The 180M Jeanie Buss would've to pay for making LeBron James retire as a Laker

It seems that the Golden State Warriors and the Philadelphia 76ers won't be able to continue their pursuit of the superstar LeBron James if the multiple-year the King is after with the LA Lakers becomes a reality as he has been vocal on wanting to retire as a purple and gold.

ESPN's Brian Windhorst revealed that LeBron James is seeking a multi-year deal with the Lakers this summer that could go for 2-3 years with 60 million per year (max) and would be 42 by the end of the contract.

So the Lakers will need to spend around another 180 million to keep LeBron James in Los Angeles and make him retire as part of their franchise, something owner and governor Jeanie Buss has been vocal about wanting to happen.

Lakers fans would like LeBron to have a pay cut to make the team able to spend more money on building a stronger team that can help win a new NBA championship title as many are losing faith in the current roster.

The Lakers stars have delivered, role players need to step up their game

James and Davis aren’t strangers to carrying the offensive burden for the Lakers, while Russell has been on a heater since the end of January. The three have established themselves as the hierarchy on the offensive end, but they’ll need help from the rest of the roster if they want to overcome teams like the Suns.