Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the best players in the association, and he frequently finds himself in conversations about being the best player in the league for the past few years.
Notably, he claimed the top spot on ESPN's list of the best NBA players leading into the 2023-24 NBA season, ahead of other players such as Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Luka Doncic and Stephen Curry.
Born and raised in Athens, Greece, Antetokounmpo was drafted by the Bucks as the 15th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. He has remained in Milwaukee for his whole career, helping the team win the 2021 NBA Championship.
After winning the 2017 NBA Most Improved Player award, the "Greek Freek" went on to establish himself as a superstar, and eventually one of the greatest players of all time.
With a highly successful career that landed him among the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, many are asking: What is Giannis Antetokounmpo's net worth in 2023?
Giannis Antetokounmpo's Net Worth 2023
The 29-year-old Antetokounmpo is worth $70 million in 2023, according to several reputable sources such as Celebrity Net Worth, Essentially Sports, and FirstSportz.
The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player was listed by business and financial magazine Forbes as the eleventh highest-paid athlete in the world in 2023, earning $87.6 million over the course of the past year.
In the ongoing 2023-24 NBA season, Antetokoumpo is slated to make $45,640,084 as salary from the Bucks, per figures from HoopsHype. Meanwhile, he earned $45 million from his various endorsements this year.
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Giannis Antetokoumpo's Wealth
At the end of the 2023-24 season, Antetokounmpo is project to amass $234,477,446 in career earnings in eleven seasons in the league, per Spotrac.
This number strictly covers only his salary from the Bucks and does not include endorsement income, as well as deductions from agent fees, taxes and other business expenses.
Antetokounmpo's wealth is anticipated to significantly increase in the coming years following his signing of a three-year max contract extension worth $186 million, set to be effective from the 2025-26 season until 2027-28.
This extension is poised to elevate his career earnings to $460,395,922 by the conclusion of his new pact, making him of one the highest earning players in league history.
The seven-time NBA All-Star also has several endorsement deals that greatly contribute to his wealth.
The most notable among his portfolio is a shoe and apparel deal with American sportswear giant Nike, where he stands as one of the company's prolific endorsers today. Antetokoumpo makes around $10 million per year to wear the Swoosh brand on and off the court.
Aside from Nike, the 2020 NBA Defensive Player of the Year has endorsement deals with online retailer Amazon, luxury watchmaker Breitling, sports drink Ready, video game developer Epic Games, tech giant Google, audio equipment manufacturer JBL, messaging service WhatsApp and deodorant Degree.
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