LEBRON JAMES #23

Los Angeles Lakers

Power Forward, Point Guard, Small Forward, Shooting Guard

Salary: $47,607,350

Cap Hit: $47,607,350

Years of Service

: 20

2023-24 Year of Service Earned

: Yes

BORN: Dec 30, 1984

BIRTHPLACE: Akron, Ohio, United States

NATIONALITY:

United States

HEIGHT:

6' 9

206cm

WEIGHT:

250lbs

113kg

AGE: 39

SHOOTS: Right

DRAFT YEAR: 2003

DRAFTED OVERALL: 1

DRAFT ROUND: 1

DRAFTED BY: CLE

AGENT DETAILS

Agency:Klutch Sports Management Group

Primary Agent:Rich Paul

SUMMARY▴▾

LeBron James' salary is $47,607,350 for the 2023-24 season. He is a 39 year old power forward who was born on Dec 30, 1984. He was drafted 1st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1st round of the 2003 draft. He has signed 9 contracts worth a total value of $716,048,923. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2024-25 season when he is 40 years old. He is represented by the agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Management Group.

Bird Rights: Bird (QVFA)

Transactions (42)

Status Updates (120)

Injury Update (114)

CURRENT CONTRACT

Length: 1 - 2 years

Value: $99,023,288

Guaranteed: $99,023,288 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $49,511,644

Cap %

: 36.90

Signing Team:

LAL

Signing Method: Bird Exception

Signing Date: August 18, 2022

Source: SalarySwish

LeBron James signed a 1-2 year, $99,023,288 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Aug 18, 2022. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $47,607,350 to $51,415,938.

Season	Option	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2023-24 Max		$47,607,350	$47,607,350	$47,607,350	$0	$0
2024-25 Max	Player	$51,415,938	$51,415,938 (+8%)	$51,415,938	$0	$0
TOTAL		$99,023,288	$99,023,288	$99,023,288	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2025-26: $53,242,000

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2024-25: $50,434,636 Player Option [Decision Pending]

CONTRACT HISTORY

Length: 3 - 4 years

Value: $18,789,170

Guaranteed: $18,789,170 (100%)

Expiry Status: RFA

AAV

: $4,697,293

Cap %

: 9.17

Signing Team:

CLE

Signing Method: Rookie Exception

Signing Date: July 3, 2003

Source: SalarySwish

LeBron James signed a 3-4 year, $18,789,170 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jul 3, 2003. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $4,018,920 to $5,828,090.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2003-04			$4,018,920	$4,018,920	$4,018,920	$0	$0
2004-05			$4,320,360	$4,320,360 (+8%)	$4,320,360	$0	$0
2005-06			$4,621,800	$4,621,800 (+8%)	$4,621,800	$0	$0
2006-07	Team	Yes (Apr 16, 2004)	$5,828,090	$5,828,090 (+30%)	$5,828,090 (0→5.83M)	$0	$0
TOTAL			$18,789,170	$18,789,170	$18,789,170	$0	$0

Qualifying Offer: $7,576,517

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2006-07: $5,828,090 Team Option [Requirements Met]

Length: 3 - 4 years

Value: $60,380,987

Guaranteed: $43,231,743 (72%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $15,095,247

Cap %

: 23.44

Signing Team:

CLE

Signing Method: Bird Exception

Signing Date: July 18, 2006

Source: SalarySwish

LeBron James signed a 3-4 year, $60,380,987 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jul 18, 2006. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $13,041,250 to $17,149,244.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2007-08 Max			$13,041,250	$13,041,250	$13,041,250	$0	$0
2008-09 Max			$14,410,581	$14,410,581 (+11%)	$14,410,581	$0	$0
2009-10 Max			$15,779,912	$15,779,912 (+11%)	$15,779,912	$0	$0
2010-11 Max	Player	No (Jul 8, 2010)	$17,149,244	$17,149,244 (+11%)	$0 (17.1M→0)	$0	$0
TOTAL			$60,380,987	$60,380,987	$43,231,743	$0	$0

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2010-11: $17,149,244 Player Option [Requirements Unmet]

TRADE KICKER

: 15% of the remaining Base Salary

Length: 4 - 6 years

Value: $109,837,500

Guaranteed: $67,135,000 (61%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $18,306,250

Cap %

: 24.98

Signing Team:

CLE (Sign & Trade:

MIA)

