LeBron James has opted out of his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for next season, his agent, Rich Paul, told ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, but he’s not expected to a free agent for long.
According to Paul, James is willing to work with the Lakers on a new deal that would come in below the maximum three-year, $162 million deal he is eligible for in order to open up the full $12.9 million mid-level exception to allow general manager Rob Pelinka to sign an “impact player.”
