James' most future favorite partner is his eldest son Brownie, and James has expressed this desire more than once in interviews. Brownies could enter the NBA as early as 2024. On April 12, Beijing time, according to the REPORT of the AMERICAN media The Athletic name Sam Amik, James was considering not renewing his contract in advance in the offseason this year and executing the contract for the last season.
James can renew his contract with the Lakers for 2 years and $97.1 million in the offseason this year, and if the renewal is completed, then he will play at least until 2025 with the Lakers, when he will turn 40.
The Lakers undoubtedly want James to renew his contract in advance, and general manager Pelinka has said that the Lakers are James' home. James will not leave Los Angeles easily, and his business focus is on Los Angeles, including one of his entertainment companies. James has 3 mansions in Los Angeles, and James' wife, Sabana, also enjoys living in Los Angeles. In addition, both of James's sons attend school in Los Angeles.
But will James definitely renew his contract early in the summer? Sam Amik said, based on his conversations with some, it was clear James was considering executing his current contract rather than signing a two-year contract extension this summer. If maintaining flexibility and freedom is the goal, then James can once again use the strategy he adopted since returning to the Cavaliers in 2014 to sign contracts year by year.
As James made clear recently, he's doing everything he can to fight to play with son Brownie. If Brownies enter the NBA as early as 2024, signing a one-year contract is the ideal way to avoid any contractual hurdles. According to this strategy, James completes the existing contract, and by the summer of 2023, James can renew the 1-year contract with the Lakers, or renew the 1+1 contract (after playing a season, you can choose to jump out of the contract).
James regained his free reins in 2024, so if Brownie enters the NBA, James may choose to join Brownie's team, thus realizing the father-son alliance in the NBA, which will be a very memorable moment for the James family.
What James wants now, though, is to help the Lakers reach the championship next season. The Lakers sacked Vogel, and the next important job for the team is to choose a coach. According to Amik, James is excited about the prospect of former Warriors coach Mark Jackson getting the Lakers coach. Jackson coached the Warriors from 2011 to 2014, when the team finished 121-109 in the regular season. Jackson built the prototype of the Warriors' Big Three's success, and Stephen Cole enjoyed the results.
Previously, the US media reported on some other targets for the Lakers' coaching, including Nick Nas, Rivers, Snyder and others, and now Mark Jackson has also surfaced.