Highest-paid NBA players, 1996-97
The 50 biggest salaries of the 1996-97 season.
| # | Player | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHI | $30.1M | |
| 2 | ORL | $14.9M | |
| 3 | IND | $11.3M | |
| 4 | LAL | $10.7M | |
| 5 | SEA | $10.2M | |
| 6 | SAS | $10.0M | |
| 7 | WAS | $9.8M | |
| 8 | HOU | $9.7M | |
| 9 | MIA | $9.4M | |
| 10 | CHI | $9.0M | |
| 11 | ATL | $8.0M | |
| 12 | WAS | $8.0M | |
| 13 | LAL | $7.0M | |
| 14 | PHX | $7.0M | |
| 15 | GSW | $7.0M | |
| 16 | DET | $7.0M | |
| 17 | PHX | $6.8M | |
| 18 | PHI | $6.7M | |
| 19 | ORL | $6.7M | |
| 20 | IND | $6.5M | |
| 21 | UTA | $6.0M | |
| 22 | HOU | $5.5M | |
| 23 | SAS | $5.3M | |
| 24 | BOS | $5.3M | |
| 25 | IND | $5.2M | |
| 26 | NJN | $5.1M | |
| 27 | DET | $5.0M | |
| 28 | NYK | $5.0M | |
| 29 | MIN | $5.0M | |
| 30 | NYK | $5.0M | |
| 31 | DAL | $4.9M | |
| 32 | CHA | $4.7M | |
| 33 | HOU | $4.7M | |
| 34 | UTA | $4.7M | |
| 35 | CLE | $4.6M | |
| 36 | MIL | $4.6M | |
| 37 | ATL | $4.5M | |
| 38 | ATL | $4.5M | |
| 39 | PHX | $4.4M | |
| 40 | POR | $4.2M | |
| 41 | PHX | $4.2M | |
| 42 | WAS | $4.1M | |
| 43 | POR | $4.1M | |
| 44 | CHA | $4.0M | |
| 45 | ORL | $4.0M | |
| 46 | IND | $4.0M | |
| 47 | CHI | $4.0M | |
| 48 | DAL | $3.9M | |
| 49 | CHI | $3.8M | |
| 50 | DAL | $3.8M |
