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LeBron James will be an unrestricted free agent beginning this July.
He will have his say in where he wants to play during the 2026-27 NBA season, if he chooses to play another year, which would be his 24th, extending his NBA record.
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James provided a timeline on which a decision could be made, but speculations are leaning that he’ll play another season.
ESPN senior insider Shams Charania joined the Rich Eisen Show and shared what he knew about James’ potential decision.
“Lebron is 41 years old, just finished his 23rd season, (and is) gonna take the next few weeks to figure out exactly how he wants potentially his final year to play out,” Charania said. “All the indications I’ve gotten over the course of year is that he’s going to play one more season.”
So, say James does opt for a 24th and final NBA season, or maybe beyond 24, there’s expected to be a number of teams clamoring for his services.
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“The one thing I do know is that multiple contenders are already kind of sort of circling here,” Charania said. “If LeBron is really going to hit the open market and decide and have a true free agency, he’s not going to have a shortage of teams that feel like, ‘Listen, we’ll go get LeBron, we’ll plug him in as their starting power forward or small forward, and, like, “Let’s go try to win a ring.'”
Here are potential contenders and landing spots for James if he leans towards that decision in the upcoming months:
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