NBA Lebron James has renewed his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers and will be able to play with his son Bronny

The historic player, who will turn 40 in December, extended his contract with the Los Angeles franchise.

The novel of freedom is over. It is confirmed that Lebron James will stay with the Lakers for two seasons. In this way, he will be the first player in NBA history to share a squad with his son, who also signed a contract that ended up surprising everyone. The team will be led by rookie JJ Redick, who will have Nate McMillan and Scott Brooks as his technical assistants.

LeBron renewed his contract with the Los Angeles franchise for two more seasons and a salary of 104 million dollars. Although there was talk of reducing the economy on James’ part, it ultimately did not turn out that way. His final deal with the 17-time NBA champion franchise guaranteed him a salary of more than $51 million, roughly the same as he will earn in future seasons. Number 23 arrived in Los Angeles in 2018, and became one of the main pillars of the team, just like he did during his time in Cleveland and Miami. In the 23/24 edition of the NBA he averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.3 assists in an average of 35 minutes on the court. The Lakers were able to get into the play at; overtook the Pelicans to move into seventh place in the table. Already in the playoffs, they were eliminated in the first round by the Denver Nuggets.

The first Father – Son duo

With Lebron’s renewal, it was confirmed that the Jameses will be the first father-son duo to join a squad in NBA history. At 19 years old, he entered the draft averaging 4.8 points (on 36.6% shooting from the field), 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in less than 20 minutes on average. Although his NCAA numbers were not significant, The rookie earned a salary of $7.9 million on a four-year deal.