#3. Paul George (4 years, $211.5 million)
Paul George left Hollywood to take his talents to the “City of Brotherly Love.” He spurned the LA Clippers, who reportedly couldn’t give him what he wanted. George declined a $47 million player option to sign a bigger and more lucrative contract with the 76ers.
Joel Embiid, George and Maxey give Philadelphia perhaps the best threesome in the NBA next season.
#4. OG Anunoby (5 years, $212.5 million)
The New York Knicks traded for OG Anunoby from the Toronto Raptors in last season’s NBA trade deadline. Anunoby’s future looked murky as he was in the final year of his contract with the Raptors. The forward’s stint in New York felt shaky after the team also traded for Mikal Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets.
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In the end, the Knicks still made Anunoby one of the best-paid players in the NBA with a five-year, $212.5 million contract. He will earn $36.6 million next season, a big jump from his previously $19 million per season rookie extension with the Raptors.
#5. Karl-Anthony Towns (4 years, $220.4 million)
Karl-Anthony Towns signed a four-year, $220.4 million designated veteran extension in July 2022. The first year of the deal will kick in starting the 2024-25 NBA season, putting him in Minnesota’s payroll for $49.2 million next season.
#6. Devin Booker (4 years, $220.4 million)
Like “KAT” Devin Booker signed his designated veteran extension two years ago. But, unlike Towns, Booker doesn’t have a player option for the 2027-28 season. He will become one of the NBA’s top unrestricted free agents after the four-year deal runs out in the summer of 2028.
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