This year’s NBA playoffs are now well underway as some of the world’s adored basketball players battle it out to earn that all important ring at the end of the season.
LeBron James, Steph Curry and Nikola Jokic are all expected to turn it when it matters most in one of the most competitive championship seasons in sometime, though Jayson Tatum and the Celtics will be hoping to bring another trophy home to Boston, securing the first back-to-back NBA championship wins since the Los Angeles Lakers in the late 1980s.
As one of the most lucrative sports on the planet, each player on the NBA Championship’s is set be paid $514,970 if they can win the tournament. With such riches on offers, many basketball players have morphed into some of the richest sportsman on the planet - even before their multi-million pound endorsements and business ventures. But who is the richest NBA player of all time?
Here are the top 14 richest NBA players of all time in 2025, according to CelebrityNetWorth.
5. Kevin Durant - $300 million
Another mega talented and mega rich NBA star is Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns, who has a net worth of $300 million. | Getty Images
6. Russell Westbrook - $300 million
The NBA star, currently with the Denver Nutts, is one of the league's biggest names and has a reported net worth of $300 million. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
7. Hakeem Olajuwon - $300 million
One of the most decorated of his generation, the Nigerian was a two time NBA champion with the Houston Rockets before turning out for Toronto Raptors in the early 00s. He has a reported net worth of $300 million. | Getty Images
8. Shaquille O'Neal - $500 million
One of the NBA's most recognisable faces, the former Orlando Magic and LA Lakers man is now a pundit on American TV and has a reported net worth of $500 million. | AFP via Getty Images Photo: AFP via Getty Images