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LeBron James will extend his contract with the Lakers until 2025

LeBron James, the superstar of the Los Angeles Lakers, agreed to an extension of his contract until the 2024-2025 season, which would end at the age of 40, US media reported Wednesday.

James, who is about to start the fifth and final season of his current commitment to the Lakers, was linked to the Los Angeles franchise for two additional seasons in exchange for $97.1 million, the player’s agent, Rich Paul, told the journalist. of ESPN Adrian Wojnarowski.

This figure could even rise to $111 million in the event that the NBA salary cap is negotiated higher next year, they noted. ESPN and the digital medium The Athletic.

James, who turns 38 in December, also has an option to leave the team before the 2024-2025 season, according to reports.

In recent months, the forward announced that his intention before retiring is to play with his son Bronny, who could enter the 2024 Draft, which sparked some rumors about the possibility that this meeting will take place outside of Los Angeles. .

James, who led the Lakers to the title in 2020 after a decade-long drought, still has one season remaining on his initial contract with the Lakers for $44.4 million.

Counting the extension announced Wednesday, James becomes the highest-paid player in NBA history with $532 million in guaranteed career salary, surpassing Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant. ESPN.

The forward came to the Lakers as a free agent in 2018 and since then he has averaged 27 points, 8.2 assists and 8 rebounds per game in the gold and purple uniform.

Previously, he played with the Cleveland Cavaliers (2003-2010 and 2014-2018), where he won the title in 2016, and with the Miami Heat (2010-2014), where he won two other rings in 2012 and 2013.

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