Career earnings: $390,511,090 in 19 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $423,075,248
Highest salary: $41,180,544 in 2021-22 (5th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Kevin Garnett ($343,862,398 in 21 seasons)

Career earnings: $129,539,615 in 16 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $152,176,993
Highest salary: $14,107,492 in 2012-13 (27th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Luis Scola ($47,153,438 in 10 seasons)

Career earnings: $118,591,363 in 14 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $135,224,207
Highest salary: $14,200,000 in 2013-14 (31st in the NBA)
Runner-up: Ben Simmons ($90,183,585 in five seasons)

Career earnings: $63,905,424 in six seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $64,462,723
Highest salary: $24,931,817 in 2020-21 (46th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Deandre Ayton ($40,389,910 in four seasons)

Career earnings: $56,473,304 in eight seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $57,386,914
Highest salary: $12,888,889 in 2020-21 (95th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Mirza Teletovic ($46,687,150 in six seasons)

Career earnings: $132,775,609 in 17 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $153,760,318
Highest salary: $13,000,000 in 2011-12 (34th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Anderson Varejao ($85,474,644 in 14 seasons)

Career earnings: $134,074,306 in six seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $136,227,558
Highest salary: $31,579,390 in 2021-22 (27th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Pascal Siakam ($69,968,576 in six seasons)

Career earnings: $146,936,620 in 18 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $184,964,183
Highest salary: $13,125,000 in 2009-10 (33rd in the NBA)
Runner-up: Andrew Wiggins ($138,943,522 in eight seasons)

Career earnings: $93,390,336 in eight seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $115,897,334
Highest salary: $17,686,100 in 2010-11 (9th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Yi Jianlian ($14,085,936 in five seasons)

Career earnings: $84,826,530 in eight seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $86,520,101
Highest salary: $17,850,000 in 2020-21 (61st in the NBA)
Runner-up: Toni Kukoc ($61,488,033 in 13 seasons)

Career earnings: $39,000,000 in six seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $39,493,830
Highest salary: $10,000,000 in 2019-20 (118th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Jan Vesely ($9,884,880 in three seasons)

Career earnings: $243,228,232 in 15 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $257,197,019
Highest salary: $28,928,710 in 2018-19 (13th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Charlie Villanueva ($51,577,806 in 11 seasons)

Career earnings: $143,666,581 in 18 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $215,326,561
Highest salary: $16,105,264 in 2002-03 (8th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Bismack Biyombo ($87,424,093 in 10 seasons)

Career earnings: $168,282,460 in 18 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $193,278,833
Highest salary: $15,453,126 in 2017-18 (73rd in the NBA)
Runner-up: Nicolas Batum ($168,137,820 in 14 seasons)

Career earnings: $60,356,464 in 16 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $69,621,844
Highest salary: $5,248,750 in 2012-13 (132nd in the NBA)
Runner-up: Nikoloz Tskitishvili ($8,907,528 in four seasons)

Career earnings: $255,371,800 in 21 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $306,162,830
Highest salary: $25,000,000 in 2016-17 (8th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Dennis Schroeder ($75,670,502 in nine seasons)

Career earnings: $163,520,376 in 15 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $181,429,872
Highest salary: $17,190,000 in 2017-18 (57th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Ben Gordon ($84,617,019 in 11 seasons)

Career earnings: $147,960,040 in nine seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $150,566,608
Highest salary: $39,344,900 in 2021-22 (2nd in the NBA)
Runner-up: Kosta Koufos ($47,778,792 in 11 seasons)

Career earnings: $18,320,477 in 10 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $20,042,218
Highest salary: $2,963,814 in 2016-17 (267th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Deni Avdija ($9,162,000 in one season)

Career earnings: $177,685,814 in 13 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $186,999,694
Highest salary: $22,615,559 in 2019-20 (48th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Andrea Bargnani ($73,156,908 in 10 seasons)

Career earnings: $14,078,160 in four seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $14,107,018
Highest salary: $4,916,160 in 2021-22 (219th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Yuta Watanabe ($894,814 in three XX seasons)

Career earnings: $107,053,494 in six seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $108,229,397
Highest salary: $31,650,600 in 2021-22 (24th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Andris Biedrins ($62,208,776 in 10 seasons)

Career earnings: $125,423,723 in 13 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $170,248,603
Highest salary: $13,500,000 in 2003-04 (8th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Jonas Valanciunas ($106,621,946 in 10 seasons)

Career earnings: $36,882,819 in 12 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $47,217,723
Highest salary: $4,952,380 in 2007-08 (151st in the NBA)
Runner-up: Gustavo Ayon ($4,567,500 in three seasons)

Career earnings: $134,209,237 in 11 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $137,933,217
Highest salary: $26,000,000 in 2020-21 (44th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Nikola Pekovic ($73,143,600 in six seasons)

