Shams: James is likely to return to the Lakers with $52.6 million next season s player option

May 28th News Today, famous journalist Shams Charania talked about the career prospects of Lakers forward James while participating in the podcast "The Pat McAfee Show".

Shams said James "probably" will execute his contract with a player option worth $52.6 million next season to return to the Lakers.

Shams said: "I was told that he would likely execute contract options, he had a huge player option, about $54 million or $57 million. That's what's possible, and his plan. But the deadline for his execution is June 29, so he still has a month to figure out what to do. There will be some tough conversations between him and the Lakers and see how the team is. Because whether LeBron plays another season or multiple seasons, he wants to be in a competitive environment. I said at the end of the season, he said, " Probably, the contract option will be executed because this player option is valuable and will also bring flexibility, allowing you to figure out whether to renew the contract on this basis, or is it the last season of his career? In fact, this will be the 23rd season of the 23rd, and Los Angeles will also hold an All-Star Weekend. In my opinion, this will be a storybook-like ending. But it will be a major decision he needs to make. However, the Lakers' top goal this offseason is to find a center and strengthen the players on the wing position. "

James needs to decide whether to implement this option before the deadline on June 29 local time.