LeBron James will play basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers next season after exercising his $52.6 player option—unless something drastically changes as the franchise reportedly shifts its focus away from the all-time great and onto Luka Doncic. Building around a 26-year-old instead of someone north of 40 isn't the strangest strategy in the world but then again traditional rules and aging don't seem to apply much to James.
Nick Wright, one of the most vocal LeBron supporters in the media, is a bit confused by Los Angeles' urgency to put an expiration date on their relationship with the potential G.O.A.T. and explained why on Monday's First Things First.
