New research has revealed the top 10 NBA players making the most money off-field, and LeBron James tops the list with the basketballer earning $80 million from his business ventures. But, how does this total compare to the rest of the league?

The team at OLBG has sourced the off-field earnings of the biggest sports stars of 2022, to reveal the athletes making the most money from business ventures and endorsements.

You can view all of the findings here: https://www.olbg.com/us/blogs/off-field-earners

The top 10 NBA players with the highest off-court earnings

The research also revealed the following about the NBA:

• The top 10 NBA stars with the highest off-field earnings made a total of $340m in 2022.

• Of the top 25 sports stars making the most money off-field, nine are basketball players which is more than any other sport.

Further findings from the study have revealed:

• Tom Brady has been crowned the NFL athlete making the most money off-field, with the quarterback earning $52m. This total is over $30m more than Patrick Mahomes who has the second-highest off-field earnings in the NFL, at $20m.

• Roger Federer has been named sport’s highest off-field earner, with the tennis player making over $90m in 2022. In comparison, he earned $700k for the time he spent playing on the court.

• With earnings of $55m from business ventures, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been named the soccer players making the most money off-field. This is more than double Neymar’s off-field earnings at $25m, who took third place.

• Phil Mickelson has been named golf’s highest off-field earner, with the LIV Golf star making $42m from business ventures. This total is also the 11th-highest off-field earnings of any sports star.