Signing Method: Bird Exception

Signing Date: July 9, 2010

Source: SalarySwish

LeBron James signed a 4-6 year, $109,837,500 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jul 9, 2010. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $14,500,000 to $22,112,500.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2010-11			$14,500,000	$14,500,000	$14,500,000	$0	$0
2011-12			$16,022,500	$16,022,500 (+11%)	$16,022,500	$0	$0
2012-13			$17,545,000	$17,545,000 (+11%)	$17,545,000	$0	$0
2013-14			$19,067,500	$19,067,500 (+11%)	$19,067,500	$0	$0
2014-15	ETO	Yes (Jun 24, 2014)	$20,590,000	$20,590,000 (+11%)	$0 (20.6M→0)	$0	$0
2015-16	Player	No	$22,112,500	$22,112,500 (+11%)	$0 (22.1M→0)	$0	$0
TOTAL			$109,837,500	$109,837,500	$67,135,000	$0	$0

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2014-15: $20,590,000 Early Termination Option [Requirements Met]

2015-16: $22,112,500 Player Option [Requirements Unmet] (Voided by exercising ETO)

TRADE KICKER

: 15% of the remaining Base Salary

Length: 1 - 2 years

Value: $42,217,798

Guaranteed: $20,644,400 (49%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $21,108,899

Cap %

: 32.74

Signing Team:

CLE

Signing Method: Cap Room

Signing Date: July 12, 2014

Source: SalarySwish

LeBron James signed a 1-2 year, $42,217,798 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jul 12, 2014. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $20,644,400 to $21,573,398.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2014-15 Max			$20,644,400	$20,644,400	$20,644,400	$0	$0
2015-16 Max	Player	No (Jun 28, 2015)	$21,573,398	$21,573,398 (+5%)	$0 (21.6M→0)	$0	$0
TOTAL			$42,217,798	$42,217,798	$20,644,400	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2015-16: $24,500,000

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2015-16: $21,573,398 Player Option [Requirements Unmet]

TRADE KICKER

: 15% of the remaining Base Salary

Length: 1 - 2 years

Value: $46,974,673

Guaranteed: $22,970,500 (49%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $23,487,337

Cap %

: 32.82

Signing Team:

CLE

Signing Method: Non-Bird Exception

Signing Date: July 10, 2015

Source: SalarySwish

LeBron James signed a 1-2 year, $46,974,673 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jul 10, 2015. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $22,970,500 to $24,004,173.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2015-16 Max			$22,970,500	$22,970,500	$22,970,500	$0	$0
2016-17 Max	Player	No (Jun 28, 2016)	$24,004,173	$24,004,173 (+5%)	$0 (24.0M→0)	$0	$0
TOTAL			$46,974,673	$46,974,673	$22,970,500	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2016-17: $32,950,050

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2016-17: $24,004,173 Player Option [Requirements Unmet]

TRADE KICKER

: 15% of the remaining Base Salary

Length: 2 - 3 years

Value: $99,857,127

Guaranteed: $64,249,159 (64%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $33,285,709

Cap %

: 32.89

Signing Team:

CLE

Signing Method: Early-Bird Exception

Signing Date: August 12, 2016

Source: SalarySwish

LeBron James signed a 2-3 year, $99,857,127 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Aug 12, 2016. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $30,963,450 to $35,607,968.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2016-17			$30,963,450	$30,963,450	$30,963,450	$0	$0
2017-18			$33,285,709	$33,285,709 (+8%)	$33,285,709	$0	$0
2018-19	Player	No (Jun 29, 2018)	$35,607,968	$35,607,968 (+8%)	$0 (35.6M→0)	$0	$0
TOTAL			$99,857,127	$99,857,127	$64,249,159	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2018-19: $35,654,150

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2018-19: $35,607,968 Player Option [Requirements Unmet]

TRADE KICKER

: 15% of the remaining Base Salary

Length: 3 - 4 years

Value: $153,312,848

Guaranteed: $112,310,574 (73%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $38,328,212

Cap %

: 35.00

Signing Team:

LAL

Signing Method: Cap Room

Signing Date: July 10, 2018

Source: SalarySwish

LeBron James signed a 3-4 year, $153,312,848 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Jul 10, 2018. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $35,654,150 to $41,002,274.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2018-19 Max			$35,654,150	$35,654,150	$35,654,150	$0	$0
2019-20 Max			$37,436,858	$37,436,858 (+5%)	$37,436,858	$0	$0
2020-21 Max			$39,219,566	$39,219,566 (+5%)	$39,219,566	$0	$0
2021-22 Max	Player	No (Dec 3, 2020)	$41,002,274	$41,002,274 (+5%)	$0 (41.0M→0)	$0	$0
TOTAL			$153,312,848	$153,312,848	$112,310,574	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2021-22: $39,344,900

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2021-22: $41,002,273 Player Option [Requirements Unmet] (Voided by signing extension)

TRADE KICKER

: 15% of the remaining Base Salary

Length: 2 years

Value: $85,655,532

Guaranteed: $85,655,532 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $42,827,766

Cap %

: 36.63

Signing Team:

LAL

Signing Method: Bird Exception

Signing Date: December 3, 2020

Source: SalarySwish

LeBron James signed a 2 year, $85,655,532 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec 3, 2020. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $41,180,544 to $44,474,988.

