LeBron James will not use its option to terminate its contract $51.4 million for next season and will instead seek a new deal with the Los Angeles Lakerssaid a person familiar with the decision on Saturday.
This is one of the movements that will take effect when the free agency period begins of the NBA, which formally begins this Sunday at 6pm. ET, although they have already agreed 1.2 billion dollars in contracts because teams are allowed to talk to their own players about new deals after the season ends. NBA Finals.
Among the players who reached agreements that cannot be finalized before the start of the new NBA year, July 6th are: Scottie Barnes e Immanuel Quickley de Toronto, Ba Adebayo from Miami, Pascal Siakam of Indiana y OG Anunoby from New York.
LeBron James was technically expected to become a free agent. He was also expected to stay with the Lakers.
The Los Angeles team selected Bronny James —LeBron’s eldest son— in the second round of the draft and with which they were in position to become the first father-son duo to play in the NBA.
With a new contract it is possible that LeBron James will sign a lower agreement to give the Lakers more financial flexibility.
LeBron James has won four NBA titles and is at 20 million dollarss to become the first player in league history to exceeds 500 million in earnings on the courtWith his businesses and investments, his net worth exceeds $1 billion.
LeBron turns 40 in December and will equal Vince Carter in number of campaigns played in history; the 2024-25 season will be their 22nd in the league.
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2024-06-29 20:18:49
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