LeBron James is undoubtedly one of the wealthiest athletes on planet Earth. With a net worth of $1,000,000,000, he has exceptional business acumen. But, even his endorsement deals, and business ventures put aside, King James has earned boatloads of cash. Having spent 20 seasons in the NBA, Bron’s career earnings are a total of $531,000,000. However, as Front Office Sports has pointed out, this is nothing compared to the new $776,000,000 offer 24-year-old football sensation Kylian Mbappe has received. An offer that for just one season exceeds James’ career earnings by a whole $245,000,000.
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Mbappe’s contract offer has gone viral all over social media. Fans are going crazy about the ludicrous amounts of money he is being offered and that too at such a young age. This has led to many comparing his once-in-a-lifetime offer to some of the career earnings of sports’ biggest superstars. And, the four-time NBA Champion happens to be one of them.
Kylian Mbappe’s potential salary makes the $531,000,000 LeBron James has earned look cute
One of the stories that is rocking the sports world right now surrounds Kylian Mbappe. The French football prodigy looks like he is on his way out of Paris Saint Germain, with Real Madrid being his preferred destination. However, Saudi Arabian club, Al Hilal has come in with an offer that may make him think twice. A whopping contract that pays him $776,000,000 for one season.
For context, that would mean he’d earn around $64,000,000 a month, $2,105,494 a day, about $88,541 an hour, and close to $24 per second. An incredible amount of money for someone who turned 24 just seven months ago. But, what makes it more insane is when Los Angeles Lakers star, and basketball great LeBron James is thrown into the mix.
King James is the highest-earning player in NBA history. That said, his career earnings pale in comparison to what Mbappe could potentially earn in Saudi Arabia. Having earned close to $531,000,000 in his 20 seasons in the league, Mbappe stands to earn $245,000,000 more for just one season’s worth of work. Moreover, it is 16 times more than the $47,607,350, The King will earn for the 2023-2024 season.
If Mbappe were to choose to go play in Riyadh with that kind of money on the table no one would fault him. Especially considering it would completely change the value of money in sports. Perhaps it may even turn the sports business upside down, as Michael Jordan did all those years ago.
Kylian Mbappe will earn significantly more than Michael Jordan, even if his salary were adjusted for inflation
In the 1997-1998 season, Michael Jordan earned around $33,140,000. If it were adjusted for inflation, he would be pulling in $61,258,556 in the 2023-2024 season. A salary that is close to $15,000,000 more than any other player in today’s NBA, even LeBron James and Stephen Curry.
However, even this mouthwatering figure is $714,741,444 short of the salary Kylian Mbappe will receive for one season with Al Hilal.
To have an offer on the table that surpasses even that of the legendary Michael Jordan is something else entirely. But, only time will tell if Mbappe will accept the offer. One that could turn the entire sports world upside down.
