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Devin Booker’s shocking spot on all-time NBA earnings list

Originally posted on Burn City Sports | By Connor Moreno | Last updated Oct 20, 2025 11:39 AM ET

PHOENIX — Just a couple months after the Phoenix Suns traded Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets to kickstart a franchise reset, the 37-year-old superstar inked a two-year, $90 million extension.

You’re probably wondering what this has to do with the Suns. Nothing. But it did shakeup the all-time highest NBA career earnings list , which features Phoenix franchise cornerstone Devin Booker.

In early July, Booker signed an extension of his own — a two-year, $145 million max extension that keeps him with the franchise through the 2029-30 season.

At the time of his extension, Booker surpassed Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s record-setting average annual salary mark, reaching $72.5 annual mark.

This new contract brings Booker’s career earnings to a whopping $520.2 million ahead of his 11th NBA season. Here’s the top 10:

Kevin Durant — $598.2 million
LeBron James — $581.3 million
Stephen Curry — $532.7 million
Devin Booker — $520.2 million
Paul George — $516.9 million
Anthony Davis — $511.2 million
Joel Embiid — $506.3 million
Damian Lillard — $482.9 million
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — $469.5 million
Jayson Tatum — $469.4 million

The list is surprising and the numbers are staggering, but it’s not like Booker isn’t worthy of the money being thrown at him Aside from being Phoenix’s best franchise player of all time, he’s still one of the best in NBA, which isn’t the case for at least one player in the top 10 list.

Devin Booker’s BR NBA Top 100 Ranking

Phoenix’s lead man comes in as the 16th-ranked player on the list, sitting in between Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams at 15 and Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler at 17.

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Here’s what Zach Buckley said about the 11-year veteran’s ranking:

“Messiness with the Suns overall hasn’t really dimmed Booker’s star yet. He’s been remarkably consistent throughout the organization’s many transformations, albeit with some bigger fluctuations in his three-point splash rate than his reputation as a net-shredder might suggest.

“Hopefully, this latest roster-reshuffling isn’t the one that dooms Booker. He’ll get all the shots and touches he cares to handle without Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, but Booker’s responsibility list will be burdensome, and the defensive attention he receives could be overwhelming.

“Overall, Booker seems content with the situation, and he’s clearly well compensated for it. But if Phoenix fades into obscurity, the hoops world will be without one of its better playoff performers in recent memory.”

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