3 Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has usually been designated the best player in the NBA and is widely considered as one of the greatest small forwards of all time.
Durant is one of the highest-earning basketball players in the world. He is number 3 in our list of top 10 richest basketball players in the world in 2021-22.
Total Earnings: USD$87.9 million
Salary: USD$40.9 million
Endorsements: USD$47 million
4 Giannis Antekounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a Greek professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. Antetokounmpo is known for his speed and ball-handling skills.
His performance last year makes him one of the richest basketball players in the world in 2021-22. At just the age of 26 years, he has achieved a lot of success in the NBA. Antetokounmpo is surely one of the youngest players to be on the list of richest basketball players.
In 2021, Antetokounmpo guided the Bucks to their first NBA championship since 1971 and was listed as the Finals MVP. He is number 4 in our list of top 10 richest basketball players in the world in 2021-22.
Total Earnings: USD$80.3 million
Salary: USD$39.3 million
Endorsements: USD$41 million