Season	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2021-22 Max	$41,180,544	$41,180,544	$41,180,544	$0	$0
2022-23 Max	$44,474,988	$44,474,988 (+8%)	$44,474,988	$0	$0
TOTAL	$85,655,532	$85,655,532	$85,655,532	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2023-24: $47,607,350

SALARY PROGRESSION

CURRENT SEASON STATS

Season	Type	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK
2023-24	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	71	71	2504	1822	1269	685	54.0	363	149	41.0	404	303	75.0	61	457	518	589	89	38
	Playoffs	Los Angeles Lakers	3	3	121	79	55	31	56.4	17	7	41.2	14	10	71.4	2	18	20	29	5	4
2023-24	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	71	71	35.3	25.7	9.7	17.9	54.0	2.1	5.1	41.0	4.3	5.7	75.0	0.9	6.4	7.3	8.3	1.3	0.5
	Playoffs	Los Angeles Lakers	3	3	40.3	26.3	10.3	18.3	56.4	2.3	5.7	41.2	3.3	4.7	71.4	0.7	6.0	6.7	9.7	1.7	1.3

CAREER STATS

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Season	Type	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK
2013-14	Regular	Miami Heat	77	77	2902	2089	1353	767	56.7	306	116	37.9	585	439	75.0	81	452	533	488	121	26
	Playoffs	Miami Heat	20	20	763	548	340	192	56.5	86	35	40.7	160	129	80.6	14	127	141	95	36	11
2014-15	Regular	Cleveland Cavaliers	69	69	2493	1743	1279	624	48.8	339	120	35.4	528	375	71.0	51	365	416	511	109	49
	Playoffs	Cleveland Cavaliers	20	20	844	601	544	227	41.7	110	25	22.7	167	122	73.1	37	189	226	169	33	21
2015-16	Regular	Cleveland Cavaliers	76	76	2709	1920	1416	737	52.0	282	87	30.9	491	359	73.1	111	454	565	514	104	49
	Playoffs	Cleveland Cavaliers	21	21	822	552	417	219	52.5	94	32	34.0	124	82	66.1	42	158	200	160	49	27
2016-17	Regular	Cleveland Cavaliers	74	74	2829	1954	1344	736	54.8	342	124	36.3	531	358	67.4	97	542	639	646	92	44
	Playoffs	Cleveland Cavaliers	18	18	744	591	384	217	56.5	107	44	41.1	162	113	69.8	19	145	164	141	35	23
2017-18	Regular	Cleveland Cavaliers	82	82	3026	2251	1580	857	54.2	406	149	36.7	531	388	73.1	97	612	709	747	116	71
	Playoffs	Cleveland Cavaliers	22	22	922	748	510	275	53.9	114	39	34.2	213	159	74.6	31	169	200	198	30	23
2018-19	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	55	55	1937	1505	1095	558	51.0	327	111	33.9	418	278	66.5	57	408	465	454	72	33
2019-20	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	67	67	2316	1698	1303	643	49.3	425	148	34.8	381	264	69.3	66	459	525	684	78	36
	Playoffs	Los Angeles Lakers	21	21	762	580	382	214	56.0	119	44	37.0	150	108	72.0	28	198	226	184	26	18
2020-21	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	45	45	1504	1126	823	422	51.3	285	104	36.5	255	178	69.8	29	317	346	350	48	25
	Playoffs	Los Angeles Lakers	6	6	224	140	114	54	47.4	48	18	37.5	23	14	60.9	7	36	43	48	9	2
2021-22	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	56	56	2084	1695	1221	640	52.4	448	161	35.9	336	254	75.6	63	396	459	349	73	59
2022-23	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	55	54	1954	1590	1219	609	50.0	377	121	32.1	327	251	76.8	65	392	457	375	50	32
	Playoffs	Los Angeles Lakers	16	16	619	392	295	147	49.8	106	28	26.4	92	70	76.1	25	133	158	104	17	18
