superwin636 The LA Lakers franchise intends to offer a new contract to retain forward LeBron James for another three years in the event the 39-year-old player accepts and stays with him. will lead to a total of 24 professional seasons. superwin636

Reports from ‘ESPN’ that the new full-value contract will have a salary of around $160 million. He must decline the player option for next season 2024-25, salary of $51.4 million, by June 29. September first ( superwin636 )

According to NBA league rules, contracts for more than three seasons are prohibited for players over 38 years of age.

LeBron’s deadline gives him a chance to see the results of the 2024 draft and whether his son Bronny James will be selected into the league between June 26-27. 

Bronny has previously trained privately with the Lakers and Phoenix Suns, but has also been linked with the Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves and Toronto Raptors. 

James averaged 25.7 points, 8.3 assists and 7.3 rebounds in 71 games last season. Made it to the All-NBA third team for 3 consecutive seasons.

Even though his physical condition was not perfect, he still helped Anthony Davis lead the Lakers into the first round of the western playoffs before losing to the Denver Nuggets, the former plaintiff. 

This led to a change in the head coach position from Darwin Ham to JJ Reddick, a close confidant of James.