The eternal youth of LeBron James is on its way to becoming just that, eternal. If that is what the experts are willing to offer, Lakers, Of course, this is what The King wants, as he has not yet commented on his future with his contract coming to an end on June 29 with a player option that points to not activate.
According to ESPN, the Los Angeles team is willing to offer a contract of up to 3 years and 162 million, which would be equivalent to a bond of 54 million per season on average. In this way, LeBron would play until he is no less than 42 years old, the age he would be when this potential contract expires, in 2027.
And to all this, we add that those in purple and gold are willing to choose Bronny James in the draft that will be held between this morning and the next so that The King can fulfill his dream of playing with his son.
LeBron, close to fulfilling his dream of playing with his son
The Lakers want to go all out to retain LeBron with the selection of Bronny as a juicy bait for the ’23’. However, the leading scorer of all time has not given any clues about what he is going to do, although it does not seem at least that he is going to exercise that player option for which he would renew for one more season in exchange for 51 million.
LeBron would look for one last big contract that the Lakers would put on the table and also increase the salary that would correspond to him if he activates his player option.
The King said he saw himself playing for a couple more years when he broke the scoring record of Kareem Abdul Jabbar, in February 2023. Following that forecast, next season would be LeBron’s last. However, if he accepts the Lakers’ offer he would continue competing this and two more seasons.
LeBron and Redick have shared many basketball talks on the Mind the Game podcast with JJ Redick, their new coach.
Mind the Game
There are several reasons for the ’23’ to postpone his retirement until 2027. The first and most important is his impeccable physical form at his 39 years thanks to a strong work ethic at the level of Cristiano Ronaldo. James, leaving aside the physical problems of previous years, played 71 games last season, his highest number since the 17-18 campaign. And without any trace of a decline to which he is immune: 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.3 assists with 54% in field goals and 41% in triples in a notable improvement from the perimeter after his 32 % the previous year.
But LeBron can list several incentives to continue teaching basketball lessons. One of them is to see first-hand how his son progresses if Bronny lands on the right foot in the NBA and the hiring of his friend JJ Redick as a coach for four seasons – almost the same duration as LeBron’s new contract – is another.
And it cannot be overlooked that The King would give himself several opportunities to round up his number of rings and reach the fifth, just one away from a Michael Jordan which many consider to be already superior in the GOAT debate. The Lakers want to go all out for LeBron James. It sounds good, but do they do it well?
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