Diana Taurasi isn't just an accomplished athlete, she's a smart businesswoman too. In 2015, her decision to sit out the WNBA season to play in the Russian Premier League instead, where Taurasi stood to earn considerably more money, sparked much-needed debate over whether female athletes are paid enough compared to their male counterparts. As ABC News reported at the time, Taurasi made 15 times her salary of $107,000 for the 2014 season to play overseas, banking around $1.5 million overall. Clearly, it was a no-brainer for the basketball star. Although she has plenty left to achieve in her career, Taurasi's got her sights set on a lucrative retirement plan too. 

In 2020, she proudly proclaimed during an Instagram Live session (via ESPN) that, when the time comes to hang up her basketball shorts, she wants to invest in the WNBA and its players. "Everyone is like, 'Do you want to be a coach? Do you want to be a GM'?" Taurasi revealed, opining, "No, I want to f****** own it." As far as the celebrated athlete is concerned, women's sports deserve more support and if she can help, Taurasi is happy to do so. She certainly has the money for it, with Celebrity Net Worth confirming the Phoenix Mercury guard is currently banking an estimated fortune of $1.5 million, earning around $500,000 annually. That number is only going to increase as her star continues to rise, too.