
NBA Finals, i giocatori più pagati di ogni serie finale anno per anno
Il sito HoopsHype ha raccolto i cinque giocatori più pagati di ciascuna serie di finale dal 1991 a oggi, anche per testimoniare come sono cambiati i guadagni della lega negli ultimi 30 anni abbondanti. I top-5 del 1991 (tra cui spiccavano Michael Jordan e Magic Johnson) guadagnavano poco più di 10 milioni di dollari tutti assieme, meno di un quarto dello stipendio di Luka Doncic in questa stagione. Ecco la top-5 anno per anno

1991
- Michael Jordan (Chicago): $2.500.000
- Magic Johnson (Los Angeles): $2.400.000
- Sam Perkins (Los Angeles): $1.970.000
- AC Green (Los Angeles): $1.750.000
- James Worthy (Los Angeles): $1.600.000

1992
- Michael Jordan (Chicago): $3.250.000
- Scottie Pippen (Chicago): $2.770.000
- Kevin Duckworth (Portland): $2.013.000
- Bill Cartwright (Chicago): $2.000.000
- Terry Porter (Portland): $1.787.000

1993
- Michael Jordan (Chicago): $4.000.000
- Scottie Pippen (Chicago): $3.425.000
- Charles Barkley (Phoenix): $2.420.000
- Bill Cartwright (Chicago): $2.200.000
- Horace Grant (Chicago): $1.900.000

1994
- Patrick Ewing (New York): $3.825.000
- Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston): $3.170.000
- Otis Thorpe (Houston): $2.418.000
- Kenny Smith (Houston): $2.150.000
- Charles Oakley (New York): $1.950.000

1995
- Shaquille O’Neal (Orlando): $4.800.000
- Anfernee Hardaway (Orlando): $4.305.000
- Dennis Scott (Orlando): $3.240.000
- Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston): $3.169.900
- Nick Anderson (Orlando): $3.090.000

1996
- Detlef Schrempf (Seattle): $5.000.000
- Sam Perkins (Seattle): $3.967.000
- Michael Jordan (Chicago): $3.850.000
- Toni Kukoc (Chicago): $3.560.000
- Frank Brickowski (Seattle): $3.250.000

1997
- Michael Jordan (Chicago): $30.140.000
- Dennis Rodman (Chicago): $9.000.000
- John Stockton (Utah): $6.000.000
- Karl Malone (Utah): $4.657.000
- Toni Kukoc (Chicago): $3.960.000

1998
- Michael Jordan (Chicago): $33.140.000
- Karl Malone (Utah): $5.118.578
- John Stockton (Utah): $5.000.000
- Ron Harper (Chicago): $4.560.000
- Toni Kukoc (Chicago): $4.560.000

1999
- David Robinson (San Antonio): $14.841.000
- Larry Johnson (New York): $10.186.000
- Latrell Sprewell (New York): $8.300.000
- Allan Houston (New York): $7.000.000
- Sean Elliott (San Antonio): $5.333.000

2000
- Shaquille O’Neal (Los Angeles): $17.142.858
- Rik Smits (Indiana): $12.250.000
- Reggie Miller (Indiana): $9.031.850
- Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles): $9.000.000
- Glen Rice (Los Angeles): $7.000.000

2001
- Shaquille O’Neal (Los Angeles): $19.285.715
- Dikembe Mutombo (Philadelphia): $14.400.000
- Allen Iverson (Philadelphia): $10.130.000
- Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles): $10.130.000
- Matt Geiger (Philadelphia): $7.515.840

2002
- Shaquille O’Neal (Los Angeles): $21.428.572
- Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles): $11.250.000
- Mitch Richmond (Los Angeles): $11.000.000
- Keith Van Horn (New Jersey): $10.865.250
- Jason Kidd (New Jersey): $8.447.500

2003
- Dikembe Mutombo (New Jersey): $16.105.264
- Tim Duncan (San Antonio): $12.072.500
- David Robinson (San Antonio): $10.500.000
- Steve Smith (San Antonio): $9.900.000
- Jason Kidd (New Jersey): $9.265.000

2004
- Shaquille O’Neal (Los Angeles): $24.749.999
- Rasheed Wallace (Detroit): $17.000.000
- Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles): $13.500.000
- Richard Hamilton (Detroit): $6.500.000
- Ben Wallace (Detroit): $5.500.000

2005
- Tim Duncan (San Antonio): $14.260.641
- Glenn Robinson (San Antonio): $12.071.250
- Rasheed Wallace (Detroit): $9.720.000
- Richard Hamilton (Detroit): $7.812.500
- Ben Wallace (Detroit): $7.000.000

2006
- Shaquille O’Neal (Miami): $20.000.000
- Keith Van Horn (Dallas): $15.694.250
- Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas): $13.843.156
- Shandon Anderson (Miami): $8.935.000
- Erick Dampier (Dallas): $8.662.500

