With a net worth of roughly $1.9 Billion, Michael Jordan is the wealthiest basketball player in the world, followed by Magic Johnson ($650 million), Junior Bridgeman ($600 million); and Quinn Cook ($500 million). LeBron James is the fifth-richest basketball player in the world, with a $440 million fortune. Shaquille O’Neal ranked 6th with a personal wealth of $400 million, followed by Kobe Bryant with $350 million.

Basketball is one of the most popular games that everyone in the world loves to enjoy. The sport has helped lots of athletes around the world earn good sponsorship deals and millions. Today such is the popularity of the game that some NBA players worth more than million dollars. Here in this article below, we have compiled a list of the richest basketball players in the world who have inherited a fortune due to their performances.

Overall, among the top 10 richest basketball players in the world, the eighth, ninth, and tenth positions are held by Hakeem Olajuwon, Kevin Garnett, and Grant Hill. Who are the richest basketball players in the world?

World’s Richest Basketball Players, 2021

RankNameNet worthCountry 1Michael Jordan$1.9 Billion United states 2Magic Johnson$650 Million United states 3Junior Bridgeman$600 Million United states 4Quinn Cook$500 Million United states 5LeBron James$440 Million United states 6Shaquille O'Neal$400 Million United states 7Kobe Bryant$350 Million United states 8Hakeem Olajuwon$200 Million United states 9Kevin Garnett$190 Million United states 10Grant Hill$180 Million United states 11Tim Duncan$177 Million United states 12Kevin Durant$170 Million United states 13Dirk Nowitzki$170 Million Germany 14Chris Webber (NBA)$143.4 Million United states 15Gilbert Arenas$135 Million United states 16Gary Payton$130 Million United states 17Russell Westbrook$125 Million United states 18Carlos Boozer$120 Million United states 19Derrick Rose$115 Million United states 20Dwight Howard$115 Million United states 21Dwyane Wade$115 Million United states 22Chris Bosh$110 Million United states 23Chris Paul$95 Million United states 24Steve Nash$95 Million Canada 25Amare Stoudemire$90 Million United states 26Reggie Miller$90 Million United states 27David Robinson$90 Million United states 28Stephen Curry$90 Million United states 29Patrick Ewing$85 Million United states 30Carmelo Anthony$85 Million United states 31Nene Hilario$81.9 Million Brazil 32Juwan Howard$80 Million United states 33James Harden$80 Million United states 34Gerald Wallace$80 Million United states 35Pat Riley$80 Million United states 36Tracy McGrady$75 Million United states 37Kevin Love$75 Million United states 38Rasheed Wallace$75 Million United states 39Dikembe Mutombo$75 Million United states 40Karl Malone$75 Million United states 41Jason Kidd$73 Million United states 42Alonzo Mourning$70 Million United states 43Elton Brand$70 Million United states 44Jermaine O Neal$70 Million United states 45Paul Pierce$70 Million United states 46Antawn Jamison$70 Million United states 47Andre Miller$70 Million United states 48LaMarcus Aldridge$68.2 Million United states 49Corey Maggette$68 Million United states 50Michael Finley$65 Million United states 51Yao Ming$65 Million China 52Pau Gasol$65 Million Spain 53Emeka Okafor$64.2 Million United states 54Wally Szczerbiak$62.7 Million United states 55David Lee (NBA)$61.3 Million United states 56Blake Griffin $60 Million United states 57Shawn Marion$60 Million United states 58Vince Carter$60 Million United states 59Jayson Williams$60 Million United states 60Baron Davis$60 Million United states 61Jerry Stackhouse$60 Million United states 62Joe Johnson$60 Million United states 63Josh Smith$60 Million United states 64Mike Bibby$60 Million United states 65Luol Deng$60 Million United kingdom 66Kevin Martin$57.6 Million United states 67Lamar Odom$56 Million United states 68Deron Williams$55 Million United states 69Tyson Chandler$55 Million United states 70Allan Houston$55 Million United states 71Jerry West$55 Million United states 72Paul Millsap$53 Million United states 73Rajon Rondo$51 Million United states 74Ray Allen$50 Million United states 75Richard Jefferson$50 Million United states 76Scottie Pippen$50 Million United states 77Andre Iguodala$50 Million United states 78Doug Christie$50 Million United states 79Ben Wallace$50 Million United states 80Roy Hibbert$48 Million United states 81Jose Calderon$48 Million Spain 82Eric Gordon$45.6 Million United states 83Vlade Divac$45 Million Serbia 84John Stockton$45 Million United states 85Jamal Mashburn$45 Million United states 86Shawn Kemp$45 Million United states 87Larry Bird$45 Million United states 88Stephon Marbury$45 Million United states 89Chauncey Billups$45 Million United states 90Andrew Bynum$45 Million United states 91Andris Biedrins$45 Million Latvia 92Danny Grainger$45 Million United states 93Michael Redd$45 Million United states 94Jason Richardson$45 Million United states 95Peja Stojakovic$45 Million Croatia 96Jameer Nelson$44 Million United states 97Derek Fisher$40 Million United states 98Anfernee Penny Hardaway$40 Million United states 99Jason Terry$40 Million United states 100Rudy Gay$40 Million United states

