3. Kobe Bryant @ $600 Million
Kobe Bryant, a five-time NBA champion and 18-time All-Star who won the 1997 Slam-Dunk Contest, amassed an impressive $600 million during his two-decade NBA career. The total earnings of Kobe Bryant’s career were estimated to be over $320,000,000, second only to Kevin Garnett. Kobe is another high-school graduate who was recruited directly into the NBA. Companies practically begged Kobe to sign up with them. Kobe, his daughter Gina, 13, and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas in January 2020.