Paper Trails: The Highest Career Earners in NBA HIstory
Written by Ben Pogany
Shaq Diesel has finally run out of gas. Luckily, short of pulling an Antoine Walker, the newly deemed Big 401k is set for several lives to come. In a now classic bit, Chris Rock quipped “Shaq is rich. The white man who signs his checks…is wealthy.” Maybe its just me, but I gotta think that distinction dissolves somewhere around the quarter-billion mark. This is a guy who made more in his NBA career than Jordan, Bird, Kareem, Wilt and Russell combined. And that’s not even counting all that Shaq Fu paper.
Other than teammate Kevin Garnett, Shaq is in another stratosphere when it comes to career NBA earnings. Kobe might have an extra ring, but the Shaqtus has an extra $100 million. Seriously. Shaquille O'Neal has made nearly a 100 million dollars more than the third highest paid athlete in the history of the NBA. Anyway, with all this talk of money, it seemed like a pretty good excuse to put together a list of the highest career earners in NBA history.
Other than teammate Kevin Garnett, Shaq is in another stratosphere when it comes to career NBA earnings. Kobe might have an extra ring, but the Shaqtus has an extra $100 million. Seriously. Shaquille O'Neal has made nearly a 100 million dollars more than the third highest paid athlete in the history of the NBA. Anyway, with all this talk of money, it seemed like a pretty good excuse to put together a list of the highest career earners in NBA history.
------------The $100 Million Club
- Shaquille O’Neal — $292,198,327
- Kevin Garnett — $270,115,354
- Kobe Bryant — $196,190,615
- Tim Duncan — $183,544,536
- Chris Webber — $178,230,697
- Jason Kidd — $174,464,468
- Ray Allen - $168,037,360
- Tracy McGrady — $161,626,097
- Jermaine O’Neal — $159,215,640
- Rasheed Wallace — $156,758,400
- Allen Iverson — $154,494,445
- Stephon Marbury — $151,115,945
- Juwan Howard — $150,113,452
- Alonzo Mourning — $143,906,333
- Dikembe Mutombo — $143,666,581
- Dirk Nowitzki — $141,342,603
- Michael Finley — $138,576,839
- Paul Pierce - $137,362,539
- Grant Hill — $134,379,650
- Vince Carter — $134,093,315
- Elton Brand — $126,118,550
- Antawn Jamison — $124,717,193
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas — $124,487,723
- Anfernee Hardaway — $120,469,142
- Patrick Ewing — $119,943,120*
- Rashard Lewis - $117,744,496
- Baron Davis - $117,590,802
- Allan Houston — $117,556,500
- David Robinson — $116,500,123*
- Antonio McDyess -- $113,998,859
- Scottie Pippen -- $109,192,430
- Antoine Walker -- $108,142,015
- Marcus Camby -- $107,797,072
- Shawn Marion -- $107,502,663
- Steve Nash -- $107,346,058
- Hakeem Olajuwon -- $107,011,426*
- Mike Bibby -- $105,741,440
- Gary Payton -- $104,367,619
- Karl Malone -- $104,133,378*
- Steve Francis - $103,501,131
- Jalen Rose -- $102,438,250
- Reggie Miller -- $101,311,748
- Eddie Jones -- $101,254,222
- Michael Redd -- $100,682,819
- Gilbert Arenas -- $100,637,492
All earnings are according to BasketballReference.com and do not include endorsements or outside endeavors. In addition, all figures are to date and do not consider future earnings, even if contractually guaranteed. So to to be clear, though not appearing in the above list, it's only a matter of time before Lebron, Wade, Carmelo, Bosh, Joe Johnson, Pau, Howard, Odom, A'mare, and Boozer join the ranks of the $100 million club.
*Due to incomplete data from the late 1980's, figures marked with an asterik may be slightly off.
*Due to incomplete data from the late 1980's, figures marked with an asterik may be slightly off.
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