NBA salaries: The highest-paid NBA players from each major basketball city

Long gone are the days when New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago produced much of the talent we saw on NBA courts. Today, players come from all over the place, creating new millionaires across the globe.

We’ve delved deep into NBA salary information (our data goes back to 1990) to identify the highest-paid players born in each major basketball hotbed – from Seattle to Melbourne, Belgrade to Los Angeles, and everywhere in between.

Take a look below:

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Akron, Ohio

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1. LeBron James : $482,593,428 2. Stephen Curry: $357,844,681 3. Larry Nance Jr: $61,282,052 4. Jerome Lane: $1,365,000 5. Chris Livingston: $1,119,563

Atlanta, Georgia

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

1. Dwight Howard : $245,838,349 2. Derrick Favors: $131,217,769 3. Malcolm Brogdon: $111,232,562 4. Al-Farouq Aminu: $72,262,285 5. Kenny Thomas: $54,613,164

Baltimore, Maryland

1. Will Barton : $81,869,184 2. Sam Cassell: $58,419,775 3. Reggie Bullock: $52,817,092 4. Muggsy Bogues: $17,828,400

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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1. Tyrus Thomas : $55,331,772 2. Garrett Temple: $50,717,393 3. Brandon Bass: $39,661,509 4. Marcus Thornton: $35,467,422 5. Glen Davis: $34,716,665

Belgrade (Serbia) 🇷🇸

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

1. Bogdan Bogdanovic : $99,700,000 2. Marko Jaric: $43,650,000 3. Nemanja Bjelica: $34,264,448 4. Aleksej Pokusevski: $14,914,289 5. Dragan Tarlac: $2,500,000

Birmingham, Alabama

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1. Eric Bledsoe : $130,640,553 2. DeMarre Carroll: $81,515,187 3. Trendon Watford: $4,352,054 4. Buck Johnson: $2,715,000

Boston, Massachusetts

John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

1. Bruce Brown : $37,134,279 2. Dana Barros: $25,587,500 3. Darius Bazley: $12,086,053 4. John Amaechi: $9,562,500 5. Bill Curley: $6,768,167

Buffalo, New York

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1. Clifford Robinson : $59,190,625 2. Greg Oden: $24,322,868 3. Ike Diogu: $10,882,224 4. Jordan Nwora: $8,216,291 5. Curtis Borchardt: $5,551,833

Canton, Ohio

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

1. CJ McCollum : $217,115,909 2. Eric Snow: $51,223,850 3. Kosta Koufos: $47,778,792 4. Gary Grant: $10,155,969 5. Chris Singleton: $4,789,080

Charleston, South Carolina

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

1. Khris Middleton : $225,638,155 2. Kwame Brown: $64,227,908 3. Anthony Johnson: $19,245,614 4. Aaron Nesmith: $16,528,217 5. Josh Powell: $4,826,990

Charlotte, North Carolina

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

1. Ishmael Smith : $48,443,523 2. Seth Curry: $45,783,032 3. Patrick Williams: $32,101,641 4. Anthony Morrow: $24,237,958 5. Jeff McInnis: $20,043,940

Chicago, Illinois

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1. Anthony Davis : $268,301,708 2. Dwyane Wade: $199,499,205 3. Derrick Rose: $167,733,574 4. Juwan Howard: $151,839,471 5. Antoine Walker: $108,142,015

Cincinnati, Ohio

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1. Tyrone Hill : $51,006,229 2. Matt Harpring: $48,217,041 3. Luke Babbitt: $10,977,646 4. LaSalle Thompson: $10,757,500 5. Shane Larkin: $6,167,345

Cleveland, Ohio

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1. James Posey : $57,051,806 2. Charles Oakley: $43,907,000 3. Ruben Patterson: $36,858,397 4. Earl Boykins: $16,544,862 5. Omari Spellman: $5,508,600

Columbia, South Carolina

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

1. Jermaine O'Neal : $168,794,021 2. Torrey Craig: $18,284,337 3. Tyrone Corbin: $12,036,200 4. Xavier McDaniel: $11,498,000

Columbus, Ohio

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1. Brian Grant : $109,842,052 2. Caris LeVert: $75,407,893 3. Gary Trent Jr: $55,984,177 4. Antonio Daniels: $49,275,420

Compton, California

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

1. DeMar DeRozan : $258,605,770 2. Tayshaun Prince: $81,675,782 3. Brandon Jennings: $40,141,001 4. Corey Benjamin: $1,985,160 5. Alex Acker: $1,949,488

Dakar (Senegal) 🇸🇳

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1. DeSagana Diop : $47,024,084 2. Mamadou N'diaye: $3,129,600 3. Pape Sow: $1,771,576 4. Boniface N'Dong: $1,237,971 5. Mouhamed Gueye: $1,119,563

