Nearly every hoops fan would agree that Michael Jordan is the undisputed greatest basketball player of all time. He's also wickedly popular, as highlighted by the insane amount of people who consumed The Last Dance documentary.

Episode 2, in particular, sheds light on Scottie Pippen's frustration with his contract and how severely underpaid he was with the Chicago Bulls during his prime years. People took to social media to express their sympathies towards the Bulls star as compared to the other players on his team, especially Michael Jordan.

In his final two seasons with the Bulls, Jordan became the first player in NBA history to make north of $30 million per year. Pippen, on the one hand, ranked sixth on the Bulls' payroll and made just a little over $5 million total in the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons. However, Pippen actually made more money throughout his NBA career than Michael Jordan did.

So how much did His Airness make through his basketball career? Let's break it down, shall we?

Per Spotrac, Michael Jordan made a grand total of $89,772,500 through 15 NBA seasons.

He made $550,000 in his rookie season, where he won Rookie of the Year. In his sophomore campaign, Jordan sat out most of the season because of a broken foot, but still earned $630,000. In the playoffs of that same season, Jordan set a still unbreakable record of most points scored in a playoff game when he dropped 63 points against the eventual champion Boston Celtics in Game 2 of their first round series.

Jordan averaged 37.1 points in his third NBA season, where he made $737,500. In his first MVP campaign in 1987-88, he averaged 35.0 points while earning $845,000. Jordan's salary spiked to $2-million and $2.25-million in the following two seasons where they lost to the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals.

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The 6-time NBA champion earned $9.75 million in total while leading the Bulls to their first three-peat. As we all know, Jordan shockingly retired from the NBA in the summer of 1993 and went on to play baseball and pursue other ventures. However, the Bulls still paid him his $4-million that year despite in the midst of retirement.

In March 1995, Jordan released a two word presser “I'm Back” to signal his highly-anticipated return. He made $3.85-million that year as the Bulls bowed out in the second round of the playoffs to the Orlando Magic.

The following season, where a motivated MJ earned the same amount, the Bulls went on a rampage throughout the 1995-96 season. They set a then-NBA record 72 wins and only lost 10 times. The 1996 Bulls capped off their magical campaign with a championship.

As mentioned, Jordan earned majority of his total salary in his final two seasons in the Windy City. He made $30.14 million in the 1996-97 season, which became the largest single contract in NBA history at the time. In the 1997-98 season, his paycheck bumped up to $33.14 million.

Likewise, those two figures were, in fact, greater than the NBA's salary cap at the time. Just like today, teams could exceed the salary cap. On the flipside, there were no max contracts or luxury tax provisions in the collective bargaining agreement. These allowed Jordan to get his due after earning just roughly $25-million through his first 11 seasons with the Bulls, where he had already gifted them four championships.

Of course, as we all know, Michael Jordan ended his career with the Washington Wizards. In his two forgettable campaigns in the Capital City, Jordan made $2.03-million.

So, throughout his professional basketball career, the greatest player of all time did not even exceed $90-million in total career earnings. For comparison's sake, John Wall will make around $91-million in the final two years of his current deal.

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Nonetheless, on the surface, it definitely seems like Jordan was underpaid considering how much he did for the sport throughout the 1990's. Still, the 5-time league MVP also had multiple endorsement deals throughout his career, most notably with Nike, Gatorade, and Hanes, to name a few.

Jordan's $90-million career earnings are surely nothing now to how much he has made in his post-basketball career. In fact, the Bulls legend became the first athlete ever to become a billionaire. Forbes estimates Jordan's net worth to be around $2.1 billion, while earning roughly $145-million per year, which easily exceeds his earnings as a player.

He continues to endorse the aforementioned brands to this day and even has his own shoe brand under Nike. Much of Jordan's net worth comes from his ownership of the Charlotte Hornets, which he reportedly bought for $175-million 10 years ago. Now, the franchise reportedly values at around $1.5 billion.

Not too shabby for someone who didn't even get $100-million through his career.