On June 30, Beijing time, NBA Lakers star James officially decided to give up the $54.1 million player option contract for next season, his move is not to leave the Lakers, but to re-sign a contract with the team for about 3 years and $162 million to renew the maximum salary, which is also the last big contract of James' career, and he will finally choose to retire with the Lakers! And the Lakers provided James with a player option contract and a trade veto in this three-year contract extension, which has to be said to respect the superstar enough!
The 39-year-old James has a $51.4 million player option contract next season, and the Lakers have selected Bronny with the second-round pick No. 55 in the 2024 draft, realizing the desire of father and son to work together, and the reason why James wants to sign a contract for another three years is to use his final career influence to pave Bronny's path to the NBA. James said that in order to impact the championship, the team has the strength to continue to recruit Harden and Klay. Thompson, Valanciunas, Capela and other players can reasonably choose to reduce their salaries, and the specific contract details are being actively communicated with the Lakers management.
In the regular season of the 2023-2024 season, the 39-year-old James has an annual salary of $47.61 million this season, played in a total of 71 games, played an average of 35.3 minutes per game, and could get 25.7 points + 7.3 rebounds + 8.3 assists + 1.3 steals + 0.5 blocks, shooting 54.0% from the field, 41.0% from three-point range, and 75.0% from the free throw line.
In the first round of the playoffs against the Nuggets in five series, James averaged 27.8 points + 6.8 rebounds + 8.8 assists + 2.4 steals + 1.0 blocks per game, shooting 57.0% from the field, 39.0% from three-point range, and 74.0% from the free throw line.