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Career earnings: $276,581,596

Mike Conley was one of the core members of the “Grit and Grind” era for the Memphis Grizzlies, where he earned an All-Defensive Team selection during the 2012-13 season and signed a five-year, $153 million maximum contract in 2016.

After years of being a high-level starting point guard for Memphis in the vaunted Western Conference, Conley finally broke through for his first All-Star appearance as a member of the Utah Jazz during the 2020-21 season.

Conley is now in his 17th season and has also made a difference off the court by winning four NBA Sportsmanship awards, the most in league history.

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Career earnings: $270,922,778

Gordon Hayward was a durable star on the rise when he earned his lone All-Star selection in his final season with the Utah Jazz during the 2016-17 season before he signed a four-year, $128 million deal with the Boston Celtics in free agency in 2017.

In his first game following the massive contract signing, Hayward suffered a gruesome injury, dislocating his left ankle and fracturing his left tibia just five minutes into his debut with the Celtics.

Two years after the injury, Hayward returned to being a full-time starter for the Celtics and averaged 17.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.2 steals, which helped him land a four-year, $120 million deal as part of a sign-and-trade with the Charlotte Hornets in 2020.

However, Hayward never returned to the playoffs with the Hornets and never appeared in more than 50 games with Charlotte in a season.

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Career earnings: $259,395,951

Jrue Holiday has been one of the best on-ball defenders in the NBA, earning All-Defensive honors in five of the previous six seasons before he was acquired by the Boston Celtics. Despite averaging 19.1 points on 48.3 percent shooting from the field, 36.6 percent from downtown, 6.8 assists, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game during that span with the Pelicans and Bucks, Holiday only made one of his two total All-Star appearances.

Holiday has cashed in twice so far in his career with a five-year, $126 million contract with the New Orleans Pelicans in 2017 and a four-year, $135 million contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021.

Holiday, who has a $39.4 million player option for the 2024-25 season, could be one of the top free agents on the market this summer if he declines his player option and would be in line for another big payday… so he may end up being No. 1 on this list.

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Career earnings: $251,084,872

Tobias Harris can alternate between both forward positions and has been an efficient scorer and positive veteran presence in the locker room throughout his career. Harris was never voted an All-Star, but made his best case for a selection during his age 26-28 seasons with the Clippers and 76ers, where he averaged 19.7 points on 48.9 percent shooting from the field and 38.5 percent from downtown with 7.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.

Despite never making an All-Star nor All-NBA team, Harris signed two sizable free agency contracts, including a four-year, $64 million deal with the Magic in 2015 and a five-year, $180 million maximum contract with the 76ers in 2019.

Harris, 31, will look for one last payday as one of the top unrestricted free agents this summer.

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Career earnings: $225,638,155

Except for his rookie season with the Detroit Pistons, Khris Middleton has spent his career with the Milwaukee Bucks, earning three All-Star appearances and winning a championship in a four-year span.

From ages 27 to 30, Middleton averaged 19.8 points on 46.3 percent shooting from the field and 39.3 percent beyond the arc with 5.9 rebounds and 4.8 assists. Injuries, however, have since limited Middleton’s playing time and effectiveness.

Middleton has signed three massive contracts with Milwaukee, including a five-year, $70 million deal in 2015, a five-year, $178 million deal in 2019, and a three-year, $93 million deal most recently.

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Career earnings: $217,115,909

CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard formed one of the NBA’s top scoring backcourts together on the Portland Trail Blazers. However, McCollum, the NBA’s 2015-16 Most Improved Player award winner, was snubbed from an All-Star selection despite averaging over 20 points per game for eight straight seasons with the Blazers and Pelicans. That streak is currently in jeopardy, with McCollum averaging 18.7 points.

While McCollum never earned an All-Star nor All-NBA selection, Portland rewarded him with two separate $100 million deals, including a four-year, $106 million rookie extension in 2016 and a three-year, $100 million extension in 2019. He’s since signed a two-year, $64 million extension with the Pelicans in 2022.

