It's without question that NBA players are some of the highest paid athletes in the world. Often signing contracts that exceed $50 million and some that exceed the $100 million mark, leaving NBA players a lot of excess money to spend.
So how do they spend their money? Other than big houses and designer brands, most chose to spend their fortunes on cars.
Not just any cars though, we're talking supercars and crazy truck builds that only top dollar can afford. Here are 10 NBA players with sick supercars, and 5 who drive trucks. Enjoy!
15 LeBron James- Lamborghini Aventador Roadster
Arguably the greatest player the NBA has ever seen, LeBron James has had an ever successful career in the NBA. With multiple NBA Championships, MVP awards, and being a strong team leader, NBA teams have been yearning to land James on their team. Recently with the signing of James to the Lakers, a contract of $154 million, only enhances James career as he is now in the LA spot light.
Through contracts and endorsements, James has made an almost limitless amount of money throughout his career. With this money, James has bought numerous high-end cars, like his custom wrapped Lamborghini Aventador Roadster. With a sticker price of over $450-thousand, the Aventador barely makes a dent in James' bank accounts.
14 John Wall - Ferrari 458
John wall is a five time All-Star currently playing for the Washington Wizards. In 2017, Wall signed a 4 year, $170 million dollar contract extension, leaving him with even more money to spend. As one of the better players in the league, Wall is everything but short on money.
To prove this, Wall owns a Ferrari 458 Spider that has a price tag of over $240-thousand brand new. The Ferrari is just one of John Wall's luxurious cars in his collection.
13 Dwayne Wade - Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
Spending his NBA Career with the Miami Heat, Dwayne Wade, alongside LeBron James, won multiple NBA Championships. Ranked as one of the top shooting guards of all time, it's just a matter of time before Wade gets inducted into the NBA Hall Of Fame.
Over the span of his career, Wade generated a lump sum of cash. With this cash, Wade has started a car collection featuring a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta costing a little over $320 thousand.
12 Dwight Howard - Rolls-Royce Ghost
Proving to be one of the best centers the NBA has seen in the last decade, Dwight Howard, now residing with the Lakers, has had an ever successful career. With appearances in the slam dunk contests and All-Star games, Howard was worth top dollar to NBA teams.
In Howard's car collection lays a purple Rolls-Royce Ghost which lays tribute to Thanos, a super-villain from the Marvel movie Avengers. And as we all know, Rolls-Royce's don't come cheap.
11 Kevin Durant - Ferrari California
One of the best NBA stars on the court in the last decade is Kevin Durant. Durant is an All-Star year after year, is one of the highest paid players in the NBA, and sells the most jerseys in the league. In 2019, Durant signed a four year, $164 million dollar contract with the Brooklyn Nets after leaving the Golden State Warriors.
Durant is in no shortage of money, and his car collection shows it. Out of all Durant's top-notch cars lays a Ferrari California costing right around the $200 thousand mark brand new.
10 Derrick Rose - Bugatti Veyron
Winning the NBA rookie of the year award and the youngest player to win the NBA's most valuable player award, Rose was set up from the get-go to have a lavish career. Currently, residing in Detroit, playing for the Pistons, Rose is making a strong comeback from the last few injury-plagued years.
Throughout Rose' long NBA career, through contracts and endorsements, he's collected a good amount of money. To show this he boasts a Bugatti Veyron, one of the fastest and most praised supercars out there. Did I mention they cost anywhere from $1.7 - $3 million dollars?
9 Russel Westbrook - Lamborghini Huracan
Currently residing in Houston, playing for the Rockets alongside James Hardon, Russel Westbrook has had an impressive NBA career. Being a nine time NBA All-Star, an MVP player of the year, and an eight time All-NBA team member, Westbrook comes with a hefty price tag.
One of the cars in his collection is a Lamborghini Huracan costing $260 thousand dollars new. This isn't the only supercar Westbrook owns, as he also owns a Lamborghini Aventador.
