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Sources: LeBron congratulated Luka on new deal

Dave McMenamin

created: Aug. 5, 2025, 2:37 p.m. | updated: Aug. 5, 2025, 6:43 p.m.

Shams Charania joins "First Take" to break down how Luka Doncic's new contract will affect LeBron James in what could be his last season as a Laker. The Lakers went 16-7 in the games James and Doncic played together down the stretch in the regular season. "I hope, obviously, [he stays long term]," James told ESPN on April 30. When asked Saturday about Paul's statement and James' future, Rob Pelinka, Lakers president of basketball operations and general manager, said the team and James' camp remain copacetic. As for what comes next for James beyond next season, Pelinka said the team would take the 40-year-old star's lead.

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