This season’s best story is the perfect Cleveland Cavaliers. Forward/center Evan Mobley has been a massive part of that success, and while he’s “only” earning $11.2 million this season, his team has already maxed him out with a long-term extension. Ignoring that, he would bump his way onto the top 10 portion of this list.

Others are putting in work for teams that aren’t having the same kind of success. Jalen Johnson ($4.5 million) and Dyson Daniels ($6.1 million) have been great for the Atlanta Hawks; Cam Thomas ($4.1 million) is a scoring machine for the Brooklyn Nets.

Other non-max players worthy of praise include RJ Barrett, Tre Mann, Coby White, Bennedict Mathurin, Ivica Zubac, Naz Reid, Donte DiVincenzo, Jalen Suggs, Caris LeVert, Haywood Highsmith, Isaiah Joe, Miles McBride and Toumani Camara.