Introduction

Vince Carter is an American former professional NBA player with an estimated net worth of $110 Million.

Quick Facts

• Earned $171.9 million during his NBA career
• Peak annual salary of $17.5 million in 2010
• Most valuable contract: 5-year, $80 million deal with the New Jersey Nets
• Secured endorsement deals with Gatorade, Nike, and Puma, among others
• Assets include an 11,748-square-foot Atlanta mansion worth $8.3 million

NBA Salary

In 1998, Vince Carter signed a fully guaranteed four-year rookie contract worth $9.5 million with the Toronto Raptors. Carter earned $1.76 million in his first NBA season, with his salary increasing gradually, reaching $3.1 million by the end of his contract.

In 2002, he signed a five-year rookie extension with the Raptors worth $62.9 million, again fully guaranteed. Carter played two more seasons with the Raptors, earning another $21.4 million before being traded to the New Jersey Nets. He played with the Nets for the remainder of the contract, earning the entire $62.9 million.

In 2007, he signed another five-year contract valued at $80 million, with $61.7 million guaranteed. Carter played two more seasons with the Nets, earning $28 million before being traded to the Orlando Magic. He earned $16.1 million with Orlando in 2009 and was traded to the Phoenix Suns in 2010, where he earned $17.5 million that season.

The Suns waived Carter in December 2011 following the NBA lockout, with the Suns only having to pay him $4 million out of the $18.3 million he was due. In the same month, he signed a three-year deal worth $9.27 million with the Dallas Mavericks. Carter earned $2.4 million with the Mavericks in 2011 and retained the $4 million he was owed by the Phoenix Suns.

In 2014, he signed a three-year contract worth $12.3 million with the Memphis Grizzlies, averaging $4.1 million per year. Carter earned the entire $12.3 million with the Grizzlies before signing a one-year deal in 2017 with the Sacramento Kings, taking home $8 million for the season. His last two seasons in the NBA were with the Atlanta Hawks in 2018 and 2019, during which time he earned $2.4 million a year.

During his NBA career, Vince Carter earned $171.9 million, split across eight teams.

Endorsement Deals

Vince Carter was heavily endorsed throughout his career, though his overall income from brand endorsements wasn’t widely reported in the media. What we do know is that his most lucrative partnership was, in all likelihood, with Nike. Carter signed with Puma early in his career but moved to Nike in 2000, signing a multi-year contract reportedly worth $30 million.

Interestingly, Vince reportedly signed with a multi-year contract with Puma in 1998, but was unhappy with the shoes. According to reports, he refused to wear them on the court and ultimately breached his contract. As a result, it’s widely believed that Carter owed Puma $13 million for backing out of the deal. Industry insiders believe that Nike actually helped Carter buy his way out of the deal, though this has never been confirmed.

In addition to shoe deals, Vince also partnered with a long list of brands, including:

• Bell Canada
• Cadbury
• Dave & Buster’s
• Fleer
• Gatorade
• Google Pixel
• Huupe
• KITH
• Nerf
• Wilson Sporting Goods

Real Estate

In August 2020, Vince Carter paid $6.687 million for an 11,748-square-foot, nine-bedroom mansion in Atlanta, Georgia. Carter still owns the property, which is now valued at $8.3 million. According to public records, he’s paying roughly $120,000 in property taxes each year.

Introduction

Victor Oladipo is an American professional basketball player with an estimated net worth of $40 Million. 

Quick Facts

• Earned a total of $124.8 million during his NBA career
• Highest annual salary of $21 million
• Most lucrative contract: 4-year, $85 million deal with the Oklahoma Thunder
• Sold his Miami Beach home for $9 million in 2023

NBA Salary

In 2013, Victor Oladipo signed a four-year rookie contract worth $21.5 million with the Orlando Magic. It was initially guaranteed at $9.7 million and fully guaranteed overall, with Oladipo earning $4.8 million in his first season.

Oladipo earned $5 million in 2014 and $5.2 million in 2015 with Orlando before being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the final year of his contract. He earned $6.6 million with Oklahoma.

In 2017, Oladipo signed a four-year, $85 million rookie extension with the Thunder; however, he was traded to the Indiana Pacers before the season began. Oladipo’s average annual salary increased from $5.4 million to $21.25 million. He played three and a half seasons with the Pacers, earning $65.3 million before being traded to the Houston Rockets.

The Rockets offered Oladipo a two-year, $45.2 million extension, which he turned down. He later moved to the Miami Heat, earning $18.8 million over two and a half seasons. For the season just gone, he earned $9.5 million, which was split between the Houston Rockets and the Memphis Grizzlies.

Thus far in his NBA career, Victor Oladipo has earned $124.8 million.

Investments

Victor Oladipo has leveraged his NBA wealth to make several investments, the most notable of which was his acquisition of a minority stake in the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League. In 2020, Oladipo and his former manager, Jay Henderson, joined a consortium to purchase the team, though the financials behind the acquisition haven’t been publicly disclosed.

