The Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James (No. 1), Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson (No. 2), and Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant (No. 3) topped the Horrow Sports Ventures/MVPindex 2014 POWER 100 ranking of the world’s most powerful pro athletes in the U.S.
In its fifth consecutive installment, The POWER 100 used a complex statistical model to accurately compare performance and influence through on-field and off-field attributes. This metric is collectively known as POWER, and enables equitable comparison across otherwise incomparable sports. Horrow Sports Ventures, collaborated with MVPindex and Bloomberg Sports on the index.
For 2014, on-field attributes comprise 50 percent of the athletes POWER. The other 50 percent is based entirely on a key off-field attribute: social media presence.
The Top 25 is below:
