10 Highest Paid NBA Players by Salaries

#2 (tied) Chris Paul - $37.45 million

Houston Rockets v Los Angeles Lakers

A free agent this past summer, Chris Paul was expected to re-sign on a long-term deal with the Rockets, and Daryl Morey duly obliged with a 4-year, $160 million deal that will keep CP3 near the top of the NBA wages echelon for the next 4 seasons. A player worth the supermax whenever on the floor, the Point God struggled for form and fitness at the start of this season, leading to many people questioning the wisdom of giving him a 4-year deal.

But CP3's game is much more easy to transition into an old man game, and court vision and tenacity aren't qualities that are easily found in the NBA. For what it's worth, I'd still trust Paul over a whole host of guards to be the centerpiece on a championship team.