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James is the most profitable basketball player in history, and Jordan is the most profitable basketball player in history. Jordan's way of making money is very direct, that is, by virtue of his first-person effect in the history of blessing the time and place, holding a stake in its sub-brand Jordan in Nike, and earning more than $100 million in this regard every year. Jordan is also the Hornets big boss.
James does not have such a good opportunity, but he also got a lifetime contract with Nike with his own heritage, which is a treatment that Kobe Bryant and C Ronaldo, two super giants who are also Nike's big customers, do not have. In addition to endorsements, James can also make money in starting companies and investing in projects. His way of making money is more complicated than Jordan or other players.
According to reports on Aug. 30, James had a star card auctioned off for about $2.03 million, after he and other star cards were auctioned for $1.8 million and $5.2 million. Of course, the money doesn't count for James' money, but his commercial value can be seen. According to the assessment of forbes in August, James's current value has reached $850 million, most of which is investment.
On August 31, there was new material about James's ability to make too much money, and he once again showed a vision beyond ordinary players in terms of investment. According to reports, James is the initial investor of a brand, and the company's market value is the first in the United States! The brand, a sports wearable device called WHOOP, recently received $200 million in financing from the Vision Fund, a well-known investment group that has invested in Alibaba. With such an investment, the brand's market capitalization is expected to reach $3.6 billion, ranking first in the U.S. among sports wearables brands.
James and Phelps, two of the brand's 100 initial investors, have been in the stock since 2011, showing their vision. Durant, who said he wanted to learn to invest with James, was not an initial investor, but he also joined the investment shortly after James invested, when the brand's market value was only $60 million. Durant is also very strong, and his investment vision is only worse than James's, but it is much better than some stars. Like his Nets teammate Harden, he was exposed to the news that he lost tens of millions of dollars in investment.
Although James is not as profitable as Jordan, he has made money in a way that has surpassed Jordan. According to Forbes' predictions, James could be worth more than $1 billion by his 40th birthday. James has several dreams in his career, like surpassing Jordan and playing in the NBA with his eldest son James II, and the $1 billion net worth is one of them. By the time James turns 40, it's entirely possible that he'll pack up the above three dreams and realize them together.