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The 25 Highest-Paid Basketball Players of the 2015 NBA Season

Words By David Fischer
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Having taken a look already at the highest paid comedians, YouTube Stars, top models and DJs, we are moving on to the basketball players of the 2015 NBA season. In his 20th season this year, Kobe Bryant takes the top spot with $25 million. He is closely followed by Joe Johnson from the Brooklyn Nets ($24.9 million), LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers ($23 million) and Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks ($22.9 million). Bryant's contract is ending next summer and then you can look out for younger players to take the reign of this list. To get a more detailed understanding of each player's contract, check out the full article over at Business Insider.

1. Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) - $25 million 2. Joe Johnson (Brooklyn Nets) - $24.9 million 3. LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) - $23 million 4. Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) - $22.9 million 5. Dwight Howard (Houston Rockets) - $22.4 million 6. Chris Bosh (Miami Heat) - $22.2. million 7. Chris Paul (LA Clippers) - $21.5 million 8. Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) - $20.02 million 9. Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) - $20.1 million 10. Dwayne Wade (Miami Heat) - $20 million 11 (tie). DeAndre Jordan (LA Clippers) - $19.7 million 11 (tie). Brook Lopez (Brooklyn Nets) - $19.7 million 11 (tie). LaMarcus Aldridge (San Antonio Spurs) - $19.7 million 11 (tie). Kevin Love (Cleveland Cavaliers) - $19.7 million 11 (tie). Marc Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies) - $19.7 million 16. Blake Griffin (LA Clippers) - $18.9 million 17. Paul Millshap (Atlanta Hawks) - $18.7 million 18. Paul George (Indiana Pacers) - $17.1 million 19. Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) - $16.7 million 20 (tie). Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers) - $16.4 million 20 (tie). Enes Kanter (Oklahoma City Thunder) - $16.4 million 20 (tie). Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs) - $16.4 million 20 (tie). Wesley Matthew (Dallas Mavericks) - $16.4 million 20 (tie). Greg Monroe (Milwaukee Bucks) - $16.4 million 25. Tobias Harris (Orlando Magic) - $16 million

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I am the founder of Highsnobiety.com. I started the blog right out of college in 2005 and I am still as passionate and involved as I was on the first day. While I do not write as much anymore, you will still find the occasional article on the site with my name on it.

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