Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder — $28.53 million
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The reigning 2016-2017 MVP and triple-double machine Russell Westbrook is already one of the league’s most handsomely-paid players, and rightfully so. And after edging James Harden for said award this past summer, he joined Harden as one of the first players to take advantage of the NBA’s Designated Player Extension (DPE), and sign a “supermax” deal worth $205 million over five years.
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