Detailed findings & methodology: CEOWORLD magazine put together a panel of experts to go over data points culled from virtually every reputable wealth tracking media outlet including Bloomberg, The Richest, Money Inc, Cheat Sheet, GOBankingRates, Celebritynetworth, Wealthygorilla, Forbes, and more. Based on a consensus from these sources, the final decision for ranking was judged editorially. All data is for the most recent period available. Some were not included in the official statistics for various reasons, primarily due to the lack of necessary data. Just remember, these values and fluctuations are estimations based on a host of variables and publicly available documents. The margin of sampling error for the full data sample is plus or minus 1.2 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that as in all survey research, there are possible sources of error—such as coverage, nonresponse, and measurement error——that could affect the results. All figures in US dollars.

Micheal Jordan: Micheal Jordan is one of the top names in the basketball. Ever since his debut, the player has managed to grab headlines due to his wonderful game. Even though he is retired now the former NBA player cum businessman rakes in loads of money due to his long-standing endorsement with Nike. His current net worth stands at 1.9 billion.

Magic Johnson: Magic Johnson is a retired American professional NBA- player from Michigan. He left the game after he was found to have contracted HIV. After a voluntary retirement, Johnson started his journey as an entrepreneur and has since then partnered with Starbucks, T.G.I Fridays, and more. His current net worth is around $650 million.

Junior Bridgeman: Junior Bridgeman is a retired NBA player from East Chicago. Currently, he owns 160 outlets apart from 188 branches of Chilli’s restaurant. Junior Bridgeman’s net worth is calculated as $600 million as of now making him one of the richest basketball players in the world.

Quinn Cook: Quinn Cook is another big name in the basketball sector. The player is also regarded as one of the richest players due to his total earnings. His net worth currently stands at $500 million which makes him feature on our list as one of the wealthy basketball players.

Lebron James: Lebron James is another professional player from Akron, Ohio. Throughout his professional career, Lebron James has been a star guard for Cleaveland Cavaliers. Due to his commitment and sincerity towards the game, the player has a net worth of $440 million.

Shaquille O Neal: Shaquille O Neal is a former NBA basketball player from Newark. O Neal became one of the most favoured best centres in his team. His professional journey has been so overwhelming that the current worth of the player stands at $400 million making him the richest player.

Kobe Bryant: Kobe Bryant is another basketball player who originally hails from Philadelphia. He is also one of the highest-paid players in the world and became a part of a one-two punch with centre player Shaquille O Neal. His current net worth is around $350 million.

Hakeem Olajuwon: Hakeem Olajuwon is a Nigerian NBA player. He had a professional journey from 1984-2002 and played as the centre for Houston Rockets. His whole journey as an ace football player has made him induct into the Basketball Hall of Fame. With total earnings that stand at $200 million, Hakeem Olajuwon is one of the richest players on earth.

Kevin Garnett: Kevin Garnett is another big name in the sphere of basketball. The American professional player was awarded the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2004, and in 2008 he was awarded the NBA Defensive player. His current net worth stands at $190 million.

Grant Hill: Grant Hill is a retired basketball player who mostly played for Duke University’s Blue Devils. He has even led his team in many matches which have ultimately resulted in them winning. Aside from playing with the NBA, Grant Hill also has led Team USA to win Gold in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. His net worth stands at $180 million.

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