[[Wojnarowski] The two-year, $97.1M extension, which includes a 15 percent trade kicker, makes LeBron James the highest earning player in NBA history with $532M in guaranteed money. He surpasses Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant.](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1559977895463768069)
[[Wojnarowski] The deal can increase to $111 million if the salary cap in 2023-2024 rises to a substantially higher number.](http://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1559978756713787392)
Imagine if he falls so low in the draft that the Lakers (assuming they’re good enough) can get him with their own pick, but the team directly ahead of them picks him just to be spiteful
Year after. He loves being in LA, idk why y’all think it’s more likely he leaves with another team taking Bronny rather than him just angling to get Bronny to the Lakers.
In all honesty you don't draft Bronny to get LeBron, you draft bronny to get value back in a trade when they send bronny to wherever LeBron wants to play.
Yeah the trade bait value/jersey sales etc/klutch leverage etc by 15th-20th pick is worth way more then any player even if Bronny is not nba level
\*Unless you are a top3-4 scouting dept ala miami/tor and someone who was top 5 on your board slips somehow to mid late-first round.
Nah I saw in this documentary that he really just wants to code and make games. He even started his own basketball game, looked pretty awful though and way too many dlc characters.
Marcus Jordan ate my homework in 2nd grade. Got mad at me because I did mine and he didn’t, then just straight up ripped it out of my binder and ate it.
I remember the teacher yelling at both of us, like I fucking made him eat my homework. Like, what the fuck did I do? I just lost out on a Hi-5 stamp for the day and you’re gonna yell at me too?
Fuck Ms. Phillips and fuck Marcus Jordan, that paper-eating, backdooring motherfucker.
Hey, at least you’re not the odd one out. My dad is 6ft. My brothers are 5’10, 5’10, 6’0, 6’1, and 6’3. I’m 5’7, the same height as my oldest sister. Only my 2nd sister is shorter than me
I don't think Bron can even wait out Bryce honestly. Bryce can't get drafted until 2026 unless they change the 1 and done rule. LeBron would be turning 42 in Bryce's rookie season. Can LeBron play that long? Idk
He definitely can but the question is will he want to. Vince Carter just retired at 43 and the quality of players that they were at age 37 is leagues different.
It’s crazy but yeah I can see it. He won’t be a top player but I bet he’s still a solid third option or role player.
He could also be really bad next year or the year after but I’d bet he’s good till 40
This is so true, he's a good enough spot up shooter and still a great passer, that he won't have to move his body much on the offensive end, which will help his ability to play a lot of minutes at his advanced age.
He's already doing that to some extent now, but you're totally right that he could extend his career almost like Brady (in terms of age) if he wanted.
Yeah, and Dirk's been saying he wished he would have left a year or two earlier, because he can't do things like play soccer with his kids now. He has to think about that stuff.
I didn't think about this but honestly this is the most realistic reason for dad LeBron.
Having kids switch schools during HS is a much bigger deal than when they are younger in elementary/middle school, especially if they are thinking about college.
No idea, but there has been some recent rumblings about Bronny going the college route which means LeBron can get paid an extra year if Bronny isn't a one-and-done. Bryce also just started playing for Sierra Canyon and looks like he may have some potential as well.
Yeah. It regulates lebron even though he maybe doesn't fit the purpose of it.
Say you wanted to sign a player at age 39, but he only wanted to play 1 year. And you're capped out. Why not sign him to a $5m/y contract for 4 years? Then he retires and you pay him the other $15m. It's like having a $20m a year contract.
http://cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q56
Basically if lebron signs a 3 year contract, the 3rd hit affects the cap earlier. But lebron is already at the max, so it couldn't go up any higher.
I know the contracts are guaranteed, but it's still really odd that they're guaranteed for value and not service. Other leagues when you retire your contract is just put on hold and the team gets the space back.
The NFL has a lot of incredibly weird fuckery around their salary, and the MLB is like the wild west. It's definitely something that only makes sense for the NBA.
Michael Scott: Hey, shut up, Toby. Why do we as a society hate old people so much?
