10 Highest Paid NBA Players by Salaries

#7 Kyle Lowry - $31.2 million

Toronto Raptors v Boston Celtics

Kyle Lowry was part of a trade swung by an organization that expected to tank following Rudy Gay's departure, but he instead turned the tide around for the Raptors in his first few games, almost leading them to a playoff sport that very season, and placing them 5th on the Eastern Conference standings the season following that.

Lowry has low-key been the Raps' most valuable player over the past 5 seasons, with or without considering DeMar DeRozan. Tenacious as a pit bull, Lowry embraces challenges on both ends of the floor, and while he doesn't have much of a scoring arsenal, he's a difference maker in a variety of ways that don't necessarily show up on the box score (he's one of the leading charge-takers in the entire NBA), and make him worth the $31.2 million he's owed this season.