Scottie Pippen, a retired NBA star, has a net worth of $20 million in 2026, built through a 17-season career and lucrative endorsements.
Scottie Pippen, an American basketball player now retired, holds a net worth of $20 million as of 2026. Over his 17-year NBA career, he amassed $109 million solely from game salaries, with additional earnings from endorsement deals in the tens of millions. Pippen spent nine of those seasons with the Chicago Bulls, playing a pivotal role in six of their championship victories and their historic 1995–96 season, which saw them finish with 72 wins. A seven-time NBA All-Star, he also earned the NBA All-Star Game MVP award in 1994. During the 1996–97 season, he was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History and remains one of four players whose jerseys were retired by the Bulls. Pippen stands out as the only player to win both an NBA title and Olympic gold in the same year, achieving this feat twice (1992 and 1996). Despite his success, Pippen later expressed dissatisfaction with one of his contracts, feeling he had agreed to an unfavorable deal and deserved a better extension. Notably, his total NBA earnings of $109 million surpassed Michael Jordan’s $94 million. A significant portion of his career earnings came from a five-year, $67.2 million contract with the Houston Rockets before the 1998–99 season. He later added $10 million to his total during his final two seasons back with the Bulls. In his early NBA years, Pippen wore Avia sneakers but eventually switched to Nike, where he collaborated on several signature shoe models, including the Pippen 1 in 1997. His endorsement portfolio included partnerships with Ameritech Cellular TV, Frito-Lay, Visa, McDonald's, Right Guard, and Coca-Cola. Born Scotty Maurice Pippen on September 25, 1965, in Hamburg, Arkansas, he was the youngest of 12 children born to Ethel and Preston Pippen. Both parents were tall—his mother at six feet and his father at six feet one inch—but Scottie grew to be the tallest. His father worked at a paper mill until a stroke left him partially paralyzed on his right side, impairing his mobility and speech. Pippen led Hamburg High School’s basketball team to the state playoffs and earned all-conference honors as a senior. Initially overlooked by colleges, he began his collegiate career at the University of Central Arkansas as a walk-on who stood at six feet one inch. He experienced a growth spurt, reaching six feet eight inches by his sophomore year. During his college career, he averaged 23.6 points, 10 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and nearly 60% field goal shooting per game. Selected in the first round of the 1987 NBA Draft by the Seattle Supersonics, Pippen did not initially join the Chicago Bulls, as their draft position was too high. The Bulls later arranged a trade to acquire him from Seattle. Pippen made his NBA debut on November 7, 1987, in the Bulls’ season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers, recording 10 points, two steals, four assists, and one rebound in 23 minutes of play in a 104–94 victory. He secured the starting small forward role during the 1988 NBA Playoffs, helping the Jordan-led Bulls advance to the conference semifinals for the first time in over a decade. Pippen was selected as an NBA All-Star for the first time in 1990. During the 1990–91 season, he became the Bulls’ primary defensive anchor and a major scoring threat. On November 23 of that season, he recorded his first triple-double, tallying 13 points, 12 assists, and 13 rebounds in 30 minutes in a 105–97 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. For his defensive excellence that year, he was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. The Bulls went on to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1991 NBA Finals, and Pippen helped them secure their first three-peat, winning titles again in 1992 and 1993. Pippen was a key contributor to the Bulls’ second three-peat, capturing championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998. In January 2008, at age 42, Pippen briefly returned to professional basketball for a tour of Scandinavia, playing two games for Torpan Pojat of Finland’s top league and Sundsvall of Sweden’s top league. On July 15, 2010, Pippen rejoined the Bulls in the role of team ambassador. In 2012, he was appointed senior advisor to Michael Reinsdorf, the team’s president and chief operating officer. Pippen is remembered as one of the most versatile and nimble players in NBA history, particularly renowned for his defensive prowess. His relentless work ethic and physical gifts enabled him to make countless highlight-worthy plays, including aggressive defense, forced turnovers, steals, and initiating fast breaks that often ended with powerful dunks. In 1992, Pippen was selected for the original Dream Team of the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball squad, which competed in the Barcelona Olympics. The team won gold, and Pippen, alongside Michael Jordan, became the first players to achieve both an NBA championship and Olympic gold in the same year. Pippen has two daughters from past relationships: Sierra Pippen, born in 1995 to his former fiancée Yvette De Leon, and Taylor Pippen, born in 1994 to former girlfriend and model Sonya Roby. Taylor had a twin sister, Tyler, who passed away nine days after birth. His son, Scotty Pippen Jr., plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, and his daughter, Sophia, appeared on the first season of "Dancing with the Stars: Juniors." Over time, rumors have surfaced suggesting Pippen faced financial difficulties after retiring, with some reports claiming he was nearly broke just a few years post-retirement. However, according to our sources, these claims are exaggerated or entirely false. While Pippen has encountered financial challenges, they have not been as severe as some reports imply. The most significant financial setback involved his former financial advisor, Robert Lunn. In 2016, Pippen filed a lawsuit against Lunn, accusing the advisor—who had been highly recommended by the Bulls—of mismanaging $20 million of his wealth. Within less than a year of hiring Lunn, Pippen discovered that the advisor had misappropriated his investments and engaged in bank fraud. Lunn allegedly diverted over $7 million of Pippen’s funds to a friend with a questionable background to invest in real estate. The real estate developer filed for bankruptcy shortly after, losing the money entirely. Lunn also allegedly advised Pippen to spend $4 million on a Gulfstream private jet that was non-functional and required an additional $1 million in repairs to become operational. In March 2016, Lunn was sentenced to three years in prison for multiple fraud-related charges, including forging Pippen’s signature on a $1.4 million loan he used to settle personal debts. In 2004, Scottie Pippen and his then-wife Larsa Pippen purchased a 10,000-square-foot home on 2.6 acres in Highland Park, a lakefront suburb of Chicago, for $2.225 million. He listed the property for sale in 2016 at $3.1 million. After three years on the market with no takers, he reduced the price to $1.899 million. Constructed in 2003, the home features six bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, a home theater, a sauna, a game room, a brick wine cellar, and a custom indoor basketball court with a Bulls jersey design embedded in the floor. While it remained unsold, Pippen rented it out for up to $16,000 per month. The home was finally sold in late 2021 for just under $2 million. Pippen previously owned a lavish mansion in South Florida that was repeatedly listed and delisted over a decade, beginning in 2010 when it was priced at $16 million. At one point, the property was offered as a luxury rental for $40,000 per month. This Venetian-style estate is situated in Harbor Beach, a prestigious neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale, and offers direct canal access to the ocean. Built in 2003, the mansion includes a pool, basketball court, gourmet kitchen, game room, media room, and stunning waterfront views. Pippen sold this South Florida home in September 2021 for $10.54 million. © 2026 Celebrity Net Worth / All Rights Reserved