Here are the Indiana high school basketball players who have made the most in NBA salaries

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Indiana takes great pride in its basketball, but is basketball better in Indiana than in other states?

That's difficult to measure, but plenty of Hoosier natives have made bank in the NBA.

HoopsHype ranked the states by NBA player salaries, and Indiana fares well. By electoral votes, which is based on population, Indiana is tied for 14th most. By NBA salaries from 1990, Indiana ranks 12th. Here's the full list.

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Top NBA earnings of Indiana-born players​

(with high school or place of birth)

1. Gordon Hayward (Brownsburg): $272,742,175
2. Zach Randolph (Marion): $199,124,765
3. Eric Gordon (North Central): $184,699,961
4. Gary Harris (Hamilton Southeastern): $116,062,615
5. George Hill (Broad Ripple): $113,331,400
6. Darius Garland (born in Gary): $99,814,234
7. Jeff Teague (Pike): $99,236,542
8. Shawn Kemp (Concord): $91,572,963
9. Brad Miller (East Noble): $91,247,500
10. Cody Zeller (Washington): $83,240,124

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana high school basketball players earn in NBA salaries

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