LeBron James has been facing an uncertain long-term future with the Los Angeles Lakers since he exercised his player option for the 2025-26 season, but that does not necessarily mean a divorce is inevitable.
A report that was published on Wednesday shed light on how former Lakers owner Jeanie Buss supposedly had a deteriorating relationship with James before Buss sold the team for $10B in June 2025. That has led to a new wave of speculation that LeBron could either be traded ahead of the Feb. 5 deadline, leave via free agency at the end of the season or retire.
As ESPN’s Brian Windhorst pointed out on Wednesday, there is also another option.
LeBron James might take a pay cut
During Friday morning’s edition of “Get Up” on ESPN, Windhorst laid out three potential options for James — remain with the Lakers at a lesser salary, sign with another team or retire. Because James has a no-trade clause, Windhorst says the 41-year-old is not going to be moved ahead of the deadline.
Windhorst added that he does not believe L.A. will be a championship contender next season and may have to wait until 2027-28 to reach that status again. The longtime reporter did not rule out James still being on the team at that time.
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