Dallas, Texas

Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports

1. Chris Bosh : $242,110,053 2. LaMarcus Aldridge: $215,090,968 3. Grant Hill: $142,836,650 4. Julius Randle: $130,535,802 5. Kurt Thomas: $66,247,985

Dayton, Ohio

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1. Kerry Kittles : $55,580,373 2. Ron Harper: $32,635,000 3. Daequan Cook: $12,933,810 4. Norris Cole: $8,982,899 5. Adreian Payne: $5,893,650

Detroit, Michigan

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1. Chris Webber : $178,230,697 2. Jalen Rose: $102,438,250 3. PJ Brown: $69,539,200 4. Maurice Taylor: $53,444,118 5. Howard Eisley: $37,227,067

Flint, Michigan

Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports

1. JaVale McGee : $82,343,728 2. Kyle Kuzma: $60,218,360 3. Morris Peterson: $41,870,159 4. Eddie Robinson: $28,761,000 5. Miles Bridges: $24,239,153

Fort Wayne, Indiana

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1. Brad Miller : $91,247,500 2. Mason Plumlee: $78,728,520 3. Miles Plumlee: $42,673,973 4. Dan Godfread: $100,000 5. Reggie Hearn: $77,250

Gary, Indiana

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1. Glenn Robinson : $80,221,250 2. Darius Garland: $63,088,564 3. Glenn Robinson III: $11,305,330 4. AJ Hammons: $2,312,698 5. Winston Garland: $1,802,860

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

1. Devin Booker : $168,166,165 2. Loy Vaught: $39,759,014 3. Monte Morris: $32,113,571 4. Xavier Tillman: $6,531,283 5. Kobe Bufkin: $4,094,244

Greenville, South Carolina

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

1. Kevin Garnett : $343,862,398 2. Nicolas Claxton: $23,173,912 3. Michael Dickerson: $17,113,162 4. Willie Anderson: $10,310,000 5. Day'Ron Sharpe: $6,328,680

Hartford, Connecticut

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1. Marcus Camby : $135,352,849 2. Michael Adams: $7,232,000 3. Keith Closs: $6,240,000 4. Rick Mahorn: $6,070,000 5. Michael Gbinije: $1,150,000

Houston, Texas

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

1. Jimmy Butler : $263,884,588 2. DeAndre Jordan: $176,870,897 3. Emeka Okafor: $90,502,146 4. Stephen Jackson: $68,866,243 5. Justise Winslow: $45,395,302

Indianapolis, Indiana

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1. Gordon Hayward : $272,742,175 2. Eric Gordon: $181,396,190 3. George Hill: $113,331,400 4. Jeff Teague: $99,236,542 5. Michael Porter: $79,393,695 6. Courtney Lee: $75,428,153

Jackson, Mississippi

Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports

1. Monta Ellis : $104,008,681 2. Erick Dampier: $97,963,871 3. Maurice Williams: $67,606,431 4. Othella Harrington: $24,175,200 5. James Robinson: $11,854,167

Jacksonville, Arkansas

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1. Glen Rice : $66,723,900 2. Grayson Allen: $28,956,375 3. Dee Brown (1968): $24,142,000 4. Jacob Evans: $5,589,600 5. Nick Smith: $2,463,912

Jersey City, New Jersey

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1. Bobby Hurley : $16,950,000 2. Roshown McLeod: $4,142,361 3. Luther Wright: $2,535,000 4. Rafael Addison: $1,990,000 5. Rodrick Rhodes: $1,917,200

Kansas City, Missouri

1. Landry Shamet : $29,309,422 2. Anthony Peeler: $24,101,312 3. Brandon Rush: $22,795,277 4. Kareem Rush: $8,628,927

Las Vegas, Nevada

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

1. Ricky Davis : $42,872,920 2. Zach Collins: $38,382,615 3. Marcus Banks: $26,135,520 4. CJ Watson: $23,756,506 5. Pat Garrity: $22,788,021

Little Rock, Arkansas

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1. Joe Johnson : $217,468,696 2. Derek Fisher: $64,160,721 3. Bobby Portis: $52,284,154 4. Moses Moody: $11,220,840 5. Archie Goodwin: $5,765,089

Long Beach, California

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

1. Russell Westbrook : $342,672,250 2. Christian Wood: $48,082,205 3. Chris Andersen: $43,250,101 4. Jason Kapono: $28,493,023 5. Brian Scalabrine: $20,126,688

Los Angeles, California

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

1. James Harden : $340,720,428 2. Kawhi Leonard: $279,265,838 3. Klay Thompson: $269,552,761 4. Brook Lopez: $197,774,768 5. Baron Davis: $147,692,983

Louisville, Kentucky

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

1. D'Angelo Russell : $157,651,171 2. Allan Houston: $117,556,500 3. Rajon Rondo: $117,193,091 4. Derek Anderson: $58,973,127 5. PJ Washington: $34,726,821

