Stehen Curry & Lebron James Emerges NBA Top Earners In 2021
LeBron James Highest Paid NBA Player Overall In 2021 – $94.4M, Stephen Curry Highest Playing Salary – $34.4M
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of the most valuable sports leagues in the world. The biggest names that currently play in the league earn millions of dollars through their playing contracts which have risen dramatically in the last 30 years.
The marketability of the top players also attracts global brands who are keen to sign them on lucrative endorsement deals. According to data presented by Safe Betting Sites, LeBron James is the highest-paid NBA player in 2021 with expected earnings of $95.4M in 2021 – $65M from endorsements alone.
LeBron Highest-Paid For 7th Straight Year – $95.4M; $64M From Off-Court Activities
LeBron James is projected to earn $95.4M in 2021, falling just short of joining an exclusive club of athletes to have earned $100M in a single year. James is widely regarded as the current “face of the NBA”, making LeBron one of the most marketable stars in all of the sports. It is estimated that the Laker superstar will earn $64M from endorsement, memorabilia and media deals, well above his projected playing salary of $31.4M.
James’s earnings for 2021 will be the highest single-year earnings for an NBA player in history and the highest of all-time in American team sports. LeBron is also projected to reach $1B in career earnings, $700M of which is estimated to have come from off-court activities. He joins Tiger Woods, Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the only athletes to have earned $1B while still active as an athlete.
