Thanks to the NBA's skyrocketing TV contracts and smaller rosters, a basketball career can be quite lucrative compared to other major sports.
This is especially true for the stars of today and the athletes who played a large chunk of their careers between the late 1990s and the 2011 lockout. Those years led to some large contracts for players we might not consider among the all-time greats.
10. Pau Gasol — $215.0 million
Seasons: 18
Highest single-season salary: $19.3 million
Championships: 2
All-Star Games: 6
NBA First-team All-NBA: 0
9. Chris Paul ― $222.5 million
Seasons: 13
Highest single-season salary: $35.7 million
Championships: 0
All-Star Games: 9
NBA First-team All-NBA: 4
8. Dwight Howard — $234.5 million
Seasons: 15
Highest single-season salary: $23.2 million
Championships: 0
All-Star Games: 8
NBA First-team All-NBA: 5
7. Carmelo Anthony ― $238.3 million
Seasons: 16
Highest single-season salary: $26.2 million
Championships: 0
All-Star Games: 10
NBA First-team All-NBA: 0
6. Tim Duncan ― $240.1 million
Seasons: 19
Highest single-season salary: $22.2 million
Championships: 5
All-Star Games: 15
NBA First-team All-NBA: 10
5. Dirk Nowitzki ― $251.6 million
Seasons: 21
Highest single-season salary: $25.0 million
Championships: 1
All-Star Games: 13
NBA First-team All-NBA: 4
4. LeBron James ― $269.5 million
Seasons: 16
Highest single-season salary: $35.7 million
Championships: 3
All-Star Games: 14
NBA First-team All-NBA: 12
3. Shaquille O'Neal ― $286.3 million
Seasons: 19
Highest single-season salary: $27.7 million
Championships: 4
All-Star Games: 15
NBA First-team All-NBA: 8
2. Kobe Bryant ― $323.3 million
Seasons: 20
Highest single-season salary: $30.5 million
Championships: 5
All-Star Games: 18
NBA First-team All-NBA: 11
1. Kevin Garnett ― $334.3 million
Seasons: 21
Highest single-season salary: $28 million
Championships: 1
All-Star Games: 15
NBA First-team All-NBA: 4
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