2007
- Michael Finley (San Antonio): $19.030.999
- Tim Duncan (San Antonio): $17.429.672
- Larry Hughes (Cleveland): $13.363.012
- Tony Parker (San Antonio): $9.450.000
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cleveland): $9.442.697

2008
- Kevin Garnett (Boston): $23.750.000
- Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles): $19.490.625
- Paul Pierce (Boston): $16.360.094
- Ray Allen (Boston): $16.000.000
- Pau Gasol (Los Angeles): $13.735.000

2009
- Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles): $21.262.500
- Rashard Lewis (Orlando): $16.447.871
- Pau Gasol (Los Angeles): $15.106.000
- Lamar Odom (Los Angeles): $14.148.596
- Dwight Howard (Orlando): $13.758.000

2010
- Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles): $23.034.375
- Paul Pierce (Boston): $19.795.712
- Ray Allen (Boston): $18.776.860
- Pau Gasol (Los Angeles): $16.452.000
- Kevin Garnett (Boston): $16.400.000

2011
- Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas): $17.278.618
- Predrag Stojakovic (Dallas): $15.532.320
- Chris Bosh (Miami): $14.500.000
- LeBron James (Miami): $14.500.000
- Dwyane Wade (Miami): $14.200.000

2012
- Chris Bosh (Miami): $16.022.500
- LeBron James (Miami): $16.022.500
- Dwyane Wade (Miami): $15.691.000
- Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City): $15.506.632
- Kendrick Perkins (Oklahoma City): $7.123.626

2013
- Chris Bosh (Miami): $17.545.000
- LeBron James (Miami): $17.545.000
- Dwyane Wade (Miami): $17.024.000
- Rashard Lewis (Miami): $15.052.181
- Manu Ginobili (San Antonio): $14.107.492

2014
- Chris Bosh (Miami): $19.067.500
- LeBron James (Miami): $19.067.500
- Dwyane Wade (Miami): $18.536.000
- Tony Parker (San Antonio): $12.500.00
- Tim Duncan (San Antonio): $10.361.446

2015
- LeBron James (Cleveland): $20.644.400
- David Lee (Golden State): $15.012.000
- Andrew Bogut (Golden State): $12.972.973
- Andre Iguodala (Golden State): $12.289.544
- Stephen Curry (Golden State): $10.629.213

2016
- LeBron James (Cleveland): $22.970.500
- Kevin Love (Cleveland): $19.689.000
- Kyrie Irving (Cleveland): $16.407.500
- Klay Thompson (Golden State): $15.501.000
- Draymond Green (Golden State): $14.260.870

2017
- LeBron James (Cleveland): $30.963.450
- Kevin Durant (Golden State): $26.540.100
- Kevin Love (Cleveland): $21.165.675
- Kyrie Irving (Cleveland): $17.638.063
- Klay Thompson (Golden State): $16.663.575

2018
- Stephen Curry (Golden State): $34.682.550
- LeBron James (Cleveland): $33.285.709
- Kevin Durant (Golden State): $25.000.000
- Kevin Love (Cleveland): $22.642.350
- George Hill (Cleveland): $20.000.000

2019
- Stephen Curry (Golden State): $37.457.154
- Kyle Lowry (Toronto): $32.700.000
- Kevin Durant (Golden State): $30.000.000
- Marc Gasol (Toronto): $24.119.025
- Kawhi Leonard (Toronto): $23.114.066

2020
- LeBron James (Los Angeles): $37.436.858
- Jimmy Butler (Miami): $32.742.000
- Anthony Davis (Los Angeles): $27.093.019
- Goran Dragic (Miami): $19.217.900
- Andre Iguodala (Miami): $17.185.185

2021
- Chris Paul (Phoenix): $41.358.814
- Khris Middleton (Milwaukee): $33.051.724
- Devin Booker (Phoenix): $29.467.800
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee): $27.528.088
- Jrue Holiday (Milwaukee): $27.026.011

2022
- Stephen Curry (Golden State): $45.780.966
- Klay Thompson (Golden State): $37.980.720
- Andrew Wiggins (Golden State): $31.579.390
- Jayson Tatum (Boston): $28.103.500
- Al Horford (Boston): $27.000.000

2023
- Jimmy Butler (Miami): $37.653.300
- Nikola Jokic (Denver): $33.047.803
- Jamal Murray (Denver): $31.650.600
- Michael Porter (Denver): $30.913.750
- Kevin Love (Miami): $30.556.968

2024
- Luka Doncic (Dallas): $40.064.220
- Kyrie Irving (Dallas): $38.037.037
- Jrue Holiday (Boston): $36.861.707
- Kristaps Porzingis (Boston): $36.016.200
- Jayson Tatum (Boston): $32.600.060