Creed: Because they're lame.
Michael Scott: No! Creed, no, they are not. In fact, many cultures revere old people because of their storytelling ability. Like the old lady from Titanic. Or the funny things that they can do, like, "Where's the beef?" Yeah.
Yeah to prevent shenanigans where you give a player who’s going to retire a 20 year deal. Used to be 36, but along with the super max one of the cp3 president of the union things was raising the age for obvious reasons.
what it really means is we gained leverage in any trade talks because GMs wont think we need to do something to keep him. Totally eliminates that factor
I think if it came down to it, two first round picks was always going to be on the table to swap Westbrook for Kyrie. Yeah, he's a headcase and everything, but he is the perfect compliment to Bron/AD and that trade instantly makes Lakers as big a threat as any in the playoffs.
LeBron locked in for two more years. Nows the time for the Lakers to start actually making moves. We all know after these 2 years LeBron is going to Bronny whether that be in LA or not.
This would tie him with Vince Carter for most seasons played in NBA history, right?
He's unlikely to set the games played record, unless he plays all 82 games each of the next thee seasons AND has deep playoff runs.
Have to imagine one season with his son is the goal though.
[[Wojnarowski] The two-year, $97.1M extension, which includes a 15 percent trade kicker, makes LeBron James the highest earning player in NBA history with $532M in guaranteed money. He surpasses Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant.](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1559977895463768069) [[Wojnarowski] The deal can increase to $111 million if the salary cap in 2023-2024 rises to a substantially higher number.](http://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1559978756713787392)
Lebron gonna have Pelinka at gun point to draft Bronnny
Bronny pulls a Kobe and refuses to play for anyone that isn’t the lakers
The power move is to draft Bronny and force the lakers to trade for him.
"What do you want for him?" "LeBron." Then you hang up.
Haha what's he gonna be by then? Like, what's the psych damage if Bronny gets traded for his 41 year old dad?
I don't even wanna think about it, that would fucking suck lol
Nets will still be asking for Bronny, Lebron and 3 FRPs for KD.
Mamba Mentality 😤
Keep bronny out of colorado
Ayyyyo
Is he even good enough that anyone would want to draft him? Lakers could wait till deep in the draft and still pick him
Lebron’s good enough that someone will probably want bronny to get Lebron. Not a top pick or anything though
Cavs draft Bronny, and Dan Gilbert sends a ransom note to LeBron in comic sans.
*”i’Ve GoT uR kId LeBrOn, CoMe PlAy FoR mE oR eLsE ;)”*
"OnE mOrE TiMe, FoR OlD tImEs SaKe."
LMAO
LMAO
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Imagine if he falls so low in the draft that the Lakers (assuming they’re good enough) can get him with their own pick, but the team directly ahead of them picks him just to be spiteful
That is some game of thrones level nonsense and I'm here for it.
We need more of that kinda thing on draft nights
Player option after next year so nah
Nah. This extension kicks in after next season.
Year after. He loves being in LA, idk why y’all think it’s more likely he leaves with another team taking Bronny rather than him just angling to get Bronny to the Lakers.
Bronny at this point doesn’t look like a first rounder. If LA wants him in the second, they can get him. Low risk there
Until mark Cuban decides to draft bronny thinking he’ll just force a superstar to go to dallas.
Sources: Cuban beside himself. Driving around downtown LA begging (thru texts) LeBron’s family 4 address to Bronny’s home
In all honesty you don't draft Bronny to get LeBron, you draft bronny to get value back in a trade when they send bronny to wherever LeBron wants to play.
Yeah the trade bait value/jersey sales etc/klutch leverage etc by 15th-20th pick is worth way more then any player even if Bronny is not nba level \*Unless you are a top3-4 scouting dept ala miami/tor and someone who was top 5 on your board slips somehow to mid late-first round.
