{"id":716469,"date":"2026-06-05T09:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/716469\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:15:10","slug":"lebron-james-potential-50-million-lakers-pact-sparks-powerful-new-path-toward-franchise-stability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/716469\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James\u2019 Potential $50 Million Lakers Pact Sparks Powerful New Path Toward Franchise Stability"},"content":{"rendered":"

LeBron James<\/a> could return for his 24th NBA season. The future of the upcoming unrestricted free agent remains uncertain, as there is a chance he could retire. If he decides to return and continue his career, however, there is also a question about which team he\u2019d play for.<\/p>\n

According to reports, James\u2019 projected salary for the 2026-27 season is around $50 million<\/a>. For the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>, it puts them in a tricky situation if they sign the four-time champion to that deal. The Lakers are also prioritizing signing Austin Reaves<\/a> to a new contract extension.<\/p>\n

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Longtime NBA writer Brad Turner suggested on Thursday that the Lakers should sign James for a longer deal.<\/p>\n

Turner said that LeBron James can still get his $50 million if he signs a two-year, $25 million contract with the Lakers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m gonna throw this out there: (LeBron) comes back on a two-year deal at $25M per season with a player option and a no-trade clause,\u201d Turner said. \u201cTherefore, he gets his $50 million, just does not get it in one season. I\u2019m negotiating the deal right there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turner said that this scenario gives the Lakers more room and flexibility to negotiate a deal with other players, especially with Reaves. However, it just gives James two more seasons of action.<\/p>\n

Stephen Curry<\/a> Could Meet With LeBron James to Try to Recruit Him to the Warriors\"LosMay 11, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) controls the ball against Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> guard Luguentz Dort<\/a> (5) during the first half in game four of the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The Golden State Warriors<\/a> have emerged as a potential landing spot for LeBron James this summer. Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints reported on Thursday that Stephen Curry will meet with James to try to recruit him to join the Warriors in free agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeague sources telling us at ClutchPoints that the Warriors are very much open to pursuing LeBron James and they plan to do so this offseason in free agency,\u201d Siegel reported. \u201cLeBron James, at the end of his career, he could still contribute a high level, we saw that in the playoffs. Pairing him with Stephen Curry is going to be something that the Warriors look to pursue over the next few weeks\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seemed very doubtful, it seemed low percentage, now it\u2019s kind of questionable. Now there\u2019s going to be some legs to this\u2026 That same source told us that Steph is planning on meeting and talking with LeBron about potentially joining the Warriors over the course of the next few weeks leading up to free agency.\u201d<\/p>\n

The major problem for the Warriors is that they cannot sign James to a $50 million deal since their payroll is capped out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LeBron James could return for his 24th NBA season. The future of the upcoming unrestricted free agent remains…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":716470,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[45842,259455,49,48,8217,2327,8231,51672,459,3555,82,13596,95455],"class_list":["post-716469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-austin-reaves","tag-brad-turner","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golden-state-warriors","tag-lebron-james","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-luguentz-dort","tag-nba","tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","tag-sports","tag-stephen-curry","tag-the-warriors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=716469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/716470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=716469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=716469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=716469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}