Salary/Winnings: $18.9m Endorsements: $15m Were it not for injuries, Rose's place on this list - through both winnings and sponsorships - may be a lot higher. The Chicago Bulls point guard became the youngest MVP in NBA history back in 2011, and was set for a league-dominating level of superstardom. Since then, however, he has been plagued by injuries, which have severely restricted his playing time and, subsequently, the success of the Bulls. Although he does now seem to have finally put the worst of those troubles behind him, he hasn't looked like the player he was aged just 22, and may never quite reach those lofty heights again. Still, he's the highest paid player at the Bulls, and his salary in part reflects the impact he had on changing the league's rules, with 'the Derrick Rose rule' meaning a team can pay a player who finishes his rookie contract 30 percent of the salary cap as opposed to 25 percent, if he crosses certain performance thresholds.
