary gap between players is gradually widening. The Thunder currently has 15 players on contract, but no one exceeds US$10 million. The total team salary is US$50.59 million (Total ₹3.744 billion). Only 4.81 million more than Curry, quite a big gap.
Center Derrick Favors is Oklahoma City's highest paid player with an annual salary of $9.72 million in the new season. The rookie Josh Giddey ranks second with an annual salary of $5.988 million, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks third with an annual salary of $5.495 million. The rest of the players have an annual salary of less than $3.7 million.
The salary cap will be adjusted in 2021-22 season
The salary cap will be adjusted to $112.4 million next season, and the luxury tax threshold will be $136.6 million. In the 2022-23 season, the league’s salary cap limit is $119 million, and the luxury tax threshold is $145 million.
Top 6 salary in 2021-22 season of NBA
2020-21 season the data of them PPG=Points Per Game
RPG=Rebounds Per Game
APG=Assists Per Game
SPG= Steals Per Game
# 6 - Keven Durant $40.92 million
PPG 26.9
RPG 7.1
APG 5.6
SPG 0.7
# 5 - LeBron James $41.18 million
PPG 25
RPG 7.7
APG 7.8
SPG 1.1
# 4 - John Wall $43.85 million
PPG 20.6
RPG 3.2
APG 6.9
SPG 1.1
# 3 - Russell Westbrook $44.21 million
PPG 22.2
RPG 11.5
APG 11.7
SPG 1.4
# 2 - James Harden $44.31 million
PPG 24.6
RPG 7.9
APG 10.8
SPG 1.2
# 1 - Stephen Curry $45.78 million
PPG 32
RPG 5.5
APG 5.8
SPG 1.2
As NBA superstars' salaries have grown significantly compared with the past, how to invest in financial management has become a mode and method for off-court competition in addition to competition on the court. In the next article, I will talk about the investment wizards among NBA stars.