LeBron James has a player option worth $52.6 million for next season to return to the Los Angeles Lakers. The leading scorer in NBA history would become an unrestricted free agent this summer if he declined his 2025-26 player option.

A knee injury may have cost LeBron James a chance to chase his fifth NBA championship. It certainly cost the Los Angeles Lakers superstar his first appearance at the Met Gala as honorary chair. James sustained a knee injury in Game 5 of the Lakers’ first-round playoff series that would have kept him on the bench for three to five weeks,

The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers will forever be intertwined as trade partners after the Luka Doncic deal, but they may have another deal up their sleeves. ESPN insider Tim MacMahon believes that the Mavs and Lakers could make another deal this summer surrounding center Daniel Gafford.

The Los Angeles Lakers are entering the 2025 offseason with plenty of questions. Not only do they have to make upgrades to the roster that was overwhelmed by the Minnesota Timberwolves, but they also have to make sure they retain their contributors.