Top 10 Highest Paid NBA Players for 2012-13 Season

There are a lot of Lakers, Heat and Knicks players on this list.

Knicks unfortunately haven’t won a title in over 3 decades, so they might be hustling backwards with their money.

1. Kobe Bryant (Lakers) $27,849,149
 
   5-time NBA Champion
   2-time NBA Finals MVP
   1-time NBA MVP
   2-time Scoring Champion
   14-time NBA All-Star
   4-time NBA All-Star Game MVP
   14-time All-NBA Team selection
   12-time All-Defensive Team Selection
   NBA All Rookie Team Selection 1997
   NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion 1997

 2. Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks) $20,907,128
   
     NBA Champion: 2011
     NBA MVP: 2007
     NBA Finals MVP: 2011
     11-time NBA All-Star
     12-time All-NBA Team Selection




3. Carmelo Anthony (Knicks) $20,463,024
    5-time All-NBA Team Selection
    5-Time NBA All-Star
    NBA All-Rookie Selection 2004
    NBA Rookie Challenge MVP 2004

 4. Amare Stoudemire (Knicks) $19,948,799
    NBA Rookie of the Year: 2003
    6-time NBA All-Star
    NBA All-Rookie Selection 2003
    NBA Rookie Challenge MVP 2003
    5-time All-NBA Team Selection

 5. Joe Johnson (Nets) $19,752,645
    6-time NBA All-Star
    1-time All-NBA Team Selection
    NBA All-Rookie Second Team 2002






6. Dwight Howard (Lakers) $19,536,360
   3-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year
   6-time NBA All-Star
   6-time All-NBA Team Selection
   5-time NBA All-Defensive Selection
   NBA All-Rookie First Team 2005
   1-time Slam Dunk Contest Winner



7. Pau Gasol (Lakers) $19,000,000
   2-time NBA Champion
   4-time NBA All-Star
   NBA Rookie of the Year 2002
   3-time All-NBA Team Selection
   NBA All-Rookie First Team 2002




 8. Chris Paul (Clippers) $17,779,458
    5-time NBA All-Star
    4-time All-NBA Team Selection
    4-time All-Defensive Team Selection
    4-time NBA Steals Leader
    2-time NBA Assist Leader





9 (T). Chris Bosh (Heat) $17,545,000
    NBA Champion 2012
    7-time NBA All-Star
    1-time All-NBA Team Selection
    NBA All-Rookie First Team 2004




9 (T). LeBron James (Heat) $17,545,000
    NBA Champion 2012
    NBA Finals MVP 2012
    3-time NBA MVP
    8-time NBA All-Star
    2-time NBA All-Star MVP
    8-time All-NBA Team Selection
    4-time All-Defensive Team Selection
    NBA Rookie Of the Year 2004
    NBA All-Rookie First Team 2004


10.Dwyane Wade (Heat) $17,182,000
    2-time NBA Champion
    NBA Finals MVP 2006
    8-time NBA All-Star
    NBA All-Star MVP 2010
    7-time All-NBA Team Selection
    3-time All-Defensive Team Selection
    NBA All-Rookie First Team 2004