Instant Alert: The 25 highest-paid NBA players of all time

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   The 25 highest-paid NBA players of all time by Cork Gaines on Feb 24, 2017, 12:50 PM Advertisement The NBA may still be behind the NFL and Major League Baseball in terms of generating revenue, but thanks to skyrocketing TV contracts and smaller rosters, an NBA career can be quite lucrative. This is especially true for the athletes who played a large chunk of their careers between the late 1990s and the 2011 lockout. While many of the all-time greats of the past 20 years are among the highest paid of all time, these years also led to some large contracts for players who are not among the all-time greats. Here is a look at the 25 players who have made at least $158 million, according to data collected from Spotrac and Basketball-Reference: 25. Rasheed Wallace ― $158,110,581 Seasons: 16 Highest single-season salary: $17 million Championships: 1 All-Star Games: 4 NBA First-team All-NBA: 0 24. Chris Paul ― $158,226,325 Seasons: 12 Highest single-season salary: $22.9 million Championships: 0 All-Star Games: 9 NBA First-team All-NBA: 4 23. Tyson Chandler ― $158,586,645 Seasons: 16 Highest single-season salary: $14.8 million Championships: 1 All-Star Games: 1 NBA First-team All-NBA: 0 See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011