Average player expenses of National Basketball Association teams 2001-2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 25, 2024

In the 2023/24 season, the average player expenses for franchises in the National Basketball Association peaked at an estimated 169.57 million U.S. dollars. This denoted an increase of roughly six percent from the previous season, when the figure stood at 159.6 million U.S. dollars.

National Basketball Association average team payroll from 2001/02 to 2023/24 (in million U.S. dollars)

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October 2024

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2001/02 to 2023/24

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* The 2011/12 season was a lockout-shortened season.

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