Embiid joins Curry and other NBA stars in $500 million club originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The NBA club that earns $500 million in a career continues to grow.
Joel Embiid signed a three-year contract extension worth up to $192.9 million on Friday that will keep the center with the Philadelphia 76ers through the 2028-29 NBA season and bring his career earnings to $515 million.
The 30-year-old center joins LeBron James ($584 million), Steph Curry ($532 million), Paul George ($519 million) and Kevin Durant ($508 million) as the fifth member of the exclusive list.
Joel Embiid is now part of the $500M+ club, joining LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Paul George and Kevin Durant. pic.twitter.com/Obdh5LA2Dl
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) September 20, 2024
While none of the five players have yet reached a $500 million salary, they all have contracts that guarantee they will cross the threshold unless they decide to retire early.
In August, Curry became the third member of the club after signing a one-year, $62.6 million contract extension with the Warriors through the 2026-27 NBA season.
If Curry were to retire after his current contract, the four-time NBA champion would have earned a total of $532,677,168 in earnings.
In 2022, Curry would be eligible for an attractive $1 billion lifetime contract with Under Armour.
With a record-breaking 11-year, $76 billion television deal, it’s expected to drive parabolic salary growth in the coming years, with players like Luka Dončić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander expected to join Curry and co. with their next supermax contract extension.
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