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LeBron James reportedly agreed to a new deal with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.

James will sign a two-year deal worth $104 million, which includes a player option and a  no-trade clause, ESPN reported. The deal comes one day after his son, Bronny, was introduced as a member of the Lakers for the first time following the NBA Draft.

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LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the Denver Nuggets during Round 1 Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on April 27, 2024 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. (Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)

James, arguably the greatest basketball player of at least this generation if not all-time, joined the Lakers before the start of the 2018-19 season after winning a championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

There have been plenty of highs and lows during his tenure with the Lakers. James has only played more than 70 games once, outside of the coronavirus pandemic. He helped the Lakers court Anthony Davis in a trade prior to the 2019-20 season and the two led the Lakers to an NBA championship in the bubble.

Aside from an in-season tournament victory this past season, the Lakers have not had much success.

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Lakers star LeBron James shakes hands with his son, Bronny after a press conference at the UCLA Health Training Center.   (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

James has played for three different coaches in his six seasons with the Lakers and is about to play for a fourth under J.J. Redick. The team made it to the Western Conference Finals only one other time since the bubble season. They’ve been eliminated in the first round twice and missed the playoffs during the 2021-22 season.

Now, James enters the new deal in what many believe is the twilight of his career. He will be playing alongside guys like Davis and Austin Reaves and will look to help Bronny get his footing in the professional ranks, despite him only averaging 4.8  points per game in college.

James is averaging 27 points, 8 assists and 7.9 rebounds per game with the Lakers.

LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers receives the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP award following Game Six of the NBA Finals on October 11, 2020 in Orlando, Florida at AdventHealth Arena.  (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

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He is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer with 40,474 points in the regular season. 

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