The Top Paid Basketball Players of All Time


There are a few basketball players that were paid well for playing basketball. The first person is Kobe Bryant. He makes about 25,244,000 a year. There are several reasons why he makes so much money. The first reason is that he has played for the LA Lakers for 8 years as a shooting guard. The second reason is he won a slam dunk contest in 1998. The third reason is he has earned the most points out of anybody else in basketball history. The fourth reason is that in 2008 he helped the USA team to win the Olympic Games.



The second person is Rashard Lewis. He makes about 22,152,000 a year. There are several reasons that he makes so much money. The first reason is that he has played for the Washington Wizards for 13 years as a small forward and a power forward. The second reason is that he helped the USA team win the gold medal in the 2001 Olympic Games. The third reason is that he was selected to play in the NBA All star Game in 2005 and 2009. The fourth reason is all of the shooting skills that he has each time he plays.

The third person is Tim Duncan. He makes about 21,300,000. There are several reasons why Tim earns so much money as a basketball player. The first reason is that he has played for the San Antonio Spurs for 14 years as a power forward and center. The second reason is he has played in the NBA All Stars for several years in a row. The third reason is he was the most valuable player in the 2000 NBA All Star Game. The fourth reason is he won a shooting contest in 2008 with David Robinson and Becky Hammon for the all star game.

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