Stephen Curry and the Biggest Player Paychecks in the NBA

When lottery winners pick up their winnings, they often are photographed holding huge oversized checks.

Check out the top bi-weekly paychecks for NBA players, and you’ll think they should be getting giant 6-foot cardboard checks, too.

The NBA doles out checks on the first and 15th of each month, just like many other businesses. But, unlike your average U.S. business, the amounts on those checks are seven figures for the top players.

So GOBankingRates wanted to see what the top 10 players make, in terms of bi-weekly checks. You’ll recognize the names as the biggest stars in basketball, but some of these numbers will still surprise you.

• Team: Golden State Warriors
• Position: Shooting guard
• 2022-23 base salary: $40,600,080
• 2022-23 bi-weekly check amount: $1,691,670
• 2022-23 monthly amount paid: $3,383,340

• Team: Portland Trail Blazers
• Position: Point guard
• 2022-23 base salary: $42,492,492
• 2022-23 bi-weekly check amount: $1,770,521
• 2022-23 monthly amount paid: $3,541,041

• Team: Los Angeles Clippers
• Position: Small forward
• 2022-23 base salary: $42,492,492
• 2022-23 bi-weekly check amount: $1,770,521
• 2022-23 monthly amount paid: $3,541,041

• Team: Milwaukee Bucks
• Position: Power forward
• 2022-23 base salary: $42,492,492
• 2022-23 bi-weekly check amount: $1,770,521
• 2022-23 monthly amount paid: $3,541,041

• Team: Los Angeles Clippers
• Position: Shooting guard
• 2022-23 base salary: $42,492,568
• 2022-23 bi-weekly check amount: $1,770,524
• 2022-23 monthly amount paid: $3,541,047

• Team: Brooklyn Nets
• Position: Small forward
• 2022-23 base salary: $42,969,845
• 2022-23 bi-weekly check amount: $1,790,410
• 2022-23 monthly amount paid: $3,580,820

• Team: Washington Wizards
• Position: Shooting guard
• 2022-23 base salary: $43,279,250
• 2022-23 bi-weekly check amount: $1,803,302
• 2022-23 monthly amount paid: $3,606,604

• Team: Los Angeles Lakers
• Position: Small forward
• 2022-23 base salary: $44,474,988
• 2022-23 bi-weekly check amount: $1,853,124
• 2022-23 monthly amount paid: $3,706,249

• Team: Los Angeles Lakers
• Position: Point guard
• 2022-23 base salary: $47,063,478
• 2022-23 bi-weekly check amount: $1,960,978
• 2022-23 monthly amount paid: $3,921,957

• Team: Golden State Warriors
• Position: Point guard
• 2022-23 base salary: $48,070,014
• 2022-23 bi-weekly check amount: $2,002,917
• 2022-23 monthly amount paid: $4,005,835

Methodology: For this piece, GOBankingRates used Spotrac’s 2022 NBA base salary data to find the 10 highest-paid players in terms of 2022-23 salary. This figure was then divided across the 24 bi-weekly paychecks NBA players receive on the 1st and 15th of every month, which was the determining factor in the final rankings. All data was collected and is up to date as of Sept. 27, 2022.

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