Sunday was deadline day for James, who had a player option worth $52.6 million for the 2025-26 campaign. He’s reportedly decided to pick up the option, meaning LeBron will be back for a 23rd NBA season. However, based on agent Rich Paul’s comments, there are questions regarding James’ future with the Lakers despite the player making it clear in the past that he hopes to remain with the franchise. James suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain during the Lakers’ first-round series against Minnesota, but the expectation is that James will be good to go well ahead of training camp. Based on his Yahoo! ADP, James was expected to provide second-round value in standard leagues last season, and he met that expectation. Look for him to have a similar draft position even though he’ll turn 41 in December.