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The Los Angeles Lakers have LeBron James locked in for the future.
His continuity with the team was never in doubt, but the fans can now rest assured that The King isn’t going anywhere.
According to a report by Adrian Wojnarowski, James signed a two-year maximum contract extension worth a whopping $104 million.
The deal includes a player option for year two and a no-trade clause as well.
Notably, that was right on point with Kendrick Perkins’ prediction from earlier in the week.
The former NBA champion claimed that he would bet his left big toe that James would not take a pay cut, and he took to Twitter to share that clip.
Looks like I’m keeping my left Big Toe!!! https://t.co/7zbHRV4Ei4
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) July 3, 2024
Perkins stated that there was no way that James would even consider taking a pay cut for the Lakers’ future.
If anything, he wants to win now.
He added that everybody knew that, contrary to what he said.
Perkins also said that only the Denver Nuggets could’ve beaten the Lakers in the playoffs last season, so it’s not like they were that far off.
At the end of the day, it’s not a player’s job to field a team.
That’s the GM’s responsibility.
So, if they can’t figure out the salary cap and accommodate their stars, it’s not up to LeBron to give the team a hand and take less money just for the sake of it.
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