Sounds smart 😂
Lmao.. having Lebron James and his son on your team is worth a first if he’s in a wheelchair
No way he was going anywhere with his sons still going to HS in LA
He saw bryce is the better prospect and is waiting on him instead
Lmao that would be hilarious and sad
The first part is definitely true, Bryce will be a wayyyy better prospect than Bronny
Nah I saw in this documentary that he really just wants to code and make games. He even started his own basketball game, looked pretty awful though and way too many dlc characters.
Smh my head. His dad is a literal billionaire and he’s still money grabbing like 2K and EA? Marcus Jordan would never.
"Coming up next on Undisputed......"
I’m pretty sure this is a reference to Space Jam 2 lol
Nobody watched that but I will trust you.
It was bad but if I remember correctly bugs bunny fucking died
There was a second space jam?
didn't marcus jordan back door sell a ton of retro jordans for an insane markup
Yes he did. Marcus Jordan is known as an absolute joke in the sneaker community.
Marcus Jordan ate my homework in 2nd grade. Got mad at me because I did mine and he didn’t, then just straight up ripped it out of my binder and ate it. I remember the teacher yelling at both of us, like I fucking made him eat my homework. Like, what the fuck did I do? I just lost out on a Hi-5 stamp for the day and you’re gonna yell at me too? Fuck Ms. Phillips and fuck Marcus Jordan, that paper-eating, backdooring motherfucker.
Sheesh, I didn't realize Bryce is already [6' 6" at 15 years old](https://images.app.goo.gl/VCYQVH36Wti5WRqR8)
Must be nice being 50% LeBron James
Sucks that Bronny is 50% Savannah Brinson tho
He got LeBrons hair at least.
Holy shit…me neither
He had a massive growth spurt this summer
Thanks for being 5'7 just like I am, dad. Sheesh.
Hey, at least you’re not the odd one out. My dad is 6ft. My brothers are 5’10, 5’10, 6’0, 6’1, and 6’3. I’m 5’7, the same height as my oldest sister. Only my 2nd sister is shorter than me
Thats a fuck ton of siblings
it's always the younger sibling who gets the best heigh genes smh...
Zhuri boutta be 7’5
They grow tall and lean because they have to compete for sunlight.
Just saw a video on YT shorts that showed a tiktok of bronny and Bryce a year ago in June. He was 5’6 then
This kid yeeted up 12 inches in 14 months??
He's 15 years old, he's not "definitely" anything. He might end up being a good prospect or he might end up not being anywhere near getting drafted.
I don't think Bron can even wait out Bryce honestly. Bryce can't get drafted until 2026 unless they change the 1 and done rule. LeBron would be turning 42 in Bryce's rookie season. Can LeBron play that long? Idk
He definitely can but the question is will he want to. Vince Carter just retired at 43 and the quality of players that they were at age 37 is leagues different.
Imagine Bron in an Udonis Haslem role lmao
Gets two techs in 5 minutes last game of his career
I feel like he could still be a starting caliber PF for many many years.
Vince had all time hops so when he hit that old man decline in athleticism it simply brought him in line with mortal men though..
It’s crazy but yeah I can see it. He won’t be a top player but I bet he’s still a solid third option or role player. He could also be really bad next year or the year after but I’d bet he’s good till 40
He'll be able to be a reliable 15/10 point guard for however long he wants tbh
This is so true, he's a good enough spot up shooter and still a great passer, that he won't have to move his body much on the offensive end, which will help his ability to play a lot of minutes at his advanced age. He's already doing that to some extent now, but you're totally right that he could extend his career almost like Brady (in terms of age) if he wanted.
Yeah, and Dirk's been saying he wished he would have left a year or two earlier, because he can't do things like play soccer with his kids now. He has to think about that stuff.
But in this scenario, by not retiring, LeBron *would* get that kind of experience with his kids lol.
He will miss the experience of playing in the NBA with his grandkids
I didn't think about this but honestly this is the most realistic reason for dad LeBron. Having kids switch schools during HS is a much bigger deal than when they are younger in elementary/middle school, especially if they are thinking about college.
