Ranking: Highest paid players per game in NBA history

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 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:

Sarah Stier/Getty Images
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


Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
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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