Old colleagues Ben Simmons again Joel Embiid tops the list of highest paid players per game in NBA history, according to HoopsHype research (minimum 15 games played). Both fit the same trend among our league leaders: star players who signed big contracts but couldn't live up to their full expectations due to injuries.
This pattern applies across the board, with a few big names cashing in despite limited availability. In all, 19 players earned at least $300,000 per tournament for their careers.
As always, you can check out the full ranking below:
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Job Salaries: $163,525,665
NBA games played: 366
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $215,298,426
NBA games played: 492
Sarah Stier/Getty Images
Job Salaries: $78,276,387
NBA games played: 184
Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $276,580,866
NBA games played: 684
David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $176,903,094
NBA games played: 476
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $92,076,274
NBA games played: 252
Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $87,400,017
NBA games played: 249
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $74,524,405
NBA games played: 217
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $269,568,863
NBA games played: 797
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $268,301,708
NBA games played: 796
Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $279,265,838
NBA games played: 835
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $274,811,186
NBA games played: 825
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $405,940,020
NBA games played: 1,231
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Job Salaries: $357,844,681
NBA games played: 1,103
Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $261,338,564
NBA games played: 833
Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $272,742,175
NBA games played: 871
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $307,094,937
NBA games played: 981
Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $281,211,087
NBA games played: 907
Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $183,973,035
NBA games played: 605
Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $146,060,485
NBA games played: 487
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
Job Salaries: $269,552,761
NBA games played: 951
Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $263,884,588
NBA games played: 933
John Jones-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $164,808,017
NBA games played: 584
Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $95,751,295
NBA games played: 341
Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $127,164,774
NBA games played: 453
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $163,061,257
NBA games played: 584
Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $225,638,155
NBA games played: 819
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $340,720,428
NBA games played: 1,238
Bob Kupbens-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $390,177,385
NBA games played: 1,421
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $217,115,909
NBA games played: 798
Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images
Job Salaries: $482,593,428
NBA games played: 1,779
Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $236,092,616
NBA games played: 871
Job Salaries: $73,143,600
NBA games played: 271
Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $39,619,840
NBA games played: 147
David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $272,362,518
NBA games played: 1,017
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $342,672,250
NBA games played: 1,284
Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $73,625,090
NBA games played: 276
John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $196,890,649
NBA games played: 746
Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $217,520,609
NBA games played: 826
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Job Salaries: $198,343,831
NBA games played: 755
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