1 / 8Basketball is one of the most commercially lucrative sports in the world. As a result, National Basketball Association (NBA) players are some of the highest-paid athletes. Below is a list of the 10 players with the most expensive NBA contracts. (Data source: sportrac.com) (Image source: Reuters)
2 / 8No: 1 | Jayson Tatum | Boston Celtics | $313,933,410 | Approximately Rs. 2.634 billion | The Boston Celtics star has landed the most lucrative contract in NBA history after helping the team win its first championship in 16 years in 2024. Tatum, however, followed up with a disappointing Olympics, as he warmed the bench for most of the tournament on a star-studded team. (Image source: Reuters)
3 / 8No: 2 | Jaylen Brown | Boston Celtics | $285.393640 | Approximately Rs 2,395 crore | Jaylen Brown won the Finals MVP award after the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks to claim the title earlier this year. He was rewarded for it with a bumper contract that runs through 2028, bolstering the franchise’s hopes of building a dynasty around this core group of players. (Image credit: Reuters)
4 / 8No. 3 | Nikola Jokic | Denver Nuggets | $276,122,630 | Approximately Rs 2,320 crore | The Denver Nuggets captain has been one of the most notable European signings in NBA history. He led them to the 2022-23 title and is considered one of the three best active players on the circuit. (Image source: Reuters)
5 / 8No. 4 | Bradley Beal | Phoenix Suns | $251,019,650 | Approximately 2106 crore | Bradley Beal is part of a stacked Phoenix Suns roster that includes two other superstars, Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. They lost their first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves 0-4 and will hope to right the wrongs to go further next season. (Image credit: Reuters)
6 / 8No. 5 (tied) | Anthony Edwards | Minnesota Timberwolves | $244,623,120 | Approximately Rs 2053 crore | “Antman”, as Anthony Edwards is known, is considered the next big star of American basketball. Last year, he led the Minnesota Timberwolves to the conference finals and the franchise thus seems to have secured him until 2028 with this mega-contract. (Image source: Reuters)
7 / 8No. 5 (tied) | Tyrese Haliburton | Indiana Pacers | $244,623,120 | Approximately Rs 2053 crore | The Indiana Pacers guard led his team to the Eastern Conference finals, where they were swept in four games by the Celtics last season. Despite all this, Haliburton is seen as a great promise for the future and even made the US Basketball team for the playoffs. His contract runs until 2028 and is worth the same as Edwards’. (Image source: Reuters)
8 / 8No. 7 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Milwaukee Bucks | $228,200,420 | Approximately Rs 1915 crore | The two-time league MVP, one-time NBA champion, one-time Finals MVP has risen through the ranks to become one of the most iconic players of the current NBA era. However, Giannis’ contract is up next year and it remains to be seen whether the Bucks can tie him down to a longer deal. (Image source: Reuters)
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