LeBron James is 40 years young with that 20-year-old James energy. “LeBron wants to compete for a championship,” Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN when James chose to exercise his $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 season. James is looking at the team’s offseason moves with a microscope, and is rehabilitating during the offseason.

Lakers general manager and president of basketball operations, Rob Pelinka, mentioned, “If he had a chance to retire a Laker, that would be great.” Was that a hint to LeBron to think of his legacy at the franchise? Maybe, or it was just a hopeful statement. James likely sees things the same way with this recent extension, but no one knows how things change. I mean, who predicted the Luka Doncic trade?

While James continues to gear up fo

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