Highest paid NBA players of the last 10 years

2017-18: Stephen Curry

Steph Curry

The single most important reason why the laughing stock of the NBA is now laughing all the way to the bank while steamrollering 29 other teams en route championship glory, Curry has revolutionized the game.

That's saying quite something for a sport that has been a global sport for a couple of decades, but Curry's status as the greatest shooter of all time has been in little doubt for over 4 years now.

He emasculates defenders individually, making them accessories to his highlight reels while raining hellfire from 30 feet out. Steph's precise offensive moves, his wonderful reading of the game, tireless off-ball work and the ability to get his teammates going puts him out as one of the most potent offensive weapons we've ever seen on a basketball court.

The 5-year, $201 million supermax contract extension he signed in 2016 with the Warriors was all but a formality following the only unanimous MVP campaign he put together the season before.