LeBron James vowed after his time with the Miami Heat that he would never play for a discount again while in the NBA, a sentiment that the Los Angeles Lakers are likely to test this summer.
James is a free agent heading into his age-42 campaign and performed impeccably last season, earning an All-Star appearance on the strength of 20.9 points, 7.2 assists and 6.1 rebounds across 60 games played. He then led the Lakers to a first-round playoff victory over the Houston Rockets without Luka Doncic and absent Austin Reaves for the first four games of the series, which ended after six contests.
Given James’ level of play all season/postseason long, combined with his long-held financial philosophy, Kurt Helin of NBC Sports reported on Wednesday, June 10 that James will request a max contract from the Lakers once the new league year hits on the final day of this month.
“LeBron James and [agent] Rich Paul are going to ask the Lakers for a max contract, per @basketballtalk,” Fullcourtpass posted to its X account.
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