Harsh shot towards LeBron James after his new contract

LeBron James signed a two-year extension with the Lakers this offseason. The new deal will give the ‘King’ $97 million in the next two years which will make him the highest-earning player in NBA history. However, according to NBA analyst Doug Gottlieb, LeBron James doesn't really feel like a Lakers player.

the four-time MVP signed with the Los Angeles Lakers back in the 2018-19 season. He helped the team to win a championship the following year. But he has experienced some of the worst seasons in his career as he has missed the playoffs in two of his four years with the team. The same amount of time he had missed them in his whole career.

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“It feels like the Lakers are doing this for relevance…He plays for the Lakers, doesn’t even feel like he is a Laker. At the end of this contract, he’d been a Laker for seven seasons. By then people are, ‘He’s a Laker, sort of.’ Won a title, he’ll have played with the Lakers longer than Wilt Chamberlain played for the Lakers," commented Doug Gottlieb on ‘The Herd’ podcast.

LeBron James will stay with the Lakers until 2024 if he doesn't choose to stay for another year. There have been rumors that the Lakers want him to retire with the team, but the fact that he wants to play with his two sons might make him choose to leave the team at the end of his new contract.

LeBron's seven years with the Lakers

LeBron James will play for at least seven years with the Lakers, the same amount Shaq played. But unlike O'Neal, LeBron hasn't found much success with the team. The ‘king’ found early success, but he might not win another championship with the Purple and Gold.