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Career earnings: $205,014,876

Danilo Gallinari began his career most notably as the headline piece of the Carmelo Anthony trade for the New York Knicks. The Italian sharpshooter became a versatile forward capable of scoring off the dribble and stretching the floor beyond the arc.

From ages 27 to 31, Gallinari averaged 18.8 points on 39.7 percent shooting from beyond the arc and grabbed 5.4 rebounds per game as a high-level starter, but was never an All-Star or All-NBA player.

Gallinari’s biggest deals were a three-year $65 million contract as a part of a sign-and-trade with the Clippers in 2017 and a three-year $61.4 million contract as part of a sign-and-trade with the Hawks in 2020.

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Career earnings: $199,548,957

Nicolas Batum was a versatile starting-caliber forward earlier in his career who could stretch the floor, handle the ball, and make plays for others. Following a career year with the Charlotte Hornets, averaging 14.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 5.8 assists, Batum re-signed on a five-year, $120 million contract with Charlotte in 2016.

That contract became an albatross over time. During the final three years of the contract in Charlotte, Batum underwhelmed mightily, averaging 9.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game.

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Career earnings: $197,774,768

Brook Lopez began his career as a dominant low post presence, earning an All-Star selection during the 2012-13 season, eventually becoming the all-time leading scorer for the Brooklyn Nets franchise, and signing a four-year, $61 million deal in 2012 and a three-year $63.5 million contract in 2015. Lopez also became a stretch-five at the end of his Nets tenure.

After a brief stop with the Los Angeles Lakers, Lopez became one of the league’s top defenders at center, playing in Milwaukee’s drop coverage. As a Buck, Lopez has become a two-time All-Defensive Team selection and an NBA champion.

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Career earnings: $196,890,649

Andrew Wiggins was one of the most hyped high school prospects before eventually becoming the No. 1 pick of the 2014 NBA draft.

Upon landing in Minnesota after a three-team blockbuster trade that landed Kevin Love in Cleveland, Wiggins won Rookie of the Year, became a 20-point scorer, and signed a five-year $148 million maximum contract extension with the Timberwolves.

After a trade that sent D’Angelo Russell to Minnesota and landed Wiggins in Golden State, Wiggins realized his potential by becoming an All-Star and a key piece to the 2022 championship team.

Following the championship, Wiggins signed a four-year $109 million veteran contract extension with the Warriors. This season, however, Wiggins is averaging a career-low 12.9 points.

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Career earnings: $193,541,787

Paul Millsap went from a mid-second-round pick and high-level starter with Utah towards the end of his Jazz tenure to a four-time All-Star with the Atlanta Hawks and an All-Defensive Team selection during the 2015-16 season.

From ages 28 to 31, Millsap averaged 17.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game as the Hawks made the playoffs all four seasons during his tenure, including a 60-win season and trip to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Then, Millsap signed a three-year, $90 million deal with the Denver Nuggets and was unable to maintain his All-Star form.

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Career earnings: $189,621,801

Andre Iguodala earned his lone All-Star nod, one of his two All-Defensive selections, and signed a six-year $80.5 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.

However, Iguodala became a legend with the Warriors by taking a reduced role as one of the NBA’s top reserves with consecutive second-place finishes for Sixth Man of the Year en route to becoming a four-time champion and the 2015 NBA Finals MVP.

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Career earnings: $183,981,290

Harrison Barnes had considerable hype coming out of high school and then North Carolina, but he never became the All-Star many thought he’d be. Instead, Barnes developed into a solid starting-caliber forward, averaging 14.1 points on 45.7 percent shooting from the field, along with 4.9 rebounds per game, and won a championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2015.

Barnes has been handsomely paid three times during his career, including a four-year, $94.4 million offer sheet from Dallas, a four-year, $85 million deal with Sacramento, and a three-year, $54 million extension with Sacramento.

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Career earnings: $181,396,190

Despite struggling with injuries, Eric Gordon has been a microwave scorer. During his prime, Gordon could get to the rim and dunk after crossing over his defender or stretch the floor as a sniper.

