Giannis Antetokounmpo, NBA ($80.9 million)Two of the top four earners from last year's list, including Conor McGregor at No. Messi signed a two-year deal with PSG in August that the Associated Press reported is worth $41 million in net value annually. Each of the other six athletes on the list earns more than half of their money through off-field deals. Knight noted Alvarez's loss to Dmitry Bivol on May 7 wasn't included because it falls outside of Forbes' tracking window. Antetokounmpo also has the largest contract in the NBA right now with a total value of $228.2 million.

Source: Forbes May 12, 2022 23:42 UTC