2023-24	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	71	71	2504	1822	1269	685	54.0	363	149	41.0	404	303	75.0	61	457	518	589	89	38
	Playoffs	Los Angeles Lakers	3	3	121	79	55	31	56.4	17	7	41.2	14	10	71.4	2	18	20	29	5	4
2013-14	Regular	Miami Heat	77	77	37.7	27.1	10.0	17.6	56.7	1.5	4.0	37.9	5.7	7.6	75.0	1.1	5.9	6.9	6.3	1.6	0.3
	Playoffs	Miami Heat	20	20	38.2	27.4	9.6	17.0	56.5	1.8	4.3	40.7	6.5	8.0	80.6	0.7	6.4	7.1	4.8	1.8	0.6
2014-15	Regular	Cleveland Cavaliers	69	69	36.1	25.3	9.0	18.5	48.8	1.7	4.9	35.4	5.4	7.7	71.0	0.7	5.3	6.0	7.4	1.6	0.7
	Playoffs	Cleveland Cavaliers	20	20	42.2	30.1	11.4	27.2	41.7	1.3	5.5	22.7	6.1	8.4	73.1	1.9	9.5	11.3	8.5	1.7	1.1
2015-16	Regular	Cleveland Cavaliers	76	76	35.6	25.3	9.7	18.6	52.0	1.1	3.7	30.9	4.7	6.5	73.1	1.5	6.0	7.4	6.8	1.4	0.6
	Playoffs	Cleveland Cavaliers	21	21	39.1	26.3	10.4	19.9	52.5	1.5	4.5	34.0	3.9	5.9	66.1	2.0	7.5	9.5	7.6	2.3	1.3
2016-17	Regular	Cleveland Cavaliers	74	74	38.2	26.4	10.0	18.2	54.8	1.7	4.6	36.3	4.8	7.2	67.4	1.3	7.3	8.6	8.7	1.2	0.6
	Playoffs	Cleveland Cavaliers	18	18	41.3	32.8	12.1	21.3	56.5	2.4	5.9	41.1	6.3	9.0	69.8	1.1	8.1	9.1	7.8	1.9	1.3
2017-18	Regular	Cleveland Cavaliers	82	82	36.9	27.5	10.5	19.3	54.2	1.8	5.0	36.7	4.7	6.5	73.1	1.2	7.5	8.7	9.1	1.4	0.9
	Playoffs	Cleveland Cavaliers	22	22	41.9	34.0	12.5	23.2	53.9	1.8	5.2	34.2	7.2	9.7	74.6	1.4	7.7	9.1	9.0	1.4	1.1
2018-19	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	55	55	35.2	27.4	10.2	19.9	51.0	2.0	6.0	33.9	5.1	7.6	66.5	1.0	7.4	8.5	8.3	1.3	0.6
2019-20	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	67	67	34.6	25.3	9.6	19.5	49.3	2.2	6.3	34.8	3.9	5.7	69.3	1.0	6.9	7.8	10.2	1.2	0.5
	Playoffs	Los Angeles Lakers	21	21	36.3	27.6	10.2	18.2	56.0	2.1	5.7	37.0	5.1	7.1	72.0	1.3	9.4	10.8	8.8	1.2	0.9
2020-21	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	45	45	33.4	25.0	9.4	18.3	51.3	2.3	6.3	36.5	4.0	5.7	69.8	0.6	7.0	7.7	7.8	1.1	0.6
	Playoffs	Los Angeles Lakers	6	6	37.3	23.3	9.0	19.0	47.4	3.0	8.0	37.5	2.3	3.8	60.9	1.2	6.0	7.2	8.0	1.5	0.3
2021-22	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	56	56	37.2	30.3	11.4	21.8	52.4	2.9	8.0	35.9	4.5	6.0	75.6	1.1	7.1	8.2	6.2	1.3	1.1
2022-23	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	55	54	35.5	28.9	11.1	22.2	50.0	2.2	6.9	32.1	4.6	6.0	76.8	1.2	7.1	8.3	6.8	0.9	0.6
	Playoffs	Los Angeles Lakers	16	16	38.7	24.5	9.2	18.4	49.8	1.8	6.6	26.4	4.4	5.8	76.1	1.6	8.3	9.9	6.5	1.1	1.1
2023-24	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	71	71	35.3	25.7	9.7	17.9	54.0	2.1	5.1	41.0	4.3	5.7	75.0	0.9	6.4	7.3	8.3	1.3	0.5
	Playoffs	Los Angeles Lakers	3	3	40.3	26.3	10.3	18.3	56.4	2.3	5.7	41.2	3.3	4.7	71.4	0.7	6.0	6.7	9.7	1.7	1.3

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LEBRON JAMES #23

Los Angeles Lakers

Power Forward, Point Guard, Small Forward, Shooting Guard

AGENT DETAILS

SUMMARY▴▾

CURRENT CONTRACT

VETERAN EXTENSION (EXTENSION)

CONTRACT HISTORY

ROOKIE SCALE CONTRACT

DESIGNATED ROOKIE SCALE EXTENSION (EXTENSION)

VETERAN CONTRACT

VETERAN CONTRACT (EXTENSION)

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SALARY PROGRESSION

CURRENT SEASON STATS

CAREER STATS