Which Boston Celtics alum is the NBA’s biggest career earner from Newark, New Jersey? On one hand, this player is among the NBA’s greatest of all time and a massive presence in league history, so he should be fairly easy to guess. But on the other, there are multiple Celtics alumni hailing from this city, so it could still trip you up.
If you did not find yourself guessing the Big Aristotle (or any of his many nicknames), we’ll spill the beans for you. Shaquille O’Neal is the top earner all-time from Newark with a total of $292,198,327 in career earnings per HoopsHype.
A ways behind him is Bam Adebayo with $105,071,112, but the Miami Heat big man could catch Shaq one day if the league’s salaries keep going up as they have been in recent years.
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The final three include Kenneth Faried with $56,898,674 earned to date, former Boston forward Eric Williams with $39,835,520 career earnings, and we can claim Randy Foye and his $34,106,401 in salary earned in the NBA if you squint.
Foye was drafted by Boston and traded away that same night.
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