The Lakers officially announced Redick as the team's new head coach, and the next work will turn to the issue of the star's contract extension, according to the Lakers team reporter, the team is committed to signing James to a three-year, $164 million super-cap contract extension. Netizens said: How long can James play?
At present, James is 39 years old, but he performs even more like a fledgling youngster in the ring. In the past season, James played 71 games for the Lakers in the regular season, averaging 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game, shooting 54.0% from the field and a terrifying 41.0% from three-point range.
In the regular season, he ranked 13th in the league in points averaging, 32nd in rebounds and fifth in assists per game. Entering the playoffs, although the Lakers were swept by the Nuggets 1-4 in the first round, James' personal performance went to the next level, averaging 27.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game, ranking ninth in the league in scoring, and the first in the league in assists.
Since entering the NBA in 2003 as the No. 1 overall pick, James has played in the league for 21 seasons and is a veritable veteran. But his performance on the field is better and more dynamic than many young stars now. Because of this, the Lakers still regard James as an irreplaceable championship core and are determined to provide James with a long-term contract with a maximum salary.
James has been with the Lakers for six seasons since joining the Lakers in the summer of 2018, and he signed a two-year, $99.02 million contract extension with the Lakers in August 2022, which currently has a final year of $51.42 million player option, and James can jump out of his contract this summer. According to the rules, the maximum contract the Lakers can offer James is $164 million over three years.
At the age of 39 and $164 million over three years, no one in the NBA league can get such a maximum salary contract, except for James. But for James, the initiative is firmly in his own hands, and all the Lakers can do is to offer the maximum salary and wait for James to nod!