Meet the Los Angeles Lakers Player who earns more than LeBron James
The player who earns $47,063,478 is paid about $3,000,000 more than LeBron James who earns $44,474,988.
NBA superstar Russell Westbrook is LA Lakers' highest-paid player.
Westbrook who earns $47,063,478 is paid about $3,000,000 more than LeBron James who earns $44,474,988.
The Los Angeles Lakers have been tied down by their overall team bankroll since they made moves for LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and especially Russell Westbrook.
The three are due well over $115 million combined in the 2022-23 NBA season.
This has been a gift and curse for the Lakers. They ultimately did win a championship by spending money and making moves to bring in Anthony Davis.
However, this offseason, the Lakers had little to no spending money due to Westbrook being owed over $47 million. With this being the last year he's on the books, the Lakers should have plenty of cap space going into the next 2-3 seasons.
Many players become free agents after this season besides some of the younger players, James and Davis.
Below is the salary of LA Lakers players:
Russell Westbrook - $47,063,478
LeBron James - $44,474,988
Anthony Davis - $37,980,720
Patrick Beverley - $13,000,000
Lonnie Walker IV - $6,479,000
Kendrick Nunn - $5,250,000
Damian Jones - $2,298,000
Juan Toscano-Anderson - $2,133,278
Troy Brown - $1,968,175
Thomas Bryant - $1,968,175
Wenyen Gabriel - $1,878,720
Jay Huff - $1,637,966
Austin Reaves - $1,563,518
Max Christie - $1,017,781
Javante McCoy - $1,017,781
Fabian White - $1,017,781
Cole Swider - $508,891
Scottie Pippen Jr - $508,891
Team Total - $171,767,528
The Los Angeles Lakers are a team a lot like the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL. They have spent the last few seasons using money to form and structure their roster in a championship way, and in 2020 it did turn into a championship for the Lakers, but the lack of priority towards their draft picks has caught up to them.
Their most valuable draft picks they currently have are first-round picks in 2027 and 2029, which GM Rob Pelinka is hesitant to move, and one of those picks would more than likely have to be involved in any trade for a team to want to take on Russell Westbrook's contract this season.
