While choosing to take a $52.6 million salary seems like the obvious decision in just about any profession, LeBron James opting into the final year of his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers late last month sent some shockwaves throughout the NBA.
As detailed in a recent feature story by ESPN's Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst, the news sent the Association into a "tizzy," with executives around the league doing their best to "decode" the message released by James's agent, Rich Paul.
