Top 10 Highest Paid Athletes 2015
6. Lebron James
Another Basketball player joins the list of Top 10 Highest Paid Athletes 2015 but this time it’s Lebron James who follows up Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant. Lebron James is currently playing for Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA as a small forward and a power forward after joining them in 2014 form the Miami Heat. The 30 year old is the all time leading top scorer for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lebron James has won two NBA Championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, NBA Finals MVP Awards, two Olympic Gold medals, and NBA Scoring title and NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
Lebron earns a yearly salary of $20.8 million but earns $44 million from endorsements adding up to $64.8 million making him the sixth Highest Paid Athlete in The World.