James LeBron

James LeBron Net Worth is $340 Million

Nicknames: LeBron Raymone James, King James, The Chosen One

Date of birth: the 30^th of December, 1984

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States of America

Source of wealth: basketball

James LeBron Net Worth by Year

(Estimated by Moneynation)

James LeBron is a legendary basketball star with a net worth of $340 million. He has become a moneymaker in 2003 and earned major part of his wealth due to his sports contracts. He was a great earner from the very beginning of his career and featured in the list of the youngest rich stars with a net worth of $27 million at a tender age of 20. The other part of LeBron’s wealth comes from his endorsements. He signed the record lucrative deal with Nike, which was estimated as $90 million. Besides he advertised Sprite, Samsung, McDonald’s etc. In general he made through endorsements $297 million (according to Moneynation). His earnings in 2016-2017 are estimated by Forbes as $86 million. What is the secret of James LeBron’s incredible success?

Of course, his main secret is his incredible talent and professionalism. He was brought up by a single mother, Gloria James, who got pregnant in her teens. LeBron’s father, Anthony McClelland, had never supported his son. But LeBron soon started to earn money by himself. He showed his talent of a basketball player since his high school years. Having just graduated from school, LeBron got numerous lucrative offers from various sports teams to become their player. When James was just 17, Sports Illustrated called him “The Chosen One”. In 2003 he was picked by NBA draft. That very year he was titled as NBA Rookie of the Year. He was named NBA Most Valuable Player 4 times and received Olympic bronze medal in 2004.

James LeBron owns a huge wealth, and the next few years it is going to become even bigger. He prolonged his contract with Cleveland for three years. This deal is estimated as $100 million by Forbes. He had lifetime contract with Nikes too. James LeBron tries his hand as a producer as well. He founded the company SpringHill Entertainment, which got $15 million of investments last year.