Forbes 2018: 10 Highest Paid NBA Players in 2018

Former OKC teammates from 2012, all rank in Top 5 earners in the sport of Basketball.
Former OKC teammates from 2012, all rank among the Top 5 earners in the sport of Basketball.

#8 Giannis Antetokounmpo [Overall: #30]

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Giannis Antetokounmpo

Earnings: $35.5 million [Salary: $22.5 million; Endorsements: $13 million]

After earning just over $8 million in his first four years, Giannis Antetokounmpo or the Greek Freak is one of the newcomers to this list after new 4-year $100 million dollars kicked in at the beginning of the 2017-18 season.

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Quite like AD, Antetokounmpo has earned every penny of his contract. He received an All-Star selection this year and was named to the league's All-NBA Second Team.

Better learn how to pronounce his name right because he too is going to be on this list for long, given the fact that he is just 22 years old and both his sources (salary and endorsements) will see a huge rise in the coming years.

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