8 Kyrie Irving - Audi R8
Known for his spectacular ball skills and shooting skills, Kyrie Irving is one of the best NBA players in the league. A reoccurring All-Star and winning an NBA championship, Irving has had an exceptional career. Currently playing for the Brooklyn Nets, Irving is continuing his hall of fame career.
Off the court, Irving lives a luxurious life style and buys some pretty rad cars. With money from contracts and endorsements Irving bought himself an Audi R8 that cost over $150 thousand dollars brand new. I guess Kyrie wanted a fast car to match his fast ball handling skills.
7 Paul George - Ferrari 458 Italia
Playing for the Los Angeles Clippers, Paul George is a fan favorite. With many accomplishments throughout his career like being a 6 time NBA All-Star, a 5 time All-NBA team selection, and part of 4 NBA All-Defensive teams, George doesn't have much less to accomplish in his NBA career besides a title.
With all of George's accomplishments, he comes at a hefty price for NBA teams looking to sign him. Due to this George has accumulated an immense amount of worth throughout his career.
A fraction of his worth goes into his car collection, and one of those cars is a Ferrari 458 Spider that goes for over $240 thousand dollars brand new. George's Ferrari is sure to attract all the attention driving down the busy LA streets.
6 Austin Rivers - Porsche 911 GT2 RS
Playing alongside Russel Westbrook, Austin Rivers is a current team member of the Houston Rockets. In 2018, Rivers signed a two year, $4.5 million dollar contract. While this contract is not nearly as much as some others mentioned on this list, $4.5 million dollars still is an insane amount of money.
One of the things Rivers chooses to spend his money on are cars. Included in his collection is a Porsche 911 GT2 RS that go for roughly $240 thousand dollars out the door. With many years left in Rivers NBA career, it's certain there will be more cars added to his collection.
5 Dwight Howard - Knight XV
While it may not be the fastest, the Night XV is probably the coolest car in Dwight Howard's car collection. Costing roughly $600 thousand dollars, this one set Howard back a pretty penny. The Night XV is hand built and only 17 were produced. It weighs 13 thousand pounds and has a V-10 engine. You don't want to be hit by this truck.
4 Joe Johnson - Ford F-650
This massive Ford F-650 truck belongs to the former Houston Rockets guard, Joe Johnson. Priced at $250,000, this truck comes with massive 55-inch tires, three TVs, a train horn, and a bed in the back! Talk about a house on wheels! With its sheer size and flamboyant color, its sure to be an attention getter and make even the tallest NBA player look small.
3 J.R. Smith - Gurkha F5
An armored vehicle on wheels, this Gurkha F5 truck belongs to the former Cleveland Cavaliers player, now free agent, J.R. Smith. With Smith's 16 years in the NBA, he has collected a generous amount of money from contracts. And there's one particular way Smith likes to spend his money, cars.
The Gurkha F5 cost Smith roughly half a million dollars to purchase. It's an armored truck used by the military. Powered by a 6.7 liter V-8 it produces 330 horse power and weighs roughly fifteen thousand pounds. I wonder how much it costs to fill it up with a tank of gas.
2 Shaquille O'Neal - Dodge Ram 1500
Now a current sports analyst for the NBA, Shaquille O'Neal was once one of the best players on the court during his career. Now a current NBA Hall of Fame member, due to the number of his achievements throughout his 19-year career. Through endorsements, still to this day, and past contracts, O'Neal made a lot of money throughout the years of his career, as a player and as an analyst.
One way O'Neal likes to spend his money is by buying trucks. Boasting a crazy truck collection that consist mostly of massive lifted trucks with big tires and flamboyant colors, this Dodge Ram 1500 may just be the tamest, but most classy, in his collection. With the only upgrade being wheels, it's probably the closest to stock truck he owns.
1 Shaquille O'Neal - Lifted Chevy Silverado
Unlike the Dodge Ram 1500 above, this gold lifted Chevy Silverado is a better representation of Shaq's crazy truck collection. With its Gold Wrap, and gold coil overs to match, even a visually impaired person would spot Shaq a mile away.
But do to Shaq's sheer size, maybe all of his massive trucks are just a normal size to him, where he doesn't have to scrunch down to get into them.