Melbourne (Australia) 🇦🇺

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

1. Kyrie Irving : $274,811,186 2. Ben Simmons: $163,525,665 3. Andrew Bogut: $118,591,363 4. Dante Exum: $49,125,425 5. Luc Longley: $42,784,900

Memphis, Tennessee

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1. Anfernee Hardaway : $120,469,142 2. Louis Williams: $87,208,319 3. Lorenzen Wright: $55,216,995 4. Cameron Payne: $33,842,562 5. Shawne Williams: $15,551,812

Miami, Florida

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

1. Trevor Ariza : $118,962,219 2. Brandon Knight: $82,095,269 3. Udonis Haslem: $71,903,504 4. Anthony Mason: $45,045,948 5. James Jones: $25,835,822

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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1. Latrell Sprewell : $97,060,000 2. Devin Harris: $76,066,493 3. Carl Landry: $48,927,163 4. Tyler Herro: $44,188,836 5. Jordan Poole: $38,046,236

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

1. Kris Humphries : $66,220,233 2. Devean George: $28,656,380 3. Chet Holmgren: $20,277,240 4. Alan Anderson: $8,925,429 5. Alec Kessler: $7,408,000

Mobile, Alabama

Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports

1. DeMarcus Cousins : $91,978,289 2. Derrick Coleman: $91,366,800 3. Jason Caffey: $34,068,568 4. Jeff Malone: $11,165,000 5. KJ McDaniels: $7,130,463

Monroe, Louisiana

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

1. Paul Millsap : $193,541,787 2. Benoit Benjamin: $19,248,129 3. Mike Gminski: $7,765,000 4. Rod Higgins: $1,215,800 5. Hunter Tyson: $1,119,563

Montreal (Canada) 🇨🇦

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

1. Luguentz Dort : $34,011,805 2. Khem Birch: $28,207,856 3. Joel Anthony: $23,377,987 4. Bennedict Mathurin: $13,502,880 5. Bill Wennington: $7,160,000

Mount Vernon, New York

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

1. Andre Drummond : $146,792,017 2. Rodney McCray: $3,085,000 3. Mark Hendrickson: $734,764 4. Kevin Jones: $390,000

Nashville, Tennessee

Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports

1. Brandan Wright : $39,928,084 2. James Wiseman: $39,619,840 3. Ron Mercer: $35,230,160 4. Jodie Meeks: $31,090,760 5. John Jenkins: $6,394,399

New Orleans, Louisiana

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

1. Thaddeus Young : $149,729,113 2. De'Aaron Fox: $115,627,847 3. Greg Monroe: $76,550,511 4. Danny Granger: $71,140,777 5. Kelly Oubre: $66,720,017

New York City, New York

Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports

1. Carmelo Anthony : $240,843,702 2. Kemba Walker: $198,420,986 3. Rudy Gay: $184,599,665 4. Stephon Marbury: $151,115,945 5. Joakim Noah: $139,035,960 6. Taj Gibson: $91,384,808

Newark, New Jersey

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1. Shaquille O'Neal : $292,198,327 2. Bam Adebayo: $105,071,112 3. Kenneth Faried: $56,898,674 4. Eric Williams: $39,835,520 5. Randy Foye: $34,106,401

Oakland, California

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

1. Damian Lillard : $281,211,087 2. Paul Pierce: $200,708,312 3. Gary Payton: $104,367,619 4. Antonio Davis: $87,740,000 5. Drew Gooden: $75,015,681

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports

1. Blake Griffin : $261,338,564 2. Antoine Carr: $12,550,600 3. Shelden Williams: $12,256,869 4. Daniel Orton: $3,265,477 5. Darnell Jackson: $2,040,809

Omaha, Nebraska

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1. Rex Walters : $8,462,500 2. Justin Patton: $5,665,818 3. JT Thor: $4,649,614 4. Mark Pope: $4,432,010 5. Khyri Thomas: $3,316,599

Orlando, Florida

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1. Chucky Atkins : $34,191,455 2. Paul Reed: $11,632,730 3. Jason Preston: $2,941,101 4. Brice Sensabaugh: $2,448,600 5. Christapher Johnson: $2,437,322

Paris (France) 🇫🇷

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1. Dominique Wilkins : $16,482,500 2. Johan Petro: $15,845,294 3. Jerome Moiso: $8,074,800 4. Yakhouba Diawara: $2,920,174 5. Moussa Diabate: $1,068,673

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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1. Kobe Bryant : $328,237,108 2. Kyle Lowry: $275,157,919 3. Rasheed Wallace: $158,110,581 4. Marcus Morris: $108,481,302 5. Cuttino Mobley: $67,463,250

