LeBron James took the biggest pay cut in NBA history
Lebron went from making \(52 million in his final season with the Lakers, 2025-26, to earning just \)3.88 million this upcoming season in Philadelphia, for a pay cut of $48.75 million
Russell Westbrook, who had held it since slicing \(43.2 million (91.9 percent) off his salary between 2022-23 and 2023-24, when he re-signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. Blake Griffin also cracks the Top 3, having shed \)29.5 million from 2021-22 (Detroit, Brooklyn) to 2022-23, his final season in Boston.