Who is the lowest paid player in the NBA for the 2024-25 season?

Using the average NBA salary to measure what everyone in the league earns is not ideal because wages in the league are high Upper limits are so high that they distort the results. Instead, it’s better to look at the average salary, which is the average of all salaries in the league.

According to Basketball Reference, it is The median NBA salary for the 2024-25 season is $6,696,429.

That’s that highest average salary among the four major professional sports Leagues.

There is a huge discrepancy between the lowest and highest paid players in the NBA. The minimum salary for an NBA player will be over $1.1 million next season, while the highest-paid player will be the Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, who will earn $55.8 million in the 2024-25 season.

Additionally, five players are expected to earn more than $50 million next season. Denver Nuggets Center Nikola Jokic and center for the Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid Will earn $51.42 million, Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant Set to make $51.18 million, Suns guard Bradley Beal will earn $50.2 million.

Who gets paid the least in the league?

The 19-year-old American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Tyler Smithwho previously played for the NBA G League Ignite teams, will be the lowest-paid player this season an annual salary of $1,157,153.

Smith was a five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2023 class.

The Milwaukee Bucks selected him with the 33rd overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, and on July 5, he signed with them.