Overview
- Forbes' Oct. 20 ranking projects Curry will earn about $203.6 million over a 12-month span, the first active NBA player the publication has estimated above $200 million.
- The estimate breaks down to roughly $62.6 million in Warriors pay and $141 million from endorsements and business ventures, with the Li‑Ning deal reported as the primary driver.
- Curry agreed to a two-year, $116 million extension with Golden State in recent weeks and accepted less than the full over-38 max, a choice that gives the team more short-term salary-cap flexibility.
- LeBron James falls in Forbes' list after taking a veteran‑minimum deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, while Jimmy Butler remains a top earner at about $70.8 million as he rehabs a torn ACL.
- Forbes tallies earnings by combining salary, endorsements and business income over a 12-month window, a method that shows how large, multi-year endorsement deals can now eclipse on-court pay and reshape franchise planning.