Gordon was the league’s Sixth Man of the Year winner during the 2016-17 season. He finished second in the award voting the following season before eventually signing the largest contract of his career, a four-year, $75.6 million extension from the Houston Rockets in 2019.

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Career earnings: $178,120,665

Rudy Gay was a gifted scorer who could rock the arena with a highlight dunk in the prime of his career.

Gay finished second in the Most Improved Player award race during the 2007-08 season. From that age-21 season to age 30, Gay averaged 19.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game but never earned an All-Star or All-NBA selection.

During that span, Memphis gave Gay a five-year, $82.3 million contract for the largest contract of his career.

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Career earnings: $176,903,094

Kristaps Porzingis is one of the league’s most talented big men who can stretch the floor, handle the ball like a guard, and block shots at a high rate.

Porzingis, however, suffered a torn ACL amid an All-Star campaign in his third and final season with the New York Knicks. The injury caused the Latvian big man to miss the 2018-19 campaign.

After being traded to Dallas and signing a five-year $158 million maximum contract with the Mavericks, Porzingis showed that All-Star form at times. Yet, Porzingis continued to struggle with injuries overall and appeared in 65 games for the first time last season with the Washington Wizards since the 2016-17 season.

In Boston, Porzingis is shooting a career-best 51.4 percent from the field and has a chance to return to the All-Star Game looking ahead.

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Career earnings: $174,727,756

Nikola Vucevic has been one of the league’s best scoring and rebounding centers for the past decade and has earned two All-Star selections.

After earning his first All-Star selection, Vucevic signed a four-year, $100 million contract with Orlando in 2019.

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Career earnings: $168,520,376

A versatile two-way forward, Luol Deng was a two-time All-Star, led the league in minutes for consecutive seasons with the Chicago Bulls, and was an All-Defensive Team selection during the 2011-12 season, which helped him earn a six-year $71 million contract.

After his Bulls tenure finished and showing clear signs of decline with the Cavaliers and Heat, Deng signed a four-year $72 million contract with the Lakers in 2016. Deng averaged 7.5 points and appeared in 57 total games before agreeing to a buyout in 2018.

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Career earnings: $164,808,017

Zach LaVine became a Slam Dunk Contest icon with the Minnesota Timberwolves before evolving into a two-time All-Star with the Chicago Bulls.

LaVine averaged 25.1 points on 47.7 percent shooting from the field, 38.8 percent from downtown, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists during the past five seasons before struggling with injuries this season.

That production helped LaVine land a five-year, $215 million contract with Chicago.

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Career earnings: $158,110,581

Rasheed Wallace, who holds the NBA record for most technical fouls in a single season with 41, was a menace both to NBA referees and opposing defenders who tried to guard him.

Wallace’s path to becoming a four-time All-Star began with the Portland Trail Blazers, where he battled amongst the top Western Conference bigs such as Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, and Chris Webber before becoming a champion with the Detroit Pistons.

Wallace’s largest contract was a six-year $80 million rookie-scale extension with Portland in 1997.

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Career earnings: $157,651,171

D’Angelo Russell can heat up from the field like a microwave and thread the needle with a pass from anywhere on the court.

After Russell’s All-Star campaign with the Brooklyn Nets during the 2018-19 season, he signed a four-year $117 million maximum contract as part of a sign-and-trade with the Golden State Warriors with Kevin Durant joining Brooklyn.

Russell appears to be in line for another big payday this summer as one of the top free agents on the market if he declines his $18.69 million player option.

MORE: Is Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell an underrated free agent?

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Career earnings: $155,332,815

Rashard Lewis was a two-time All-Star who could play either forward position, was a sniper from beyond the arc, and averaged 20 points in three straight seasons.

After averaging a career-high 22.4 points with the Seattle Sonics, Lewis signed a six-year $118 million contract as part of a sign-and-trade with the Orlando Magic.

Lewis would become an All-Star with Orlando two seasons later and eventually a champion with the Miami Heat in 2013.

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Career earnings: $149,729,113

Thaddeus Young has been a consistently versatile forward and a veteran mentor in every locker room of his career.

