Billionaire LeBron James will make more than Michael Jordan’s $94 million career earnings in just 2 years

Jeet Pukhrambam | 19/08/2022
Billionaire LeBron James will make more than Michael Jordan's $94 million career earnings in just 2 years

As the scale of NBA contracts continues to grow, there is LeBron James whose reign continues. He has just signed for a cool $97 million. 

The reign of LeBron James is set to continue for another two years. He signed a contract extension worth $97.1 million for two years. He is still a player at the height of his powers and the Lakers will now move pieces to ensure that he gets a shot at his 5th ring.

LeBron has been one of the highest earners in the NBA and he has done so without locking himself with super max deals. This itself speaks to the testament of his ability and how much value he has in the league.

By simply structuring his deals in a way that would give him maximum flexibility, LeBron has been landscaping the league for the last decade.

So much so that he has now managed to guarantee himself a whopping $532 million. For context, this sum is roughly 6 times of what Michael Jordan earned in his NBA career. In fact, this next statistic will blow your mind.

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Michael Jordan made $94 million in his NBA career, and LeBron James is set to make more than that in the next 2 years!

Surprisingly, LeBron’s two-year extension is worth more than MJ’s entire career rake. The Bulls legend plied his trade more than twenty years ago, so it is understandable. However, to see LeBron’s year 20 and 21 earnings significantly dwarf MJ’s is a little shocking.

There is no doubt that James deserves the money. However, there is still a lingering question mark on whether he can win his fifth title. Stay tuned to this space for more stories on LeBron James.

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Jeet Pukhrambam

Jeet Pukhrambam is The SportsRush's Lead Editor for Basketball. After freelancing for five years as an independent writer, Jeet created thousands of blog posts and articles. He now covers intriguing news reports and throwback stories on all things NBA. His interest in NBA started with the ascendancy of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2016-17 season. Since then, Jeet has managed to coalesce his knowledge of the game and his writing to create pieces that are reflective of the current state of the league. Now, he ensures that The SportsRush produces the highest quality of writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, cooking, traveling, and dancing to techno. Jeet takes pride in his critical thinking, music playlists, and his love for spaghetti.

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