James set to ink $100m deal with Cavaliers

LeBron James has agreed to a three-year contract
with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which will likely make
him the highest paid player in the National
Basketball Association.
“I just want to let you all know I’m re-signing back
with the Cleveland Cavaliers, my hometown team,”
James said on his multi-media website
Uninterrupted.
“I can’t be more excited than this opportunity once
again, man, to defend our crown, defend our title…
just get the band back together.”
James, a three-time NBA champion, did not release
details of the contract but US sports broadcaster
ESPN reported that it was worth $100 million and
would pay him $31 million in the first year and $33
million in the second, making him the league’s
highest-paid player for the first time in his career.
James has signed a pair of one-year deals with the
Cavaliers over the past few years. He chose to go
with a longer term deal in Cleveland, his
hometown, because of the Cavs’ success.
“We all know last year (was) magical, inspiring, all
the words you can come up with. It was an
unbelievable season,” said the Cavaliers’ all-time
leading scorer.
“I just can’t wait to get the group back together, the
team, the franchise, more importantly, get
everybody together. The fans. Without you guys,
without your passion and commitment, we wouldn’t
have been able to do what we did this past season.

I’m ecstatic.”
Nothing is official as the three-time NBA finals MVP
isn’t expected to sign the new deal until next week
when he returns to Cleveland for a charity event,
ESPN said.
James also said he hopes the team can convince free
agent guard JR Smith to return next season.