LeBron James' decision that Lakers fans won't like

The tough elimination of Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs 2025 has made one thing clear: the team needs profound changes. Despite having Luka Doncic and LeBron James, the depth of the roster is lacking.

For this reason, it is expected that the Lakers will work hard this summer. However, they have a problem, and that is the salaries of Doncic and LeBron James. Being their stars, both earn the maximum salary (Doncic still has to renew).

Despite what LeBron represents, his high salary prevents the possibility of having greater flexibility to create a good team in the long term. Ideally, renegotiating his contract to lower it would be the best solution, but that does not seem likely to happen.

This has been reported by Sam Amick from NBA Rumors at The Athletic: "It is not expected that LeBron will consider the possibility of renewing with the Lakers on a smaller contract if he chooses to become a free agent this offseason, according to sources at The Athletic."

"It is expected that James will stay with the Lakers, but sources close to him and team sources do not rule out the possibility of him ending his career with another team. Sources indicate that James has also had concerns about the Lakers' roster," he added.

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