LeBron James Signed An $85 million contract to stay On Los Angeles Lakers
The contract Is For Two More Years in California
LeBron James, star of the Los Angeles Lakers has signed an 85 million USD contract to stay on the team for two more years, as communicated on Wednesday to the media by his sports agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group.
The extension of his contract will take James through the 2022-23 season — garnering him 20 seasons in total in the National Basketball Association (NBA) i.e. 11 seasons with Cleveland over two stints, four with the Miami Heat and at least five in Los Angeles with the Lakers.
James, who turns 36 later this month, averaged 25.3 points last season and led the NBA in assists with 10.2 per game. He will be 38 when the contract ends.
James is now set to see his career earnings from his NBA contracts approach 435 million USD by the end of this extension.
His oldest son, 16-year-old Bronny, is slated to graduate high school in 2023.
James, currently No. 3 on the NBA’s career scoring list with 34,241 points, is 4,146 points behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the No. 1 spot. If he were to average 25 points and play a majority of games the next two seasons, James would be in position to take Abdul-Jabbar’s place at the top while wearing a Lakers uniform in 2022-23.
James also ranks No. 8 on the assists list, No. 13 in steals, No. 15 in 3-pointers made and No. 48 in rebounds.
When it comes to NBA postseason history, James is first in scoring, first in steals, second in assists, second in 3-pointers made, sixth in rebounds and 11th in blocks.
The almost 36-year-old basketball player — who was named the 2020 NBA Finals MVP after leading the Lakers past the Heat in six games and is the first player in NBA history to win the award with three franchises as he was Finals MVP with the Heat in 2012 and 2013 and with the Cavaliers in 2016.
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