Phoenix, Arizona

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

1. Jerryd Bayless : $48,706,520 2. Kevin Knox: $23,703,938 3. Alan Williams: $7,066,170 4. TyTy Washington: $5,040,262 5. Paul Watson: $1,828,367

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

1. TJ McConnell : $35,771,631 2. Matt Carroll: $29,537,032 3. Armen Gilliam: $21,890,600 4. DeJuan Blair: $8,749,000 5. Jalen Hood-Schifino: $3,695,076

Portland, Oregon

Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports

1. Jerami Grant : $109,507,867 2. Domantas Sabonis: $99,879,554 3. Damon Stoudamire: $99,672,198 4. Terrence Ross: $92,589,837 5. Terrell Brandon: $59,585,440

Raleigh, North Carolina

Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports

1. John Wall : $276,580,866 2. PJ Tucker: $78,931,854 3. Chris Wilcox: $38,864,580 4. Devonte Graham: $38,719,177 5. Jerome Robinson: $10,915,182

Riverside, California

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1. Reggie Miller : $103,864,748 2. Scott Haskin: $3,219,000 3. Ed Gray: $2,497,320 4. Malcolm Lee: $1,299,881 5. Andrae Patterson: $1,171,000

Rochester, New York

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

1. Thomas Bryant : $31,690,265 2. Isaiah Stewart: $15,098,193 3. John Wallace: $10,352,799 4. Michael Smith: $1,950,000 5. Jalen Pickett: $1,708,143

Sacramento, California

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

1. Ryan Anderson : $109,360,492 2. Kevin Johnson: $28,500,000 3. Marquese Chriss: $14,532,223 4. Ivan Rabb: $2,328,242

Salt Lake City, Utah

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1. Travis Knight : $22,622,500 2. Devin Brown: $8,156,587 3. Sam Merrill: $5,519,051 4. Josh Grant: $150,000 5. Britton Johnsen: $90,117

San Antonio, Texas

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

1. Wesley Matthews : $118,030,476 2. Jeff Foster: $50,070,075 3. Bo Outlaw: $39,279,823 4. David Wesley: $32,735,000 5. Michael Doleac: $19,840,176

San Diego, California

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

1. Norman Powell : $83,621,609 2. Jared Dudley: $62,197,534 3. Luke Walton: $33,903,340 4. Josh Jackson: $27,963,390 5. Evan Mobley: $25,436,520

San Francisco, California

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1. Jason Kidd : $187,675,468 2. Brandon Armstrong: $2,792,170 3. Keith Owens: $380,000

Seattle, Washington

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

1. Jamal Crawford : $124,283,187 2. Jason Terry: $108,310,292 3. Brandon Roy: $95,751,295 4. Dejounte Murray: $71,359,377 5. Doug Christie: $51,591,438

Shreveport, Louisiana

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1. Antawn Jamison : $142,545,596 2. Stromile Swift: $43,190,443 3. Robert Williams: $31,571,732 4. Joe Dumars: $20,511,700 5. Robert Parish: $19,588,000

St. Louis, Missouri

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

1. Bradley Beal : $269,568,863 2. Otto Porter: $140,520,040 3. Jayson Tatum: $121,128,660 4. David Lee: $94,282,468 5. Larry Hughes: $84,845,538

Toledo, Ohio

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1. Jim Jackson : $31,245,511 2. Jae'Sean Tate: $17,028,895 3. Brian Roberts: $7,900,377 4. Vince Williams Jr: $2,741,199 5. Dennis Hopson: $1,865,000

Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦

John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports

1. Andrew Wiggins : $196,890,649 2. Kelly Olynyk: $97,548,646 3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: $81,265,732 4. Dwight Powell: $75,861,520 5. Cory Joseph: $75,603,101

Trenton, New Jersey

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1. Dennis Rodman : $26,255,000 2. Dahntay Jones: $18,350,767 3. Roy Hinson: $6,025,500 4. Malachi Richardson: $4,513,800 5. Greg Grant: $945,000

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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1. John Starks : $24,958,000 2. Wayman Tisdale: $17,129,000 3. Jake Voskuhl: $12,321,407 4. Terrance Ferguson: $10,323,693 5. Lee Mayberry: $6,935,000

Washington, DC

Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports

1. Kevin Durant : $405,940,020 2. Cody Zeller: $79,740,124 3. Jerome Williams: $51,077,543 4. Ed Davis: $47,187,225 5. Patrick Patterson: $44,662,333

Wilmington, Delaware

Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports

1. Joey Graham : $8,804,185 2. Bones Hyland: $6,604,800 3. Stephen Graham: $3,782,274 4. AJ English: $1,306,000

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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1. Chris Paul : $390,177,385 2. Josh Howard: $40,327,083 3. Cody Martin: $19,033,912 4. Hubert Davis: $16,800,500 5. Caleb Martin: $16,542,252

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