- Michael Jordan is #1 with $1.85 Billion on Forbes 25 Highest-Paid Athletes Of All Time List. Kobe is #7 with $800 Million, Shaq is #10 with $735 Million, LeBron is #11 with $735 Million (will probably change) and Kevin Garnett is #22 with $480 Million https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2017/12/13/the-25-highest-paid-athletes-of-all-time/#7851b2bc4b64 333 comments nba