3 NBA Teams With The Highest Salaries 2021-2022

If you're wondering who's winning the NBA, it may not be who you think.

It's true that the Golden State Warriors were the best team in basketball this season with a record of 58-24, but they also paid their players more than anyone else in the league. That's no surprise when you look at how much money teams make for winning championships—but it's also no guarantee of success.

The Warriors spent just over $150 million on salaries for this season. The Los Angeles Lakers were second at $142 million and the New York Knicks third at $128 million. The Chicago Bulls were fourth at $126 million, followed by the Los Angeles Clippers ($120 million), Portland Trail Blazers ($110 million), Boston Celtics ($108 million), Utah Jazz ($106 million), Brooklyn Nets ($102 million) and Houston Rockets ($100 million).

In first place overall was the Milwaukee Bucks with a record of 60-22 but only a modest salary bill of $100 million. They had just four players making more than $10 million per year: Giannis Antetokounmpo ($26.5M), Khris Middleton ($17M), Eric Bledsoe ($16M) and Brook Lopez ($16M). As a result, their projected

The NBA's salary cap is set to rise to a record $112.414 million in the 2021-22 season, which means that some of the league's biggest stars are going to be earning some serious loot.

Here are the top three of NBA Teams With The Highest Salaries: 

#1 Golden State Warriors :$184,024,769

Estimated luxury tax bill :$170,331,206 

Salary on the books for 2022-23 :$209,273,363 

#2 Brooklyn Nets :$172,836,362

Estimated luxury tax bill :$97,731,568

Salary on the books for 2022-23 :$190,176,263

#3 Los Angeles Clippers :$166,162,398

Estimated luxury tax bill :$83,114,696

Salary on the books for 2022-23 :$188,867,078