LeBron James willing to take less his max contract, open up full MLE for Lakers

For the first time since he’s been a Laker, LeBron James might take less money to help the team snatch a quality player heading into free agency.

Ahead of signing likely his last contract in the NBA, LeBron James looks set to really help out the Lakers. After LeBron opted out of his contract earlier on Saturday, his agent, Rich Paul, spoke to Dave McMenamin of ESPN and revealed that he is open to taking a discount on his next deal to open up the full mid-level exception for the Lakers.