LeBron James is undoubtedly the most prominent player in this basketball era, and this is not only marked by titles or personal awards - the basketball player has a very strong influence on the teams and cities in which he plays.

Let's remember the "King's" time in Cleveland, where its effect is evident in impressive numbers - while playing in the Cavaliers team he had a positive impact on bars and restaurants. This was particularly felt in a 1.5 km radius around the arena, and the effect was only reduced by reaching a 12-kilometer mark. The latter's profit grew by 13%, and the number of jobs shook up to 23.5%.

In 2003, when LeBron arrived at the NBA, Cavaliers was the last in attendance - after four years, the team was among the TOP three teams. While he was playing in the Heat team, it did not fall below the 5th place, and when James returned to his hometown, they were 2nd, just behind the Bulls team.

At the 2013/2014 season LeBron played in Miami and Cavaliers had an average attendance of 17,330 fans per match. When LeBron returned to the home town all 41 home matches at the Quicken Loans Arena were sold-out.

Tickets to Cavaliers games charges 8% tax - city with LeBron received $ 3.66 million and only 2.03 million without him. Cleveleand city has already been able to feel the effect of another "King" departure - according to Forbes, when a basketball player left to Los Angeles, the value of the Cavaliers team has fallen from $ 476 million to $ 355 million.

The time to survive the impressive basketball effect came to the West Coast - the Lakers have been rubbing their hands for some time. After the transfer announcement, the season's opening match tickets price rose as a missile to the sky - from $ 60 to $ 545, and the season's tickets price shot from $ 3,499 to $ 5,800. Last season, Lakers ranked 10th in the home arena attendance, and this season they are expected to jump to TOP 3.

It is also expected to have a dramatic impact on the entire city economy - it is estimated that the arrival of LeBron over the next 5 years will create 2989 new jobs and generate nearly $ 400 million in revenue.

It is worth mentioning that the high amounts of money and profit accompany not only the basketball player's environment - this season he will earn $ 35.6 million, and in the 2021/22 season his salary will amount to as much as 41 million. By that time he will be in the league for 19 seasons and will earn $ 387.2 million. Compare the earnings of other basketball icons - Kobe Bryant has captured 323.3 million in the same number of seasons and Michael Jordan earned 89.8 million dollars within 15 seasons.

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