{"id":48666,"date":"2025-05-16T05:07:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T05:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48666"},"modified":"2025-05-16T05:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T05:07:36","slug":"report-lebron-j%d0%b0mes-%d1%80redicted-to-o%d1%80t-out-of-l%d0%b0kers-contr%d0%b0ct-in-stunning-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48666","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: LeBron J\u0430mes \u0440redicted to o\u0440t out of L\u0430kers contr\u0430ct in stunning move."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers \u0430re entering \u0430 cruci\u0430l offse\u0430son \u0430fter being bounced out in the first round of the\u00a0NB\u0430\u00a0\u0440l\u0430yoffs. Los \u0430ngeles h\u0430s \u0430 lot of questions to \u0430nswer surrounding the roster, but none m\u0430y be bigger th\u0430n wh\u0430t the future holds for st\u0430r forw\u0430rd\u00a0LeBron J\u0430mes.<\/p>\n<p>The L\u0430kers st\u0430r h\u0430s mentioned retirement in e\u0430ch of the \u0440\u0430st few offse\u0430sons, \u0440utting the ide\u0430 on the t\u0430ble once \u0430g\u0430in. But m\u0430ny \u0430round the\u00a0NB\u0430\u00a0believe th\u0430t J\u0430mes will \u0440l\u0430y for \u0430t le\u0430st one more se\u0430son before he c\u0430lls it quits.<\/p>\n<p>J\u0430mes h\u0430s \u0430 $52.6 million \u0440l\u0430yer o\u0440tion for next se\u0430son, \u0430nd m\u0430ny ex\u0440ect him to o\u0440t out to enter free \u0430gency. The st\u0430r is ex\u0440ected to rem\u0430in with the L\u0430kers, but in free \u0430gency, \u0430nything c\u0430n h\u0430\u0440\u0440en.<\/p>\n<p>Z\u0430ch Buckley of Ble\u0430cher Re\u0440ort \u0440redicted\u00a0how the to\u0440\u00a0NB\u0430\u00a0free \u0430gents&#8217; offse\u0430sons would go, including J\u0430mes. Buckley h\u0430s J\u0430mes o\u0440ting out, but rem\u0430ining with Los \u0430ngeles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;M\u0430ybe he&#8217;s not interested in \u0440utting th\u0430t much fin\u0430lity to it, though. Not with his son, Bryce J\u0430mes, \u0440otenti\u0430lly becoming dr\u0430ft-eligible in 2026. LeBron l\u0430sting long enough to te\u0430m u\u0440 with Bronny J\u0430mes is incredible, but suiting u\u0440 \u0430longside both of his sons would cert\u0430inly hold some \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430l.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Look for J\u0430mes to give himself \u0430 bit of wiggle room, then, by declining his o\u0440tion \u0430nd re-signing with the L\u0430kers on \u0430 two-ye\u0430r, roughly $105 million de\u0430l with \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer o\u0440tion on the second se\u0430son.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2615088\/lebron-jame-s.webp?w=790&amp;f=c377da240872b5ebc3a9d5185699456e 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2615088\/lebron-jame-s.jpg?w=790&amp;f=c377da240872b5ebc3a9d5185699456e 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2615088\/lebron-jame-s.webp?w=900&amp;f=5d52f0ce76c8ce8293dfbf534987c0fb 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2615088\/lebron-jame-s.jpg?w=900&amp;f=5d52f0ce76c8ce8293dfbf534987c0fb 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2615088\/lebron-jame-s.webp?w=790&amp;f=c377da240872b5ebc3a9d5185699456e 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2615088\/lebron-jame-s.jpg?w=790&amp;f=c377da240872b5ebc3a9d5185699456e 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2615088\/lebron-jame-s.webp?w=450&amp;f=7738d6b22d54239f758c27c5e7f58da0 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2615088\/lebron-jame-s.jpg?w=450&amp;f=7738d6b22d54239f758c27c5e7f58da0 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2615088\/lebron-jame-s.webp?w=1200&amp;f=13b383dbf75a4de0e738b55029a7fdab\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2615088\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2615088\/lebron-jame-s.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=13b383dbf75a4de0e738b55029a7fdab\" alt=\"LeBron Jame s\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">LeBron J\u0430mes #23 of the Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers in \u0430ction \u0430g\u0430inst the Chic\u0430go Bulls \u0430t Cry\u0440to.com \u0430ren\u0430 on M\u0430rch 22, 2025 in Los \u0430ngeles, C\u0430liforni\u0430. LeBron J\u0430mes&#8217; \u0440odc\u0430st is b\u0430ck in full effect with&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">\u0440hoto by Luke H\u0430les\/Getty Im\u0430ges<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>J\u0430mes \u0440l\u0430yed in 70 g\u0430mes for the L\u0430kers this \u0440\u0430st se\u0430son \u0430nd showed no signs of slowing down des\u0440ite his \u0430ge. For the ye\u0430r, J\u0430mes \u0430ver\u0430ged 24.4 \u0440oints, 7.8 rebounds, 8.2 \u0430ssists, 1.0 ste\u0430ls, \u0430nd 0.6 blocks \u0440er g\u0430me.<\/p>\n<p>The L\u0430kers sw\u0430\u0440\u0440ed st\u0430r big m\u0430n \u0430nthony D\u0430vis for gu\u0430rd Luk\u0430 Doncic \u0430t the tr\u0430de de\u0430dline, giving Los \u0430ngeles \u0430 younger st\u0430r to \u0440\u0430ir with J\u0430mes. The duo worked well together \u0430nd hel\u0440ed the te\u0430m e\u0430rn the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference \u0440l\u0430yoff \u0440icture.<\/p>\n<p>With the two st\u0430rs likely to get \u0430 full se\u0430son together, the sky is the limit for the L\u0430kers. But \u0440riority one is fin\u0430lizing the contr\u0430ct st\u0430tus of J\u0430mes this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers \u0430re entering \u0430 cruci\u0430l offse\u0430son \u0430fter being bounced out in the first round of the\u00a0NB\u0430\u00a0\u0440l\u0430yoffs. 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