Lamar Odom Highest-Paid Basketball player in the World

By Carol Kearney
Washington
Last updated on August 21, 2025

Lamar Odom led People With Money’s annual list of the “100 highest paid basketball players” released on Wednesday.

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It's been a rough year for the basketball player, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 45-year-old Lamar Odom has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid basketball players for 2025 with an estimated $75 million in combined earnings.

UPDATE 21/08/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Lamar Odom tops annual list of highest-paid basketball players

In 2023 it looked like the basketball player’s spectacular career was winding down. Suddenly, he was back on top. People With Money reports on Wednesday (August 20) that Odom is the highest-paid basketball player in the world, pulling in an astonishing $75 million between July 2024 and July 2025, a nearly $40 million lead over his closest competition.

People With Money’s factors

In compiling this yearly list, the magazine considers factors such as upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising work.

The American basketball player has an estimated net worth of $215 million. He owes his fortune to smart stock investments, substantial property holdings, lucrative endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics. He also owns several restaurants (the “Fat Odom Burger” chain) in Washington, a Football Team (the “Queens Angels”), has launched his own brand of Vodka (Pure Wonderodom - US), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from Lamar) and a fashion line called “Lamar Odom Seduction”.

The ranking is significant for many Lamar fans, who have been waiting for his triumphant return to the glory days for what seems like a lifetime.