Though talks of LeBron James leaving the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason have seemingly cooled down, his future is still in question heading into the 2025-26 campaign.

LeBron James' contract with the Los Angeles Lakers runs through the end of the 2025-26 season. And while maybe in the past that would've been a worry, NBA insider Marc Stein reports that the Lakers aren't bothered by that. “The threat of him leaving Lakerland next summer is no threat at all now," writes Stein.

Kendrick Perkins, former NBA player and current analyst, has publicly declared Luka Doncic as his top choice for the 2025/26 MVP award, tipping the Slovenian to establish himself a