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"King James signed for 4 years. 38.5 million a year for 4 years."
he technically signed a three year deal with a fourth year player option so he in essence signed a three year, guaranteed deal as most pundits will refer to it as. i'm sure he'll opt out of the fourth and get more money as that's the new system with all the tv money floating around.
with cleveland he was signing 1 year deals (called 2 year) with the second year a player option so he's given the lakers two extra years assuring them he'll be there. he only ever gave the cavs one year as he never trusted dan gilbert. he gave the miami heat i think four years with a fifth player or three with a fourth. but cavs fans should be somewhat disappointed he didn't give them more assurance.
He screwed the Cleveland fans - again, Hopefully the owners won't try to get him back at the end of his career. I feel for the Cleveland fans. They have put up with a lot of crap regarding James. They deserve better than that.
Adding Rondo was huge for the Lakers because Ball isn't the answer. The Lakers still need 1 more big name player to be true NBA title contenders. Leonard?