Lakers free agent LeBron James projected to land intriguing short-term contract deal
NBA superstar and unrestricted free agent LeBron James is projected to land this short-term deal this summer.
Lakers free agent LeBron James projected to land intriguing short-term contract deal originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . NBA superstar and unrestricted free agent LeBron James is projected to land a one-year deal this summer.
According to ESPN NBA front office insider Bobby Marks , he projects James will sign a one-year, $30 million deal that includes a full no-trade clause. Marks also listed several teams he believes would be the best fits for the 41-year-old, including the Los Angeles Lakers , Cleveland Cavaliers , San Antonio Spurs , Denver Nuggets and the Golden State Warriors . " Would James compromise to return to L.
A.? A $30 million salary would allow the Lakers to re-sign Luke Kennard , Rui Hachimura and use the full $15 million non-tax midlevel exception. The Lakers could also act as a cap space team but without Hachimura and Kennard.
They would then have $20 million in room and also the $9. 4 million room exception. "As for suitors outside of the Lakers, teams such as Cleveland, Denver, Golden State and New York can offer only the $3.