The Los Angeles Lakers have just officially “tied up” Anthony Davis until 2028 with the biggest salary in NBA history. Will the next target be LeBron James?
The Los Angeles Lakers spent most of the summer retaining important pieces like Austin Reaves, D’Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura, and recruiting new players like Gabe Vincent, Jaxson Hayes or Cam Reddish.

When everything cooled down, the yellow and purple team made an important move, tying up Anthony Davis for another 3 years with an extension clause of 186 million USD.

Davis’s current contract will expire in 2025, plus the just-signed extension clause, the Los Angeles Lakers have “tied up” the 29-year-old big man until the end of the 2027-28 season.

Anthony Davis agrees to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers until the end of the 2027-28 season, receiving the highest salary in NBA history
Having Anthony Davis within the next 5 years, the Los Angeles Lakers will gradually move on to the next target in terms of personnel, which is LeBron James.

“The King” currently has 2 years left on his contract with a total two-season salary of up to 99 million USD. The question is whether LeBron will agree to stay with the Lakers as long as Anthony Davis.

Personally, James did not share anything more about the future other than affirming that he has no intention of retiring. As for insiders, an anonymous technical director said the extension with Davis could set the stage for a contract extension for LeBron James.
What will successfully retaining Anthony Davis mean for the Los Angeles Lakers’ goal of extending LeBron James?
“When the Lakers signed a contract extension with Anthony Davis, there was definitely a bit of discussion between Davis and LeBron James and the agency Klutch Sports (which represents both Davis and James – Reporter),” said the technical director. anonymous technique shared with Heavy newspaper.

“I believe this decision was somewhat premeditated or had LeBron’s influence in it. James himself may have thought about staying with the Los Angeles Lakers. If LeBron wanted out, the Lakers extending Anthony Davis might not have come about so easily.

Of course, there is still a possibility that LeBron will go to another team, leading to Anthony Davis changing his mind and asking to leave like some players are doing (Damian Lillard, James Harden – Reporter). But the message here that I see is that the Lakers want to send a message to LeBron that Anthony Davis is already here, from there it will be easier for them to convince James to stay.”