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Business World Philippines
|July 02, 2025
In a move that once again shifts the National Basketball Association landscape, LeBron James has officially exercised his $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 season. On surface, it signifies another year with the Lakers; his age and price tag make him difficult to move — assuming he even wants to do so by waiving the no-trade clause in his contract. All the same, it redefines his terms of engagement with the purple and gold and reshapes the final chapter of his storied career.
To be sure, agent Rich Paul has made clear that “LeBron wants to compete for a championship,” and that he will be “closely monitoring the Lakers’ moves” to ensure that the roster for what could be his valedictory campaign stacks up with the best in the league. Perhaps it means his commitment is contingent:
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