![]() ![]() As well as being seen wearing the headphones and advertising them, the basketball player secured an ownership stake in the company. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s Beats, LeBron wanted in, but he wanted more than the average sponsorship deal. Although it still would have earned him millions, James’ ventures go far past taking a check for appearing in a commercial. His portfolio includes Walmart, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Beats, Microsoft, Samsung, and many, many more giants. It might be his most significant, but Nike is far from LeBron James’ only endorsement deal. Maverick Carter, James’ long-time business partner, has said that it will see the superstar earn upwards of $1 billion when all is said and done. He lost out on just over $20 million, not picking Reebok, but going with Nike has proved useful in the long run because, in December of 2015, Nike gave LeBron their first-ever lifetime contract. Although Reebok offered him more money, LeBron chose a Nike deal, which paid him $93 million over seven years. Right out of high school, when he was nicknamed “The Chosen One,” a few different brands took notice. ![]() Each year, endorsements have paid Bron more than his salary has, and when you see the list of names he’s been linked with over his career, it’s no wonder why. In 2016, Forbes estimated his earnings at $71 million in 2017, $86 million, in 2018 at $85.3 million and in 2019 at $89 million. In total, just from his NBA salary, since 2003, LeBron has made around $300 million.Īs we mentioned, there’s far more to James’ worth than salary money. His Laker contract was a huge step up from his first playing contract, which was, of course, with the Cleveland Cavaliers and still earned the star a whopping $18.8 million over four years. When he has been paid all of the money on the contract, he’ll be the player with the highest court earnings in history. That’s $38.5 million every year that he’ll be earning until the 2021/2022 season. LeBron made waves in the summer of 2018 when it was announced that he would be joining the Lakers for a four-year, $154 million deal. ![]() As we’ll get into, the superstar has various sources of income outside of the sport, some of them extremely rare and the first of their kind. He didn’t just do it through NBA contracts either, although those have been nothing to thumb your nose at. Since entering the league nearly two decades ago, LeBron James has built an empire and an estimated net worth of $480 million. ![]()
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