LeBron James ‘Clear’ Future with Lakers Reported

The Los Angeles Lakers have to rearrange their roster this offseason. They finished the regular season with a losing record. Rob Pelinka fired Frank Vogel and he will have to find a replacement for the head coach. Players are next. Some of them will have to go and Trevor Ariza was the first to leave the team. Does LeBron James may have some questions about his future with the Lakers?

The four-time NBA champion can sign another contract extension this summer. Sam Amick from The Athletic reported that LeBron will probably play out of his current deal. The king of basketball enters free agency in the summer of 2023. His son is entering the NBA in 2023. Is this a coincidence?

LeBron James planned his future with the Lakers

In 2018, LeBron signed a four-year deal worth $153.3 million. The team gave him a two-year contract extension worth $85.7 million in 2020. LeBron earned this extension because he led the team to a title inside the bubble.

“Based on my conversations with people who have a strong sense of such things, it’s clear James is considering playing out this contract rather than signing a two-year extension this summer,” Amick detailed. “If flexibility and freedom are the goals here, James (who is owed $44.4 million next season) could go back to the year-by-year approach he perfected in his second Cleveland stop.”

The Lakers superstar may decide to sign a one-year deal instead of going for a multi-year contracts. This will help him earn more money. He will also get a chance to play with Bronny.

“My last year will be played with my son,” LeBron told Jason Lloyd from The Athletic. “Wherever Bronny is at, that’s where I’ll be. I would do whatever it takes to play with my son for one year. It’s not about the money at that point.”

Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka believes that LeBron will stay in LA for a little longer than predicted. According to him, LeBron is the “stakeholder.”

“Every indication that we’ve received is that he sees the Lakers as his home,” Pelinka said. “The feeling is that he loves being a Laker and sees this as a long-term home and that’s been made loud and clear.”