James is likely to stay in the team in the new season! The situation is unclear next summer, and the Lakers have not provided any contract renewal

On July 6, the NBA entered the offseason. Regarding the recent situation of the Lakers and James, Lakers reporter Harrison Faigen said that James is expected to stay in the team in the new season, but the situation is unsure a year later. It is also reported that the Lakers did not provide James with any additional years of contract renewal.

According to previous reports, James decided to implement the player option this summer, which means he will continue to compete for the Lakers in the new season. However, with Ritchie Paul's speech and the Lakers' change of management, James' future situation in the Lakers is not clear, and many media are predicting when James will leave the Lakers.

Earlier today, Lakers reporter Harrison Faigen reported: "According to the current situation, the most likely situation is that James will continue to play for the Lakers next season. As for what will happen in the next summer, no one can tell what will happen a year later."

At the same time, Lakers Nation's Lakers reporter Daniel Starkand also expressed a similar view: "The Lakers have not provided James with any additional years of contract renewal, and believe that his contract will end in the 2025-26 season." The 2025-26 season will be James' 23rd season, and he will become the first player in history to compete in the 23rd season of his career.

In the 2024-25 season, James played 70 games in the regular season this season, averaging 34.9 minutes per game, scoring 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 1 steal, 0.6 blocks, and his three-in-one shooting percentage was 51.3/37.6/78.2%. He played 5 games in the playoffs, averaging 40.7 minutes per game, scoring 25.4 points, 9 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 2 steals and 1.8 blocks, and his three-in-one shooting percentage was 48.9/35.7/77.5%.

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