LeBron James agrees to 2-year contract extension with Lakers

LeBron James consents to 2-year contract expansion with Lakers

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LeBron James has consented to a two-year, $97.1 million agreement expansion through the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers,

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Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul said the association greatest arrangement makes James the most generously compensated player in NBA history.

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His new arrangement incorporates a player choice that would keep the second-driving scorer in NBA

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history with the Lakers past his 40th birthday celebration in December 2024

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The 37-year-old James is going into the last year of his latest agreement with the Lakers,

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who marked the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and four-time association champion in July 2018.

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The new arrangement implies the 18-time All-Star will make $46.7 million this season.

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Excepting injury, James is probably going to outperform Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's profession scoring lord this colder time of year.

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James' new arrangement synchronizes with Davis' latest agreement augmentation with the Lakers, permitting both to leave the Lakers or to haggle new arrangements in 2024.

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