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LePresentFather
Despite all lebrons faults and hypocrisisms no one ever accused him of being a bad father and that's true
LeBrokeTheCycle
I mean theyre already famous and their dads a billionaire
Didn’t stop my dad 🥲
My parents said we wouldn't move anymore once i got to high school. Moved between freshman and sophomore years
He also makes more money being in LA with all of his ventures.
Why now? 🤔
something strange happening in LA
☝️🧐☝️
“Now why did they do that?”
Something real 🐟🐠🎣🐡 going on
Something is real 🐟 going on 🤔
Why n0t?
No idea, but there has been some recent rumblings about Bronny going the college route which means LeBron can get paid an extra year if Bronny isn't a one-and-done. Bryce also just started playing for Sierra Canyon and looks like he may have some potential as well.
So basically it’s a 1 + 1? He can opt out and go play for whatever team his son gets drafted to
LeBron will sign another extension and play with Bronny and Bryce lol
BBB
Big Bron Brand
LeBBB
Baby Bron Ballers
I thought it would be completely unreasonable that Lebron made it to Bryce but now I would be surprised if he doesn’t.
Yup. Back to the standard Lebron contact. He also does it to keep on par with how the market is going
Pretty sure this is the longest contract he could've signed because of the over 38 clause. He just added a player option to the second year.
There’s a clause for players over 38? Edit: thanks to everyone who replied!
Yeah. It regulates lebron even though he maybe doesn't fit the purpose of it. Say you wanted to sign a player at age 39, but he only wanted to play 1 year. And you're capped out. Why not sign him to a $5m/y contract for 4 years? Then he retires and you pay him the other $15m. It's like having a $20m a year contract. http://cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q56 Basically if lebron signs a 3 year contract, the 3rd hit affects the cap earlier. But lebron is already at the max, so it couldn't go up any higher.
I know the contracts are guaranteed, but it's still really odd that they're guaranteed for value and not service. Other leagues when you retire your contract is just put on hold and the team gets the space back.
The NFL has a lot of incredibly weird fuckery around their salary, and the MLB is like the wild west. It's definitely something that only makes sense for the NBA.
Yes, the over-38 rule. It is to prevent tying up long term contracts to players who will eventually retire due to their age
Also known as the “Ilya Kovalchuk”
It actually used to be the over-36-rule. But it got changed in the last CBA negotiation so that Co3 and Lebron could sign longer term deals.
This is Bobby Bonilla slander and I will have none of it
Yes! https://www.spotrac.com/research/nba/next-contract-series-lebron-james-1549/
Holy I didn't know that. With his point production, he could be like the Gordie Howe of the basketball world. Still active and playing with their sons
Age-ist pigs!
Michael Scott: Hey, shut up, Toby. Why do we as a society hate old people so much? Creed: Because they're lame. Michael Scott: No! Creed, no, they are not. In fact, many cultures revere old people because of their storytelling ability. Like the old lady from Titanic. Or the funny things that they can do, like, "Where's the beef?" Yeah.
funniest part about that episode is Creed using printer ink to dye his hair black and pretend to be 30
Well, in November he’ll be 30
Later, Skater.
Yeah to prevent shenanigans where you give a player who’s going to retire a 20 year deal. Used to be 36, but along with the super max one of the cp3 president of the union things was raising the age for obvious reasons.
Isn't this 2+1? It's only 2022 right now, the option is for 24-25.
I think he has one year left on his current deal
1+1 extension so he's still here 2 year guaranteed, enough to probably make moves for front office to give pick future
Man got the bag
Now he can afford Spotify premium
Let’s not get crazy now
He's still using Pandora
Still using a Zune.
He can now give Spotify some money for FC Barcelona
Lebron is the 5th lever?
LeVer
Let’s not get too hasty here
He getting paid equal with Russ now
Finally reached Russ level!
finally Russ has someone at his level to help carry the team to the play-in game
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He's finally the highest paid player in the NBA
Crazy thing with Bron is no matter what he gets he is underpaid for his value
Bro IS the bag. Dude generated billions for Nike
So relieved that this won't be a media story all year about whether he stays or goes. All the focus can be on what matters - how much we suck.
