LeBron James has accepted a two-year contract extension, for $ 85 million, with the Los Angeles Lakers, announced the star's agent, Rich Paul.
According to Espn, the extension means that James - who will turn 36 on December 30th - will earn 39.2 million next season, cashing in on 41.1 million in 2021-22 and 44.5 in 2022-23, when he celebrates two. decades of militancy in the NBA.
Last season, James averaged 25.3 points per game and was the best in the NBA for assists with 10.2. Additionally, he was named Mvp of the playoffs that the Lakers won by beating the Miami Heat in the final in six games. A success that made the Akron giant the first player to conquer the ring with the shirt of three different teams after the triumphs with the Heat in 2012 and 2013 and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. James is in third place in the top scorers all time with 34,241 points, behind only Karl Malone (36,928) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387).