That same year, the athlete invested in the AI tech startup Genies, which creates and licenses avatars. Once again, the financial details weren’t made public, but Oladipo was reportedly already a client of the company. He’s not the only one: Cardi B, Devin Booker, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, and Rihanna are also clients of Genies.

Former Manager Lawsuit

In 2023, Victor Oladipo filed a lawsuit against his former manager, Jay Henderson. Just a few years earlier, the pair reportedly had a great relationship, and as we mentioned above, made several investments together. However, in the suit, Oladipo claims that Henderson forged his signature on checks to purchase and renovate a condo in Florida and pay for additional expenses.

The lawsuit lists the following claims:

• “James B. forged Plaintiff’s signature on checks from the Merrill accounts, totaling almost $900,000, and used them to pay his personal expenses.”
• “Without Plaintiff’s knowledge or authorization, James B. improperly wired $329,267.16 from Plaintiff’s loan management account at Merrill Lynch to First American Title Insurance Company…”
• “Forged Plaintiff’s signature on checks from Plaintiff’s cash management account at Merrill Lynch, in the amount of $25,803 each…”

Victor sought no less than $1,268,748 plus interest in the claim against Henderson, and an additional $355,070.16 against BPLLC. We were unable to find any updated information on the outcome of the lawsuit.

Voyager Lawsuit

In 2021, numerous celebrities, including Victor Oladipo, Rob Gronkowski, Landon Cassil, and Mark Cuban, were paid to promote Voyager Digital, a major cryptocurrency lender. Less than a year later, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, freezing $1 billion in customers’ assets and reportedly owing more than $650 million on unpaid loans.

Several class action lawsuits were later filed against them, and Oladipo settled for $500,000. Gronk agreed to pay $1.9 million, and Cassill settled for just $25,000. In fact, Mark Cuban was the only individual who did not settle, and the case against him was later dismissed.

Real Estate

Miami Beach Home

In May 2021, Victor Oladipo paid $7.75 million for a 6,491-square-foot, seven-bedroom home in Miami Beach, Florida. In June 2023, he listed the property for sale with an asking price of $10 million. Three months later, it sold for $9 million, netting Oladipo a nice chunk of change. The sale also broke the record for the highest-priced sale on Hibiscus and Palm Island, which wasn’t waterfront property.

More Current/Former Indiana Pacers Players:

• Ron Artest
• Jermaine O’Neal

Introduction

Ish Smith is an American former professional NBA player with an estimated net worth of $28.5 Million.

In an NBA career spanning 14 seasons, Ish Smith played for 13 teams, including the Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards, and Detroit Pistons. Believe it or not, he actually holds the record for the most teams played on by an NBA player. Smith earned roughly $44.9 million in salary and bonuses during his career and averaged 7.1 points per game.

This profile details our research into Ish Smith’s net worth, NBA contracts, salary, and other events impacting his wealth.

Quick Facts

• Earned $44.9 million during his NBA career
• Peak annual salary of $6 million/year
• Most valuable contract: 3-year, $18 million deal with the Detroit Pistons

NBA Salary

Ishmael Smith went undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft. He later signed a two-year rookie contract with the Houston Rockets worth $1.3 million. However, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in early 2011 and earned $473,000 in his first NBA season.

Smith would spend the next four years playing for four teams: the Orlando Magic, Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns, and Philadelphia 76ers. During that time, he earned just under $1 million per year.

His first big break came in 2016 when he signed a three-year, fully guaranteed contract worth $18 million with the Detroit Pistons. Smith played for three seasons with the Pistons, earning the contract’s full value before signing a new deal with the Washington Wizards, valued at $12 million over two years. This kept his average annual salary at $6 million.

In 2021, Smith signed a two-year, $9.2 million contract with the Hornets, during which he also had a brief stint with the Denver Nuggets. Smith had one final season in the league with the Charlotte Hornets, earning $3.2 million.

At the end of that, Ishmael Smith retired, having earned $44.9 million in the NBA.

Endorsement Deals

Typically, every NBA player will sign at least one endorsement deal during their career, even if they don’t show much interest in brand partnerships. We know that Ish Smith signed a contract with Nike at the beginning of his career, but aside from that, no other official deals have been made public. Smith has promoted various companies on his social media, including GFUEL and Eternal Water, but none of these posts were labeled as advertisements.

Real Estate

In May 2017, Ish Smith purchased his first home in Davidson, North Carolina; however, little is known about the property. Some sources suggest that it’s worth roughly $1.5 million, but we were unable to verify this figure. What we do know is that Smith’s mother had been encouraging him to buy a property for a while. She would often send him real estate listings and told him it would be a good investment. Smith was reluctant to look at first, preferring to wait until he was ready, but eventually he found a property he liked.