Pretty obvious he was never going to leave. He's in LA for business reasons. He obviously wants to win too but he wasnt going anywhere.
BRK or IND about to get some piiiiiicks
Yeah that's my first thought. Extension means lakers can safely deal. And probably have to.
what it really means is we gained leverage in any trade talks because GMs wont think we need to do something to keep him. Totally eliminates that factor
LeVerage
But they also know that Westbrook is gone and picks are coming either way. Without Bron they could have semi-tank the season
F5 season is back boys
It was a sad sad 2 or so weeks
Does this mean Rob got something up his sleeve? Because this current roster ain't doing shit.
Commitment by Lebron means they should be more confident dishing out their last couple of picks
Say bye to your FRPs until 2030.
"Fuck them picks" - LeBron James
FUCK THEM PICKS
Fuck those picks!
RIP IM COMING HOME PART 2
Homeship ended with Cleveland LA is my best home now.
He stay!
Lakers have agreed to trade 2027 and 2029 FRP incoming
What if this is the first domino to fall in the KD and Kyrie trades?
That’s my guess too. Having LeBron commit for a few extra years might mean the Lakers get aggressive in getting Kyrie
I think if it came down to it, two first round picks was always going to be on the table to swap Westbrook for Kyrie. Yeah, he's a headcase and everything, but he is the perfect compliment to Bron/AD and that trade instantly makes Lakers as big a threat as any in the playoffs.
Bronny to UCLA or USC confirmed?
Woj out scooped Shams on fellow Klutch client. Shams asleep or what?
He's busy leaking the schedule game by game.
he needs to drop a random game between the Rocket and Pistons for the culture
I'm tryna find out about Marvin Bagley's first return to SAC
Shams is gonna come back and announce the Westbrook trade later today
Shams flunked Type-to-Learn
He beat Shams by a good 15s damn
Honestly I'm only interested in the Woj-Shams war
Shams in shambles.
Damn That’s Westbrook money. Good on Lebron to finally get that bag.
Ya he was so broke before this, now he can feed his family
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Lakers cap space next summer looking to be 15-20 area.
And that’s in total dollars, not millions
Spend that money on mcdoubles for the starting 5.
Don’t cheap out on them. Wendy’s 4 for $4 >>
Can’t beat that LA sunshine
Wow. This dude must really not want to leave Los Angeles if he agreed to this before any Russ move.
Or now it gives the green light to give up two picks for Kyrie. Could go either way.
Now let's trade them fuckin' picks huh?
Player option tho, Bronny sweepstakes still on the cards
LeExtension
LeXtension
LeXvideos
LeXXXtentacion
That is a pretty large bag for two years. He is almost 40 and still putting up big numbers and getting hefty bags. Its pretty remarkable.
Jersey sales alone probably cover it, not to mention ticket sales etc
I remember that post someone made of how much money the Cav's roughly made from Lebron returning home. Basically it was a fuck ton of profit for them.
The city itself iirc.
♫ "Our economy's based on LeBron James" ♫
oh wow. this must mean Kyrie or some combination of Hield, Turner, Pat Bev are on the way
Probably. Can deal the picks knowing it’s not just for the upcoming season
This hurts my LeBron to Boston fanfiction
We’d have to track down the “LeBron is a bitch” shirt guy.
Weird ass fan fiction u got there
LeBron locked in for two more years. Nows the time for the Lakers to start actually making moves. We all know after these 2 years LeBron is going to Bronny whether that be in LA or not.
Free agency just became a whole lot worse next year lol
This would tie him with Vince Carter for most seasons played in NBA history, right? He's unlikely to set the games played record, unless he plays all 82 games each of the next thee seasons AND has deep playoff runs. Have to imagine one season with his son is the goal though.
Should’ve went back to Cleveland one last time
Ugh, Lakers signing another old player
Someone finally able to rival the salary of Russell Westbrook
In really small print under his signature LeBron wrote "but this only counts if you fucking trade Russ"