LeBron James Extends his 2-year contract with the Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has signed an agreement for a two-year period

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$97.1 million extension to the contract that also includes a player choice for 2024-25

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Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul said to ESPN that on Wednesday

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The extension, which comes with the possibility of a trade kicker of 15

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It makes James the most lucrative basketball player of NBA history, earning $532 million of career-long guaranteed cash

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Beating Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant

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James is not eligible for a no-trade provision because James signed an extension, not a new contract

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The new contract's initial base salary is $46.7 million as well as the trade kicker of 15% and James

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