about 1 month ago

Windhorst Lays Out LeBron James' 3 Paths: Lakers Pay Cut, Leave, or Retire

On Get Up, Windhorst said James has “three options” and “he’s not getting traded” because of his no-trade clause. He framed the decision as staying in L.A. on a reduced deal so the Lakers can “retrofit their spending around Luka Doncic,” leaving for another team in the summer, or retiring. Windhorst put a return-at-a-pay-cut chance at “33-ish percent.”