Lebron James Net Worth
Famous Lebron James plays for Cleveland Cavaliers in NBA and needless to say makes a lot of money. But how much exactly? According to Forbes, James earned amazing $72 Million just in 2014. According to our estimate, his 2015 net worth is approximately $360 million. How did he managed to gain such a fortune so young?
Lebron James has two main sources of income that are fueling his magical net worth. He has money for playing basketball of course. But surprisingly that is a smaller portion of his annual income. For example in 2014, his game itself brought him “only” $19 million. The remaining $53 million came from endorsement deals.
As it is for most famous athletes, for Lebron is his name now the most valuable asset. Many companies, especially the ones doing business in sport equipment and shoes, can’t overestimate the importance of having famous athlete on their commercials. Lebron James has numerous endorsement contracts, for example with Nike, Coca Cola, StateFarm, and even Audemars Piguet – Swiss maker of luxurious high-end wrist watches.
In 2015, James is trying to sel his huge mansion in Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The asking price is astronomical $17 million. This luxury real estate property is located nicely but maybe not nicely enough for the price. Still, Lebron’s home offer a lot of bells and whistles on it’s 12,000 square feet floor plan.