The NBA is considered the most prestigious basketball league in the world, and among the highest-paid athletes “across the pond,” three names stand out.
First place is reserved for Cristiano Ronaldo, who earned $260 million last year. Second is golfer Jon Rahm ($218 million), while third place goes to another football icon β Lionel Messi ($138 million).
The first NBA player on this list is fourth, and that is LeBron James with $128.2 million. Fifth place is held by Giannis Antetokounmpo ($111 million), and Stephen Curry is ninth ($102 million).
Among the top 50 highest-paid athletes, we find Denver Nuggets’ center Nikola Jokic at 32nd place with earnings of $56.1 million. Slovenian basketball player Luka Doncic is at 34th place with earnings of $55.1 million.