James exercised the clause for a further year of the contract but through his agent he sends a message: “He knows that he is building it for the future but wants every season that remains counted”
On the fact that he continued to play there were few doubts. Even at 40 years of age (December 31st will be 41), Lebron James still makes the difference. And it will continue to do it with the Lakers also in the ’25 -26 season. The chosen one has in fact activated the clause for the renewal of the contract with the yellow andoviola for another year, which will yield it 52.6 million dollars (at the current change 44.9 million euros).
The words of the agent
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The news was given by his agent, Rich Paul, to Espn: “Lebron wants to compete for the title – said Paul – he knows that the Lakers are building for the future. He understands it, but he also knows he has a realistic possibility of winning. We greatly appreciate the partnership that we have had for eight years with Jeanie Buss and Rob Pelinka and consider the Lakers a fundamental part of his career. He prepares for the future. Put simply: Build a team devoted to the title, because I don’t have a lot of time … and to do this you will need a center.
No trade
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James, who has a “no trade” clause in his contract (ie cannot be sold without his consent), is to 50 games from beating Robert Parish’s record for the greatest number of races played in the regular season. Next season, his 23rd, will exceed that of Vince Carter for the most seasons in NBA. It remains to be seen until James play. Last week he came out for dinner in New York with his wife Savannah, Kevin Love, his wife Kate and other friends. One of the guests published an extract from the evening on Instagram in which James say say: “Savannah wants me to retire within the next year or so”.
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