From ages 20 to 32, Young averaged 13.5 points on 50 percent shooting from the field with 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.

Young has signed three notable contracts: a five-year, $44 million deal with the 76ers, a four-year, $54 million deal with the Nets, and a three-year, $41 million deal with the Bulls.

Now a member of the Phoenix Suns, Young hopes to compete for a championship.

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Career earnings: $146,760,004

When healthy, Steven Adams is considered one of the league’s toughest players who can control the paint with his rebounding, set bone-jarring screens on the perimeter to free up his teammates for open shots, and is willing to do more dirty work such as diving for loose balls across the court.

Those attributes, along with his hustle and steady locker room presence, helped Adams earn a four-year, $100 million contract from the Oklahoma City Thunder and other deals during his career.

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Career earnings: $146,060,485

Brandon Ingram is in the midst of his fifth straight season averaging over 20 points. Over the past three years, Ingram has become an improved playmaker for his teammates averaging 5.7 assists.

Ingram won the league’s Most Improved Player award and earned his lone All-Star selection during the 2019-20 season. In 2020, Ingram signed a five-year $158 million maximum contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.

The slender small forward has a chance to add more All-Star appearances to his resume – and potentially an All-NBA selection – down the line if he can stay healthy. Since his rookie 79-game campaign, Ingram hadn’t surpassed 62 games played until this season.

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Career earnings: $145,856,244

Evan Fournier has been a solid shooter and averaged 16.2 points per game from ages 23 to 29 before he was banished to the bench by New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau.

During that span, Fournier signed two massive contracts, including a five-year, $85 million deal with the Magic in 2016 and a four-year, $73 million deal with the Knicks in 2021.

Since the 2022-23 season, however, Fournier has struggled without consistent playing time and could have his $19 million team option declined by the Detroit Pistons this summer.

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Career earnings: $142,545,596

Antawn Jamison was an efficient 20-point scorer during a 13-year stretch where he shot 45.1 percent from the field and 34.7 percent from three-point range and grabbed 7.9 rebounds.

After winning Sixth Man of the Year during the 2003-04 season with the Dallas Mavericks, Jamison became a two-time All-Star with the Washington Wizards.

In 2001, Jamison signed a six-year $79 million rookie-scale extension with the Golden State Warriors representing his largest NBA contract.

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Career earnings: $141,750,412

Serge Ibaka was one of the NBA’s best defenders and shot blockers in his prime. Ibaka led the league in blocks in back-to-back seasons and was an All-Defensive Team selection three times before winning the championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019.

Toronto also gave Ibaka the biggest contract of his 14-year career, a three-year, $65 million deal.

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Career earnings: $140,520,040

Otto Porter was a good defensive player and an efficient three-point shooter (.397), alternating between both forward positions when healthy, which was a noteworthy asterisk in Porter’s career.

Porter signed a four-year, $106.5 million offer sheet with the Brooklyn Nets during restricted free agency in 2017, which the Wizards matched. He then bounced around before winning a championship with the Warriors in 2022.

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Career earnings: $138,576,839

Michael Finley had his best individual years with the Dallas Mavericks from ages 24 through 30, where he became a two-time All-Star and averaged 20.7 points on 45 percent shooting from the field and 36.9 percent from downtown, 5.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.3 steals.

After his second consecutive All-Star selection, Finley signed a seven-year, $101 million contract with Dallas.

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Career earnings: $137,665,469

Tim Hardaway Jr. has been a streaky three-point shooter throughout his career and has signed two substantial contracts, including a four-year, $71 million restricted free agency offer sheet from the New York Knicks in 2017 and a four-year, $75 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks in 2021.

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Career earnings: $136,976,550

Aaron Gordon became a Slam Dunk Contest legend early in his career before becoming a high-level starter who made a case to become an All-Star last season while shooting a career-high 56.4 percent to help the Nuggets earn the best record in the West and win the 2023 championship.

Gordon has been rewarded for his versatile skill set as a combo forward who can guard any position, move the ball on offense, and cut backdoor well with a four-year, $80 million contract with Orlando in 2018 and a four-year, $86.6 million contract extension with Denver in 2021.

