Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant surpasses LeBron James as highest earner in NBA history

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October 19, 2025

Oct 14, 2025; Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Houston Rockets forward Jeff Green and Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant (7) and Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason (17) share a moment on the bench during the second half of an NBA preseason game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Legacy Arena at BJCC. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images

Kevin Durant has signed a two-year, $90 million contract extension with the Houston Rockets. This extension made history for Durant.

Related: BREAKING: Kevin Durant signs two-year, $90 million contract extension

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Durant’s two-year $90 million contract extension has made him the player who earned the most money from NBA contracts, surpassing LeBron James.

Breaking: KD now has the HIGHEST career earnings in NBA HISTORY at $598.2M, passing LeBron at $583.9M, per @ShamsCharania 🤯

This comes after KD and Rockets agreed to a two-year, $90M extension pic.twitter.com/agch05BMl9

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 19, 2025

Hopefully, Durant can live up to this contract extension and lead the Rockets to an NBA championship.

About the Author Published Oct 19, 2025

TITAN FREY

Titan Frey is a dedicated father to three wonderful children, whom he takes immense pride in. His passions include reading, writing, basketball, both playing and watching, and playing chess. Titan spent five years working as a journalist for the basketball website fadeawayworld.net, where he served as editor-in-chief for four and a half years. One of his most notable achievements was interviewing Chuck Cooper III, the son of Chuck Cooper, the first African American ever drafted by an NBA team, and writing a biography that has been praised as the most definitive article about Cooper’s legacy. Titan is the author of more than ten novels and the screenwriter of three produced short films. His newest young adult novel, Echoes of the Hardwood: Braxton Foxworthy’s Time‑Travelling Book Report, blends basketball history with heartfelt storytelling and is now available. Order here: https://a.co/d/bo7BYz1