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#3 Kevin Durant [Overall: #11]
Earnings: $57.3 million [Salary: $25.3 million; Endorsements: $32 million]
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Kevin Durant, currently in the prime of his career, has been operating with the Golden State Warriors, the same way LeBron James was with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014,15 and 2016 - signing one-year deals each summer. James did it to keep his options open while Durant has done it to give the team flexibility with the salary cap.
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The 2017-18 season, Durant earned $25.3 million in salary after receiving $26.5 million the previous season - his first with Golden State. He has reportedly declined his option for next season and hopes to sign more of a long-term contract with the team and doesn't intend to take any more discounts.
With Durant, we enter the realm of players that earn more by endorsements than their team salaries.
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