The Los Angeles Lakers kept their core intact while spending little money on acquiring fresh players. D'Angelo Russell was hired by them for less than $20 million annually. In addition, they paid Austin Reaves more than $12 million annually when they signed him. Both are great deals. After that, Rui Hachimura signed a pretty appealing contract for almost $17 million annually. The Lakers were therefore putting it aside for a significant event.
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Throughout his career, MJ earned about $94 million, a sum that was greatly inflated by his landmark $33 million-per-year deal in 1997. Before Stephen Curry agreed to a deal with a higher yearly value, the record value of this agreement stood for 26 years.
On the other hand, the LA Lakers big man outpaid LeBron James, another member of his own club. In the year prior to AD's deal, James earned almost $44 million annually, which was the largest yearly compensation for a Laker. One may now ponder the potential terms of LeBron's upcoming deal.