3 Kentucky players with the biggest NBA contracts in 2024 ft. Jamal Murray's $209 Million Deal

The Kentucky Wildcats have emerged to be a sanctuary of high-caliber NBA players, with more than 40 players stemming from the program since 2010. Their ex-coach John Calipari recently shed light on five of its players pulling north of $800 million through contract extension last month alone.

With that, here are three Kentucky Wildcats players with the biggest NBA contracts heading into the 2024-25 season.

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Kentucky players with the biggest NBA contracts in 2024

#3 Jamal Murray - $209 million

Despite the lack of All-Star selections in his NBA resume, Jamal Murray is one of the most impactful players on the Denver Nuggets roster.

While he has a year left in his $158,253,000 five-year contract, the Nuggets are in the process of offering him a $209 million contract extension across four years. That will enable the franchise to retain of of the top points in the league by ensuring that he doesn't enter free agency.

#2 Karl-Anthony Towns - $224 million

NBA: Playoffs-Minnesota Timberwolves at Dallas Mavericks

The 2015-16 Rookie of the Year out of Kentucky is entering the huge extension he signed with Minnesota Timberwolves back in 2022.

The Wolves offered a supermax four-year extension to Karl-Anthony Towns, valued at $224 million. The contract activates from the 2024-25 season and will keep the big man with the franchise until the end of the 2027-28 campaign.

The Wolves mounted their best-ever playoff run of the modern-day basketball last season, and KAT was an integral part of their success. He abruptly left the Wolves in the middle of the regular season behind a knee issue and gripped his role efficiently during the playoffs.

#1 Devin Booker - $224 million

Phoenix Suns and Devin Booker agreed on over a $224 million supermax extension in 2022.

At the time, Booker was under a five-year maximum extension worth $158 million signed in July 2018. His blockbuster contract extension begins from the 2024-25 season and will keep him tethered to the Suns until the end of the 2027-28 season.

Booker averaged 27.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.9 last season last season and registered his fourth All-Star appearance.