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The richest basketball players

The wealthiest basketball players on record, ranked by sourced net worth rather than fame.

Mat Ishbia

Basketball Players

2nd$6.3B · as of 2026

Mike Brown

Basketball Players

1st$7.6B · as of 2026

Michael Jordan

Basketball Players

3rd$4.7B · as of 2026
Mike Brown tops this list.

Net worth: $7.6B, ahead of Mat Ishbia at $6.3B.

Next on the board
  1. 4thLiu WeiBasketball Players$3.7B
  2. 5thBrian HillBasketball Players$2.5B
  3. 6thChen ZhipingBasketball Players$2.5B
  4. 7thZhang FanBasketball Players$1.9B
  5. 8thPaul LeeBasketball Players$1.7B
  6. 9thMagic JohnsonBasketball Players$1.6B
The rest of the list7
PlaceNameCountryCategoryNet worth
10thLeBron JamesBasketball Players · as of 2026United StatesBasketball Players$1.4Bas of 202611thRick JacksonBasketball Players · as of 2026United StatesBasketball Players$1.0Bas of 202612thLaMelo BallBasketball Players · as of 2022United StatesBasketball Players$20.0Mas of 202213thAdaora ElonuBasketball Players · as of 2022NigeriaBasketball Players$8.0Mas of 202214thCade CunninghamBasketball Players · as of 2022United StatesBasketball Players$4.0Mas of 202215thPromise AmukamaraBasketball Players · as of 2022NigeriaBasketball Players$1.2Mas of 202216thJalen GreenBasketball Players · as of 2022United StatesBasketball Players$1.0Mas of 2022
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