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.
13. Junior Bridgeman - $1.5 billion
Playing for the LA Clippers and, more notably, the Milwaukee Bucks between the mid-70s and late 80s, Bridgeman had a reported net worth of $1.5 billion prior to his death in March 2025. His fortune due to his a successful post-career as a fast-food entrepreneur. He once owned around 100 various Wendy's and Chili's restaurants. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
14. Michael Jordan - $3.6 billion
Of course, Air Jordan is the number one richest NBA star in the world - and one of the richest people in the world with a reported net worth of $3.6 billion. | AFP via Getty Images Photo: AFP via Getty Images