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Career earnings: $136,756,946

Jonas Valanciunas has been a double-double force for a decade and has expanded his range beyond the arc in recent seasons.

Valanciunas’ largest contract was the four-year, $64 million extension he signed with the Toronto Raptors in 2015. This summer, Valanciunas will be one of the top unrestricted free agent centers on the market.

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Career earnings: $136,747,506

Jamal Murray has been a clutch playoff performer for the Denver Nuggets, averaging 25.0 points on 47.3 percent shooting from the field and 40.4 percent from three-point range, 6.3 assists, and 5.0 rebounds.

During the regular season, Murray has been dependable for 20 points, five assists, and four rebounds each night for the past five seasons. However, Murray hasn’t played more than 66 games since his third season, which has hurt his All-Star and All-NBA chances.

Murray signed a five-year, $196 million max extension with the Nuggets in 2019.

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Career earnings: $135,352,849

Marcus Camby was one of the best defensive centers in the league for many years and signed a six-year, $65 million contract with the Denver Nuggets in 2004.

Camby rewarded Denver’s financial investment by winning Defensive Player of the Year in 2007, winning four blocks titles, including three straight seasons, and was a four-time All-Defensive Team selection.

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Career earnings: $132,775,609

Nenê was a solid starting center for most of his 17-year NBA career, averaging 11.3 points and 6.0 rebounds while securing a six-year, $60 million contract in 2006 and a five-year, $67 million contract with the Nuggets in 2011.

He was drafted seventh overall by the Knicks and included with Marcus Camby in the blockbuster Antonio McDyess trade to New York that was a bust for the Knicks due to McDyess’ injuries and a win for Denver.

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Career earnings: $131,870,032

Ricky Rubio entered the league with substantial hype as a teenage prodigy coming over from Spain as the No. 5 pick of the 2009 NBA Draft.

Rubio was a gifted passer who thrived in transition, could rebound well for his position, and pick his opponent’s pockets on defense. Ultimately, he became a starting-caliber point guard who was limited because he never developed a consistent outside jump shot.

Rubio had two noteworthy contracts, including a four-year, $55 million extension with the Timberwolves in 2014 and a three-year, $51 million deal with the Suns in 2019.

Currently, Rubio is overseas playing with Barcelona.

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Career earnings: $131,217,769

Derrick Favors was a 12-year veteran and durable player who peaked when he averaged 16.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks from age 23 to 24 in Utah.

Favors, however, never hit the ceiling of his potential as a former No. 3 overall pick of the 2010 NBA draft.

Favors signed multiple contracts with the Jazz, including a four-year, $49 million extension in 2013, a two-year, $37.6 million contract in 2018, and a three-year, $29 million contract in 2020.

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Career earnings: $129,340,553

Eric Bledsoe’s best statistical years were with the Suns, averaging 18.8 points, 6.0 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game.

Bledsoe signed two separate $70 million deals in his career, a five-year contract with the Suns in 2014 and a four-year contract with the Bucks in 2019.

During his tenure with the Bucks, Bledsoe became a two-time All-Defensive selection.

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Career earnings: $127,164,774

When healthy, Chandler Parsons was a versatile forward with the Rockets and Mavericks before signing a four-year, $94 million max contract with the Grizzlies.

Parsons never lived up to that deal, playing only 95 games for Memphis, and eventually was involved in a car crash in 2020 that ended his playing career.

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Career earnings: $125,423,723

Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed two full seasons with foot injuries during his career, all but five games of the 1998-99 season, and only appeared in 24 games during the 2000-2001 season. Afterward, Ilgauskas was able to stay healthy and became a two-time All-Star who could stretch the floor, score in the low post, and protect the rim with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

While making All-Star appearances in two of three seasons from ages 27 to 29, Ilgauskas averaged 16.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks.

Ilgauskas signed two large contracts with Cleveland, a six-year $71 million extension in 1999 and a five-year $55 million contract in 2005.

