Forbes 2018: 10 Highest Paid NBA Players By Off-Court Endorsement Earnings

#8 Damian Lillard - $13 Million

Damian Lillard

Major Sponsors - Adidas, Toyota Motor, Powerade, Tapestry and Panini

According to Forbes, Damian Lillard earns the same amount through endorsements that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Klay Thompson earn. We have simply kept their player salaries as the next filter for the sake of ranking them.

As mentioned above, Lillard endorses multiple brands but just like any of the basketball players in his tier, the shoe company pays the most. Adidas, who released Lillard's fourth signature shoe - The Dame 4 - pays him in double-figures for using him to sell their sneakers. And that amount is well earned as the sales on Lillard's shoes are among the best in the league.

A well-respected rapper, Lillard has two full-length albums (the second came out in 2017) to his name which is bound to get him a decent sum of money as well.