LeBron James has finally made the big decision. But not one that will make fans get in the edge of their seats, again. He has solved his jersey problems as he decided that he will once again wear no. 23 in Cleveland! There’s another magic number he’s targeting: 47.5 million!
First off, LeBron James will once again wear no. 23 in Cleveland. He announced this through various social media as the Sun Sentinel gathers:
“’23 it is! It's only right I go back. 2•3=6 We still family 6.’ (Twitter)
He also posted an Instagram collage of his career in No. 23, including a picture of his uniform in high school at St. Vincent-St. Mary. Accompanying those photos were hash tags that read: ‘#HomeTeam #StriveForGreatness.’"
The Sun Sentinel quotes LeBron on his statement while he was still in Miami: “I just think what Michael Jordan has done for the game has to be recognized some way soon. There would be no LeBron James, no Kobe Bryant, no Dwyane Wade if there wasn't Michael Jordan first."
Speaking of greatness, King James and his agents have greatness in mind, in terms of money! Sheridan Hoops claims that LeBron’s contract is structured for maximum money and flexibility. Their claim:
“Two years from now, when James becomes an unrestricted free agent again, he’ll be able to reap the financial rewards of signing after the NBA’s new television deals are cut. If the money paid by ESPN, Turner Sports and Fox Sports (yes, they NBA could have three TV partners instead of the current two, following the trail blazed by the NFL) is double what is being paid under the current deal, the salary cap will rise accordingly.
If, for argument’s sake, if the salary cap rises to $100 million, James would be eligible for a new contract with a maximum salary of 35 percent of the cap. With 7.5 percent annual raises, James would be eligible for a new five-year contract with salaries of $35 million in Year 1, then $37,626,000, $40,250,000, $42,875,000, $47,550,000.”
That’s an unprecedented $ 47.5 million for the King, trumping the previous record of $ 33 million by the original #23, Michael Jordan during the 1997-98 season, his last with the Chicago Bulls.
