Tom Brady, Steph Curry got massive paydays from fallen crypto company FTX

"He paid Tom Brady $55 million for 20 hours a year for three years," author Michael Lewis said of embattled FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, whose criminal trial began Tuesday in New York. While Brady was known for getting work done in minimal time in his NFL career, with 46 fourth-quarter comebacks and 58 game-winning drives, this is an amazing payday. He earned $2.75 million per hour for his work for FTX.

Golden State Warriors star Curry, also known for scoring in short time windows, got paid nearly as much, earning $35 million for a similar 20-hours-in-three-years commitment to FTX. That's $1.75 million per hour, pretty good money even if it means he had to dress up like a mime for commercials.

Bankman-Fried, who is on trial for fraud and money laundering, also spent $25 million on a Super Bowl ad with Larry David, spent over $100 million for the naming rights to the Miami Heat's arena and sparked a months-long game of cat-and-mouse as FTX endorser Shaquille O'Neal hid to avoid being served with a lawsuit about FTX.

Brady's windfall wasn't permanent. He reportedly lost $30 million in FTX stock when the cryptocurrency exchange collapsed, and his former wife Gisele Bundchen lost $18 million.

Curry is doing fine, set to earn $51.9 million in the upcoming NBA season. Still, considering there's 65.6 hours of gameplay in the 82-game NBA season, Curry is making a paltry $791,000 per hour next year. On the plus side, the Golden State Warriors aren't a Ponzi scheme.