10 Highest Paid Athletes of All Time

1. Michael Jordan

Total earnings adjusted for inflation (in millions): $2,620

Easily topping the list of the 25 highest paid athletes of all time is Michael Jordan, even though just a small portion of his income was derived from his contracts with the teams he played for. While he only earned over $4 million twice, arguably the greatest NBA player of all time only made more than $4 million per year twice in his career of a decade and a half, Jordan’s major income is derived from his deal with NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE), which has earned him over $1 billion since.

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