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Who is the highest paid player in the NBA this season?

It is the Golden State Warriors' Steph Curry, who will make $37.5 million in salary in 2018-19.

NBA salaries continue to rise for the elite players, like Curry.

No. 2 on the list is the Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook at $35.7 million.

The Houston Rockets' Chris Paul ($35.7 million), the Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James ($35.7 million) and the Detroit Pistons' Blake Griffin ($31.9 million) round out the Top 5 highest paid players in the NBA in 2018-19 in terms of salary.

WHAT CHANGED?:Highest paid players in the NBA - 2017-18 season

Top 25 NBA salaries for 2018-2019 season:

1. Stephen Curry, $37,457,154

2. Russell Westbrook, $35,665,000

3. Chris Paul, $35,654,150

3. LeBron James, $35,654,150

5. Blake Griffin, $31,873,932

6. Gordon Hayward, $31,214,295

7. Kyle Lowry, $31,000,000

8. James Harden, $30,570,000

9. Paul George, $30,560,700

10. Mike Conley, $30,521,115

11. Kevin Durant, $30,000,000

12. Paul Millsap, $29,230,769

13. Al Horford, $28,928,710

14. Damian Lillard, $27,977,689

15. Carmelo Anthony, $27,928,140

16. DeMar DeRozan, $27,739,975

17. Chris Bosh, $26,837,720

18. Jrue Holiday, $26,131,111

19. Otto Porter, $26,011,913

20. CJ McCollum, $25,759,766

21. Nikola Jokic, $25,467,250

21. Joel Embiid, $25,467,250

21. Andrew Wiggins, $25,467,250

24. Anthony Davis, $25,434,263

25. Andre Drummond, $25,434,262

- salary information courtesy of hoopshype.com

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