LeBron James has signed a two year contract extension with Lakers, his agent announced worth $85 million.

So I'm just jotting down what notes I can for you hear two for 85 for LeBron that will take him through his age, 36 37 seasons.

He will turn 36 this December.

Well, this is December.

What am I talking about?

So he will turn 36 soon.

This is his age 36 season, and then it'll take him through his age 37 season.

That will be his 20th year in the n b A.

And we know his stated goal has been to try to place someday with his son Brawny.

His son is scheduled to graduate from high school in the year 2023.

He is the class of 23.

So if the rules changed by then and there is no Mawr like minimum age in the N B.

A.

The whole one and done thing that I think is going away, then in theory, in the 23 24 season, LeBron would be a free agent and he could go play with brawny someplace they could play together if LeBron wanted to play his 21st season, if it all were to go that way.

But let's not get ahead of ourselves.

What actually matters here is that LeBron is under contract, not a surprise.

He and Anthony Davis will run it back in Los Angeles.

Have added pieces.

They've added mantra is Harold have added, added shrewder from Oklahoma City.

They've added, uh, Marc Gasol, and they go into the season as a significant favorite to win another, eh?

NBA championship.

And again, at the risk of getting ahead of myself, that would be five for LeBron.

And we all know what that would mean.

What that would start to mean.

Um, but so he's got that going for him.

And now he's got, what, 42 a half million dollars a year going for him as well.

And I look, I have zero issue with the money.

There's no amount of money.

He isn't worth none.

If you could just attach a value two players to whatever it is, they actually are worth both financially and competitively, eh?

NBA stars and quarterbacks would be by far the most valuable that they are all underpaid.

If there were no salary cap in football, then imagine how much money Patrick Mahomes He's getting paid half a billion dollars with the salary cap.

Imagine how much money Patrick Mahomes could get in a sport that had no salary cap and in which he was an unrestricted free agent.

How much money is LeBron James actually worth to a team to a league?

It's kind of hard to calculate.

So LeBron James every penny that he gets.

I'm good with no problem whatsoever.

And we'll see if he winds up if he winds up putting another championship or two on the mantle while he's there.

But two more years.

$85 million for LeBron, 36 37 8 seasons.

It'll be 20 years in the n.

B A.

By the time he's done with his extension and we'll see how it goes.

It is a two year extension for LeBron, so he's now tied to the Lakers for three more seasons.

This coming here, he makes $39 million then the extension, which is an $85 million extension.

It'll be 41 change the first year 44 change the second.

That'll be his 20th season in the n B A.

If he goes that far, it will be his age 37 season if he gets there.

He averaged 25 points, 10 assists and eight boards last year was second and M v p and should have been the M V p of the league.

So again, LeBron James.

No surprise contract extension in L.

A.

They're putting the band back together again there with him and Anthony Davis.

They're adding pieces like Shrewder and Gasol and Harrell.

And so the Lakers will enter this season, particularly with the terrible injury to Clay Thompson.

They will enter this season as a significant favorite to win another championship.

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