Lance Stephenson follows LeBron James to the Lakers

“While I couldn’t be more excited to join the Los Angeles Lakers, I first need to thank Pacer Nation for all of the love and support over the years”, Stephenson wrote on social media. It’s worth asking because, in the past, those players’ relationships with James have ranged from occasional irritants to outright nemeses. But we anticipate futures bets on them.

Caldwell-Pope, 25, will head into his second season with the Lakers after finishing a one-year, $18 million deal. Further, his three-point shooting has only improved to the point where it could reasonably be described as below average. Pic: GettyIn his time with the Cavs, James managed to bring a championship to Cleveland.

Gilbert began the note by affectionately looking back at the moment when his franchise had reached the summit of the National Basketball Association two years ago.

The Cavs can offer James significantly more money – $207 million over five years, compared to $153 million over four years – than the Lakers and 76ers.

The Lakers are only prepared to offer one-year deals this summer in order to keep enough cap room available for 2019 when more marquee free agents become available. Using the stretch provision on Luol Deng’s contract-Deng is owed almost $37 million over the next two years-would also give the Lakers more money to spend.

In the end, James believed it was the right situation for him.

Of course, that’s the long-held philosophy in the National Basketball Association, and it has played out multiple times.

The signing also means James will have to interact with the Ball family at some point in the next four years.

LeBron’s deal with the Lakers takes him to 2022, when he’ll be 37.

He joined the league In 2003 as the first overall draft pick by Cleveland.

“The Lakers had felt a sense of urgency this week to find a co-star (for) LeBron”, either the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Paul George or the San Antonio Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne said in a tweet on Sunday. The Lakers legend met with James in one of his Los Angeles homes for approximately three hours on Saturday night, when the NBA’s free agency period tipped off.