The NBA is shocked, the 304M deal that left LeBron James stunned

The Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James continues to be one of the greatest players of the NBA, still, it has been some time since he has been the highest-paid star in the league.

Most of James' fortune now comes thanks to his endorsement deals but especially his investments and business like his production company, his Tequila company Los Lobos and much more.

Of course, his endorsement deal with Nike is also a big factor in the growth of his fortune, but in his whole career, in twenty years and being part of three different NBA franchises, he has made from it around 531 million, which is some of the highest, but the newest deal between the Celtics and Jaylen Brown has changed things.

Today the NBA world woke up with the news that the Boston Celtics and Jaylen Brown have signed the highest deal in NBA's history, about 304 million for five years, which is about 60 million per year. This is something not even LeBron James in his prime was able to accomplish.

LeBron James is still the highest-paid NBA athlete thanks to his endorsements

Even when LeBron James is not the highest-paid NBA player, he still gets more earnings per year than anyone else in the league. James has a great IQ for business and investments and thanks to that and his endorsement deals, he is the only active basketball player to have a net worth of more than a billion.