Damian Lillard has only been in the NBA since 2012. However, the superstar point guard has made $122,106,658 already through his NBA contracts, per Spotrac.
The Portland Trail Blazers selected Lillard with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 draft. Dame signed a two-year, $6.3 million entry-level contract with Portland. He made $3,065,040 as a rookie and averaged 19.0 points and 6.5 assists, winning Rookie of the Year honors over No. 1 overall pick Anthony Davis.
During his second season in the league, Damian Lillard made his first All-Star team. He put up 20.7 points and 5.6 assists while making $3,202,920. The Oakland native followed that up by averaging 21.0 points and 6.2 dimes in 2014-15. Lillard was making $3,340,920 but he was setting himself up to sign a lucrative rookie-scale extension.
In the summer of 2015, the Blazers signed Lillard to a five-year, $140 million maximum rookie extension. Dame made $24,328,425 during the 2016-17 season. He averaged 27.0 points and secured his spot as one of the best point guards and scorers in the NBA.
In 2017-18, Damian Lillard put up 26.9 points and led the Blazers to 49 wins while making $26,153,057. However, Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans swept Lillard and Portland in the first round of the playoffs. There were a lot of rumors going around in the summer of 2018 that the Blazers might trade Lillard or C.J. McCollum as a result of that first-round sweep.
However, Blazers general manager Neil Olshey didn't panic and stuck with his core. It paid off, as Lillard and McCollum guided Portland to the 2019 Western Conference Finals. Dame hit that iconic 3-pointer against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 to end the series in the first round. And even though the Blazers wound up getting swept by the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 conference finals, it was still a magical season for Lillard and Portland.
In the summer of 2019, the Blazers signed Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum to extensions. Dame got a four-year, $196 million Designated Veteran Player Extension, while McCollum signed a three-year extension worth $100 million.
Before the 2019-20 season was suspended due to COVID-19, Lillard was scheduled to make $29,802,321. He was averaging 28.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 7.8 assists while shooting 45.7 percent from the field, 39.4 percent from beyond the arc and 88.8 percent from the free-throw line.
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