While Team USA must navigate the 2024 Paris Olympics first, the NBA season is now only a couple of months away from starting, with the draft completed and some big name trades already underway.
Sports superstars such as LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Anthony Edwards will all be in the French capital this summer but will hope to return to the court and ensure they can knock Boston Celtics off their perch come the end of the NBA season in 24/25.
But which NBA aces will have the most responsibly on their shoulders due to their enormous pay packets? Here are the NBA’s 20 highest paid players ahead of the new season.
5. Bradley Beal - Phoenix Suns
The second Suns star in the list, SG Beal earns a yearly wage of $50,203,930 after his increase in salary this summer. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
6. LeBron James - LA Lakers
After rumours he could leave the Lakers in the summer, he agreed to a new deal worth $49,987,718 annually. Arguably one of the greatest to ever do it - if not THE greatest. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
7. Devin Booker - Phoenix Suns
The Suns have another addition to the list in the shape of SG Booker, who earns $49,350,000 annually. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
8. Karl-Anthony Towns - Minnesota Timberwolves
The Timberwolves centre has had a huge boost in salary this summer and enters the top 20 list with a cool yearly salary of $49,350,000 | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images