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Career earnings: $124,376,530

Despite not being named an All-Star, Bojan Bogdanovic has been a high-level starter the past five seasons, averaging 18.8 points on 46.6 percent shooting from the field and 40.4 percent from downtown while playing on a four-year, $73 million contract he signed with the Utah Jazz in 2019.

Bogdanovic has a $19 million salary for the 2024-25 season that’s partially guaranteed for only $2 million with the New York Knicks.

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Career earnings: $124,283,187

Jamal Crawford was one of the NBA’s best bench scorers, tying Lou Williams for the most Sixth Man of the Year awards, with three each. Crawford scored 19,419 points during his 20-year NBA career, thanks primarily to an elusive crossover dribble that snatched countless ankles and made him a highlight sensation.

Crawford had two notable contracts that made the majority of his career earnings. First, he signed a seven-year, $55.4 million contract in a sign-and-trade deal with the New York Knicks in 2004. Later in his career, he signed a three-year, $42 million contract with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2016.

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Career earnings: $122,838,308

Fred VanVleet began his career fighting for a roster spot as an undrafted guard out of Wichita State, became a backup under Kyle Lowry, won a championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, and became an All-Star during the 2021-22 season.

VanVleet is a pesky defender, can stretch the floor beyond the arc efficiently, and create offense for his teammates off penetration.

VanVleet is in the midst of the most expensive contract for an undrafted player in NBA history after signing a three-year, $129 million deal with the Houston Rockets in 2023.

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Career earnings: $121,856,362

While the general public will remember Tristan Thompson more for his on-and-off-again relationship with Khloe Kardashian, the Canadian big man was a solid NBA player.

Thompson played 82 games in four straight seasons, was a consistent double-double threat for eight seasons, and helped the Cleveland Cavaliers win the 2016 championship.

Cleveland gave Thompson a five-year, $82 million deal, his largest NBA contract in 2015.

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Career earnings: $120,507,934

Myles Turner has been one of the league’s best rim protectors since entering the NBA, leading the league in blocks twice.

Since the 2022-23 season, Turner has shown an expanded offensive game to compliment his staunch defensive prowess. Turner is averaging 17.5 points on 53.3 percent shooting from the field and 36.4 percent from three-point range.

Turner has been an Indiana Pacer his entire career. He signed a four-year, $80 million rookie contract extension with Indiana in 2018 and a two-year, $58 million extension as part of a renegotiation-and-extend in 2023.

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Career earnings: $118,962,219

Trevor Ariza entered the NBA as an athletic 19-year-old out of UCLA with the New York Knicks, became a champion with the Lakers, and was a noteworthy 3-and-D role player with the Rockets during the height of the James Harden era.

Ariza secured two notable deals in his career, including a five-year, $34 million contract with Houston in 2009 and a four-year, $32 million contract as part of a sign-and-trade deal with Washington.

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Career earnings: $118,345,008

JJ Redick was one of the best three-point shooters in NBA history, including leading the NBA in three-point percentage (.475) during the 2015-16 season.

Redick’s best years were from ages 30 to 35, averaging 16.4 points on 43.2 percent shooting from downtown.

After finishing the 2020-21 season with the Mavericks, he’s become a big-time media personality.

Redick also interviewed for Toronto’s head coaching vacancy in 2023 and considered joining Boston’s coaching staff.

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Career earnings: $118,030,476

Wesley Matthews was a solid starting-caliber wing, most notably with the Portland Trail Blazers and Dallas Mavericks, who played both sides of the ball and was a 3-and-D player.

Dallas gave Matthews the biggest contract of his career, a four-year, $70 million deal in 2015.

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Career earnings: $117,556,500

Allan Houston was a knockdown three-point shooter (.402) and mid-range assassin who could post up other guards.

Two years after helping the Knicks reach the NBA Finals and earning consecutive All-Star selections, New York signed Houston to a six-year, $100 million contract in 2001.

Houston, a 2000 Team USA Olympics team member, retired after failing to recover from knee injuries that kept him out much of his last two seasons in the NBA.

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