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Reigning NBA finals MVP LeBron James, who will turn 36 this month, has agreed to a two-year, $85 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, his agent Rich Paul said on Wednesday, December 2.
The extension means James will make $39.2 million next season and will be a Laker through the 2022-2023 season, American sports broadcaster ESPN reported Paul as saying.
James will also make $41.1 million in 2021-2022 and $44.5 million in 2022-2023. By the time his contract ends, he will have played two decades in the NBA.
Last season, James averaged 25.3 points and led the NBA in assists with 10.2 per game.
James was named playoff MVP after the Lakers beat the Miami Heat in 6 games for the NBA championship.
He became the first player in NBA history to win the award with 3 different teams. He also was finals MVP with the Heat in 2012 and 2013 and with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.
James enters his 18th NBA season in 2020-2021 ranked third on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with 34,241 points, behind only Karl Malone (36,928) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387). – Rappler.com
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