Lakers: Can LeBron James defy odds in his unprecedented 21st season? - Silver Screen and Roll

The Los Angeles player will earn, between his salary and his advertising contracts, almost 120 million dollars this season. He dominates all the other players.

Like every year, Forbes magazine establishes the list of players who earn the most in the NBA, adding salaries and advertising revenue.

And as always, for ten years now, it is the same player who has dominated this ranking again and again: LeBron James.

The Lakers player will receive 47.6 million dollars through his franchise, plus 70 million with his sponsors, or 117.6 million dollars in total! If he is not the highest paid player in the league, James is on the other hand the one who earns the most from his advertising revenue, by far.

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Behind him, we find Stephen Curry, who will receive $101.9 million this season, then Kevin Durant (91.4) and the two stars of the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo (85.6) and Damian Lillard (63.6).

We can also note that Nikola Jokic, MVP of the 2023 Finals and ninth player who earns the most money, only receives 7 million dollars linked to sponsors, to add to his 47.6 million salary.

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