Career earnings: $42,950,000 in 12 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $70,837,550
Highest salary: $12,250,000 in 1999-00 (11th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Dan Gadzuric ($37,609,158 in 10 seasons)

Career earnings: $102,998,594 in 18 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $164,109,279
Highest salary: $16,700,000 in 2000-01 (5th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Al-Farouq Aminu ($72,110,464 in 11 seasons)

Career earnings: $95,091,880 in 12 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $103,853,264
Highest salary: $13,565,218 in 2018-19 (91st in the NBA)
Runner-up: Cezary Trybanski ($4,800,000 in two seasons)

Career earnings: $46,505,958 in 14 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $50,767,935
Highest salary: $4,687,000 in 2013-14 (154th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Carlos Arroyo ($20,209,555 in nine seasons)

Career earnings: $107,735,998 in 13 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $130,977,732
Highest salary: $17,823,000 in 2010-11 (6th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Timofey Mozgov ($82,132,279 in eight seasons)

Career earnings: $73,689,390 in nine seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $75,421,689
Highest salary: $16,587,688 in 2020-21 (71st in the NBA)
Runner-up: DeSagana Diop ($47,024,084 in 12 seasons)

Career earnings: $118,223,162 in seven seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $119,263,835
Highest salary: $31,579,390 in 2021-22 (27th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Predrag Stojakovic ($97,956,720 in 13 seasons)

Career earnings: $152,558,250 in 13 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $159,923,337
Highest salary: $19,440,000 in 2021-22 (60th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Radoslav Nesterovic ($51,102,151 in 12 seasons)

Career earnings: $5,150,000 in 10 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $9,681,772
Highest salary: $1,650,000 in 1992-93 (92nd in the NBA)
Runner-up: Bol Bol ($4,298,960 in three seasons)

Career earnings: $219,784,441 in 18 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $254,950,452
Highest salary: $19,285,850 in 2013-14 (8th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Marc Gasol ($185,786,591 in 13 seasons)

Career earnings: $102,454,224 in 11 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $108,498,127
Highest salary: $18,622,514 in 2018-19 (56th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Hidayet Turkoglu ($85,208,250 in 15 seasons)

Career earnings: $40,637,644 in 11 seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $58,083,170
Highest salary: $6,191,250 in 2004-05 (87th in the NBA)
Runner-up: Alex Len ($36,173,628 in nine seasons)

Career earnings: $22,838,814 in seven seasons
Adjusted to inflation: $24,912,017
Highest salary: $6,600,000 in 2015-16 (122nd in the NBA)
Runner-up: Carl Herrera ($10,887,500 in eight seasons)

🇦🇴Angola: Bruno Fernando ($4,700,602)
🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda: Julius Hodge ($2,383,560)
🇧🇪Belgium: Didier Ilunga-Mbenga ($10,673,747)
🇧🇿Belize: Milt Palacio ($4,955,069)
🇩🇲Dominica: Garth Joseph ($316,969)
🇪🇬Egypt: Abdel Nader ($7,917,045)
🇪🇪Estonia: Martin Muursepp ($1,839,320)
🇫🇮Finland: Lauri Markkanen ($36,080,577)
🇬🇦Gabon: Chris Silva ($3,654,077)
🇬🇭Ghana: Ben Bentil ($281,968)
🇬🇳Guinea: Mamadi Diakite ($629,341)
🇬🇾Guyana: Rawle Marshall ($1,062,971)

🇭🇹Haiti: Olden Polynice ($20,490,000)
🇭🇺Hungary: Kornel David ($988,941)
🇮🇷Iran: Hamed Haddadi ($7,600,000)
🇮🇪Ireland: Marty Conlon ($4,381,088)
🇲🇰North Macedonia: Pero Antic ($2,450,000)
🇲🇱Mali: Cheick Diallo ($5,079,887)

🇳🇿New Zealand: Steven Adams ($128,833,175)
🇵🇦Panama: Gary Forbes ($3,473,604)
🇵🇹Portugal: Neemias Queta ($462,629)
🇷🇴Romania: Gheorghe Muresan ($8,848,500)
🇸🇰Slovakia: Richard Petruska ($205,000)
🇰🇷South Korea: Ha Seung-Jin ($1,386,299)
🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Adonal Foyle ($63,361,840)
🇸🇪Sweden: Jonas Jerebko ($35,385,264)
🇨🇭Switzerland: Clint Capela ($75,355,792)
🇹🇿Tanzania: Hasheem Thabeet ($16,464,960)
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago: Johnny Hamilton ($925,258)
🇹🇳Tunisia: Salah Mejri ($4,969,307)
🇺🇾Uruguay: Esteban Batista ($1,062,971)

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