NBA players who earn the least amount of money: it is scandalous to compare them to Curry

The 2025/26 NBA season features a series of minimum contracts that mainly correspond to players with little experience in the league, two-way contracts, or temporary agreements. The lowest salaries are below $100,000 annually, a figure much lower than the standard minimum salary for players with more years of experience. It’s a joke when comparing them to the $59 million that Stephen Curry earns at the top of the pyramid. 

At the lowest end is Lucas Williamson, with a salary of $21,946. His contract ranks as the lowest recorded for the season, well below the rest of the players on the list.

The next group includes several players with the minimum salary of $73,153, among them Kadary Richmond, Malachi Smith, John Tonje, Grant Nelson, Keshon Gilbert, and Gabe McGlothan. These contracts reflect situations of players at the beginning of their professional careers or with non-guaranteed agreements.

Above them is Jaden Springer with $70,732, a slightly lower figure than the rest of the standard minimums listed in the dataset.

Lastly, players like Adama-Alpha Bal and Lawson Lovering complete the group of lower salaries, though with slightly higher amounts within the minimum range.

Collectively, these contracts illustrate the structure of the minimum wage in the NBA, where differences depend mainly on years of experience and the type of agreement signed, with a scale ranging from symbolic figures to the standard minimum set by the league.

Lowest NBA Contracts

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