LeBron James’ Former Team Now a Favorite to Land Him originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James picked up his $52.6 million player option on Sunday, keeping him with the team for the 2025-26 NBA season. Despite exercising his player option, it's not entirely clear how James feels about his future.

Los Angeles Lakers All-Star forward LeBron James reportedly has four teams interested in trading for him this offseason.

At least for now, the relationship between LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers may not be in an ideal place after he picked up his player option, according to The Athletic's Sam Amick.