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          Is LeBron James worth $100 million a year?

          How much would LeBron James be worth on the open market? David Richard/USA TODAY Sports
          • Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior WriterJun 30, 2016, 09:00 AM ET
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            • Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series
            • Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers
            • Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system
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          What is No. 1 free agent LeBron James really worth?

          For the third consecutive summer, James is the NBA's best free agent. Yet it's Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, owner of one MVP to James' four, who is getting all of the attention as the clock counts down toward the start of free agency at 12:01 a.m. ET on Friday.