{"id":93544,"date":"2025-08-27T01:44:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T01:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=93544"},"modified":"2025-08-27T01:44:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T01:44:45","slug":"exclusive-lebron-james-could-play-for-several-more-years-a-former-teammate-explains-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=93544","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: LeBron James Could Play for Several More Years a Former Teammate Explains Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<h3 id=\"main-title-3497508\" class=\"mb-4 font-primary text-3xl font-bold text-[#141414] lg:text-5xl\">Former Lakers teammate drops bold claim on LeBron James longevity<\/h3>\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James could play for another several years in the NBA, according to Markeiff Morris.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/James-vs-the-Hawks.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) moves the ball against Atlanta Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter (12) during the second half at Crypto.com Arena.\" \/><\/figure>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">In 2025,\u00a0LeBron James will be entering\u00a0a season for the first time in his career in which he is clearly not the number one option on the team.That distinction instead\u00a0belongs to Luka Doncic, whom the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers traded for at the deadline last year in the most shocking move in NBA history and have since extended on a new contract.<\/p>\n<p>Still, James remains one of the best players in the NBA at the age of 40, and recently, former Lakers forward Markeiff Morris dropped a bold prediction on just how much longer the kid from Akron could stay in the league, incorrectly adding a couple of years to his current age\u00a0in the process.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat\u2019s he right now 41, 42? He for sure can play until 46,\u201d said Morris, per Million Dollaz Worth of Game. \u201cThat\u2019s for a fact, that\u2019s factual. He\u2019s 42 and he\u2019s still having the best years of his career, at 42.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Morris also opined that \u201cHe could play until 46. I\u2019d say another four years if he wanted to. He could play four more years if he wanted to. He\u2019s playing now at such a high level and he\u2019s the second best player on the team, so he\u2019s the focal point.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>A truly unprecedented player<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3493203\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3493203\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3493203\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LeBron-James-vs.-Kawhi-Leonard.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LeBron-James-vs.-Kawhi-Leonard.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LeBron-James-vs.-Kawhi-Leonard.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LeBron-James-vs.-Kawhi-Leonard.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LeBron-James-vs.-Kawhi-Leonard.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LeBron-James-vs.-Kawhi-Leonard.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) moves the ball against Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) during the second half at Intuit Dome.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3493203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While some players have hung around in the NBA until they reach the age 40 plateau, none of them have come nearly as close to being as good as James is currently.<\/p>\n<p>James is still more than capable of taking over games for large stretches at a time, and while he has sacrificed some of his defensive effort in order to keep that up, he can still lock up another team&#8217;s best player for a few possessions at a time.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers have made it clear that their priority moving forward is building around Doncic, who has shown off his slimmed-down frame with frequent media appearances this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles made some interesting additions in the buyout market, signing Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart to help add to their depth.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles is set to kick off its 2025 season at home against the Golden State Warriors on October 22.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full flex-col divide-y divide-solid divide-[#58585820] bg-[#FAFAFA] py-2\">\n<div class=\"hide-scrollbar flex w-full flex-col md:max-w-[980px]\">\n<div class=\"relative w-full pt-4\">\n<div class=\"hide-scrollbar group flex w-full flex-row gap-4 overflow-y-hidden overflow-x-scroll scroll-smooth pb-4 md:h-full md:gap-5 md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"relative z-10 flex w-[90%] min-w-[200px] cursor-pointer snap-center flex-col gap-1.5 md:min-w-[230px] md:snap-align-none ml-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Lakers teammate drops bold claim on LeBron James longevity Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James could play for another several years in the NBA, according to&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93547,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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