{"id":4270,"date":"2018-07-10T16:45:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T16:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=4270"},"modified":"2018-07-10T16:45:47","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T16:45:47","slug":"lebron-james-signs-multi-year-deal-with-the-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/lebron-james-signs-multi-year-deal-with-the-lakers","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Signs Multi-Year Deal with the Lakers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LeBron James agrees to a $153.3 million 4 year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers<\/p><\/div>LeBron James has signed on to become a Laker, and it took little time after becoming a free agent on Monday for the deal to be signed, sealed and delivered. The announcement was made by The Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n

This is a big move for James after going to the finals with Cleveland, but with a 4-year deal worth $153.3 million, the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player\u2019s chose to move on, and you can\u2019t blame him. James has only so many years left in the NBA and maximising his income makes sense.<\/p>\n

The agency that represents LeBron, Klutch Sports Group, posted a picture of James after signing the contract while sitting with Rob Pelinka, the general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>. Considering the Lakers have failed to make the playoffs for the five years, James has played in the last eight while playing for Cleveland and Miami. In those eight years, James saw three championship titles and hopes the move to the Lakers will once again bring the championship back to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

At 33, LeBron James<\/a> is one of the smart ones that is following in the path of other superstar athletes and hopes to convince other big name players to sign with the Lakers and help create another superstar over the next few years. With Magic Johnson as president of basketball operations, it could be the best of both worlds, both for the league\u2019s top players, but also for those that are up and coming.<\/p>\n

Commenting on LeBron, Magic Johnson said,<\/p>\n

“He loves to compete and is an awesome leader who is about winning and making sure that his teammates are successful. The Lakers players are excited to have a teammate who has been to nine NBA Finals. It\u2019s a huge step closer to returning the Lakers to the playoffs and to the NBA Finals.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n