2. Magic Johnson – Net Worth $500m
Point guard for the LA Lakers from 1979 to 1996, with a brief period coaching them in 1994, Magic Johnson also represented the US at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and is one of the most famous basketball players of all time.
Johnson has significant business and investment interests, running his own conglomerate worth around $700m. Magic Johnson Enterprises includes a chain of cinemas and a production company. Well before his retirement from basketball, Johnson was educating himself on business ventures, keen to provide himself with a lasting income well beyond leaving the court.
It clearly paid off (literally), as he’s nearly the number one richest NBA players in the world.
