LeBron James

LAL · SF · Age 41 · 6'9"

25-26 season · 60 GP · 33.2 MPG

A-

Overall

$52,627,153

25-26 salary

20.9

PPG

6.1

RPG

7.2

APG

1.2

SPG

0.6

BPG

59.4%

TS%

26-27 projection

BPM

3.9+0.4

range 1.3–6.5 · now 3.5

WS / 48

0.127-0.004

range 0.074–0.180 · now 0.131

Bands are the projected range for 26-27. See the full projections.

Contract

LeBron James

VETERAN CONTRACTUFA

LeBron James signed a 1-2 year, $101,355,998 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Jul 6, 2024. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $48,728,845 to $52,627,153.

Total value: $101,355,998
Guaranteed: $101,355,998 (100%)
AAV: $50,677,999
Length: 1 - 2 years
Avg cap %: 34.3%
Signing method: Bird Exception
Signing team: LAL
Signed: July 6, 2024

Season	Option	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed	Likely inc.	Unlikely inc.
2024-25	—	$48,728,845	34.7%	$48,728,845	$48,728,845	$0	$0
2025-26current	player opt ✓	$52,627,153	34.0%	$52,627,153	$52,627,153	$0	$0

Cap hold 2026-27: $57,915,200

Updated 6/13/2026

TRADE KICKER : 15% of the remaining Base Salary

Past contracts (9)

James's earlier deals — career earnings history

2023-24 – 2024-25VETERAN EXTENSIONMax

Total $99,023,288AAV $49,511,644Avg cap 35.8%Length 1 - 2 yearsTeam LALVia Bird ExceptionAugust 18, 2022

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2023-24	$47,607,350	35.0%	$47,607,350	$47,607,350
2024-25opted out	$51,415,938	36.6%	$51,415,938	$0

2021-22 – 2022-23VETERAN EXTENSIONMax

Total $85,655,532AAV $42,827,766Avg cap 36.3%Length 2 yearsTeam LALVia Bird ExceptionDecember 3, 2020

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2021-22	$41,180,544	36.6%	$41,180,544	$41,180,544
2022-23	$44,474,988	36.0%	$44,474,988	$44,474,988

2018-19 – 2021-22VETERAN CONTRACTMax

Total $153,312,848AAV $38,328,212Avg cap 35.4%Length 3 - 4 yearsTeam LALVia Cap RoomJuly 10, 2018

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2018-19	$35,654,150	35.0%	$35,654,150	$35,654,150
2019-20	$37,436,858	34.3%	$37,436,858	$37,436,858
2020-21	$39,219,566	35.9%	$39,219,566	$39,219,566
2021-22opted out	$41,002,274	36.5%	$41,002,274	$0

2016-17 – 2018-19VETERAN CONTRACT

Total $99,857,127AAV $33,285,709Avg cap 33.8%Length 2 - 3 yearsTeam CLEVia Early-Bird ExceptionAugust 12, 2016

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2016-17	$30,963,450	32.9%	$30,963,450	$30,963,450
2017-18	$33,285,709	33.6%	$33,285,709	$33,285,709
2018-19opted out	$35,607,968	35.0%	$35,607,968	$0

2015-16 – 2016-17VETERAN CONTRACTMax

Total $46,974,673AAV $23,487,337Avg cap 29.2%Length 1 - 2 yearsTeam CLEVia Non-Bird ExceptionJuly 10, 2015

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2015-16	$22,970,500	32.8%	$22,970,500	$22,970,500
2016-17opted out	$24,004,173	25.5%	$24,004,173	$0

2010-11 – 2015-16VETERAN CONTRACT

Total $109,837,500AAV $18,306,250Avg cap 29.9%Length 4 - 6 yearsTeam CLE (Sign & Trade: MIA)Via Bird ExceptionJuly 9, 2010

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2010-11	$14,500,000	25.0%	$14,500,000	$14,500,000
2011-12	$16,022,500	27.6%	$16,022,500	$16,022,500
2012-13	$17,545,000	30.2%	$17,545,000	$17,545,000
2013-14	$19,067,500	32.5%	$19,067,500	$19,067,500
2014-15terminated early	$20,590,000	32.6%	$20,590,000	$0
2015-16opted out	$22,112,500	31.6%	$22,112,500	$0

2014-15 – 2015-16VETERAN CONTRACT (EXTENSION)Max

Total $42,217,798AAV $21,108,899Avg cap 31.8%Length 1 - 2 yearsTeam CLEVia Cap RoomJuly 12, 2014

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2014-15	$20,644,400	32.7%	$20,644,400	$20,644,400
2015-16opted out	$21,573,398	30.8%	$21,573,398	$0

2007-08 – 2010-11DESIGNATED ROOKIE SCALE EXTENSIONMax

Total $60,380,987AAV $15,095,247Avg cap 26.2%Length 3 - 4 yearsTeam CLEVia Bird ExceptionJuly 18, 2006

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2007-08	$13,041,250	23.4%	$13,041,250	$13,041,250
2008-09	$14,410,581	24.6%	$14,410,581	$14,410,581
2009-10	$15,779,912	27.3%	$15,779,912	$15,779,912
2010-11opted out	$17,149,244	29.5%	$17,149,244	$0

2003-04 – 2006-07ROOKIE SCALE CONTRACT

Total $18,789,170AAV $4,697,293Avg cap 9.8%Length 3 - 4 yearsTeam CLEVia Rookie ExceptionJuly 3, 2003

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2003-04	$4,018,920	9.2%	$4,018,920	$4,018,920
2004-05	$4,320,360	9.8%	$4,320,360	$4,320,360
2005-06	$4,621,800	9.3%	$4,621,800	$4,621,800
2006-07team opt ✓	$5,828,090	11.0%	$5,828,090	$5,828,090

25-26 scorecard

Overall Impact

A-

PER20.8A

BPM3.5A

VORP2.8A

Win Shares5.4B+

PIE15.4%A+

Net Rtg2.6B-

Scoring & Efficiency

PPG20.9A-

TS%59.4%B-

eFG%55.7%B-

FG%51.5%A-

3P%31.7%D

FT%73.7%D

Corner 3FG%29.8%F

Playmaking

APG7.2A+

AST%34.1%A+

TOV%14.5%D

Rebounding

C-

RPG6.1B+

ORB/G0.7D

TRB%10.7%B-

ORB%2.6%F

Defense

SPG1.2A-

BPG0.6B

STL%1.8%B

BLK%1.6%C+

DBPM0.2B-

Defensive WS2.1B

Def Rtg112.4B-

Style & Role

USG%27.2%

3PAr0.26

FTr0.34

Dunks97

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