Iverson, Maddy, Carter and Kobe Bryant are known as the "Big Four", they are the memories of many people's youth, accompanied by many fans to grow up, and now that they have retired from the NBA, how much money have they made throughout their NBA careers?
Aaron Iverson
Iverson entered the NBA in 1996 and left the NBA in 2010, where he played 14 seasons, playing 914 games, averaging 41.1 minutes per game, averaging 26.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 2.2 steals and 0.2 blocks, shooting 42.5 percent from the field and 31.3 percent from three-point range.
After being drafted by the 76ers, Iverson signed a three-year, $8.9 million rookie contract. By 1999, Iverson had won a six-year, $70.88 million contract for outstanding performance. After the contract ended, he renewed his contract with the 76ers for a four-year, $76.7 million contract, and before the contract ended, he was traded to the Nuggets and later to the Pistons.
After leaving the Pistons, he could only sign a one-year, $3 million contract with the Grizzlies, but because he could not start the game, he chose to buy out with the Grizzlies and only got $160,000. He then signed a one-year, $1.03 million base salary contract with the 76ers and announced his retirement at the end of the season. In his 14-year NBA career, he made a total of $154.33 million.
Tracy McGrady
Maddy was selected with the ninth overall pick in the first round in 1997 and announced his retirement in 2013, playing 938 games in the NBA, averaging 32.7 minutes per game, averaging 19.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.9 blocks, shooting 43.5% from the field and 33.8% from three-point range.
Maddy was drafted by the Raptors and signed a three-year, $4.69 million contract, after the end of the contract he joined the Magic, signed for 7 years 92.96 million, he was twice the scoring champion when playing for the Magic, but then a year worse than a year, and also had conflicts with management, and was eventually traded to the Rockets.
In 2007, Maddy and the Rockets signed a three-year, $63 million contract, the last big contract of his NBA career, followed by a one-year base salary contract. He joined the Spurs in the playoffs in 2013 for $20,000. He made a total of $162.99 million in the NBA.
Vince Carter
Selected with the fifth overall pick in the first round in 1998 and announcing his retirement in 2020, Carter played 22 seasons in the NBA, becoming the longest-serving player in NBA history. He played 1,541 games, averaging 30.1 minutes per game, averaging 16.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1 steal, 0.6 blocks, shooting 43.5 percent from the field and 37.1 percent from three-point range.
Carter signed a three-year, $6.45 million rookie contract with the Raptors, and was awarded a six-year, $85 million extension for his performance. He was traded to the Nets during his contract, signed a four-year, $61.6 million contract with the Nets in 2007, was traded to the Magic two seasons later, and to the Suns less than two seasons later, where he was bought out by the Suns after playing 51 games.
After being bought out, Carter signed a three-year, $9.27 million deal with the Lone Ranger, where he shot a decent three-point shot during his time as a Lone Ranger and later received $12 million for three years from the Grizzlies. After his contract with the Grizzlies expired, he joined the Kings for $8 million a year, signing a one-year base salary contract with the Hawks at the end of the season, signing another one-year base salary contract after the season, and announcing his retirement at the end of the season. He made a total of $183.89 million in the NBA.
Kobe Bryant
Bryant was selected with the 13th pick in the first round in 1996 and announced his retirement in 2016, playing 1,346 games in the NBA for 20 seasons, averaging 36.1 minutes per game, averaging 25 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.5 blocks, shooting 44.7% from the field and 32.9% from three-point range.
Bryant played for the Lakers throughout his career, signing five contracts with the team. The first was a rookie contract for $3.5 million for 3 years. He progressed quickly during his rookie contract, earning a six-year, $70.9 million contract in 1999 and having player options in his fourth year of his contract to jump out of contract.
In 2004, Bryant chose to jump out of the old contract and re-sign a seven-year, $136.4 million contract extension with the Lakers, which expired in 2011, but the two sides renewed their contracts early in 2010, signing a three-year, $83.5 million contract. In 2014, Bryant's contract expired, when he performed particularly poorly due to Achilles tendon rupture, but his influence can still bring huge benefits to the Lakers, and the Lakers signed him for two years for $48.5 million. Kobe Bryant announced his retirement in 2016, when his contract expired, earning a total of $328.24 million in the NBA.
It is said that Kobe Bryant has a low shooting percentage, but he did not expect that he is the one with the highest shooting rate among the four quarterbacks, and the only player in the four quarterbacks to have a championship, he is the highest achievement of the four people, and the money earned is far higher than others.