LeBron James, barring something extremely surprising, will be a member of the Los Angeles Lakers through the end of next season. His current contract expires after 2022-23, but after that? Nothing is guaranteed, and if the Lakers haven’t substantially improved their roster by then, James will have plenty of reason to consider alternatives.
One popular theory? A second return to his original team. The Cleveland Cavaliers are ascending with Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley, and when James becomes a free agent in 2023, they are currently positioned to have max cap space. Could James take one last ride with the Cavs? “The door’s not closed on that,” James told Jason Lloyd of The Athletic Saturday after his All-Star team’s practice. “I’m not saying I’m coming back and playing, I don’t know. I don’t know what my future holds. I don’t even know when I’m free.”
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