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Lakers paying Kevon Looney same salary that 76ers signed LeBron James for originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
LeBron James didn't want to return to the Los Angeles Lakers for another season. He made that much clear even as his free agent decision dragged on.
If he had wanted to come back, money certainly wouldn't have been a problem.
James agreed to his deal to join the Philadelphia 76ers , and that's set to pay him the veteran minimum.
For the 2026-27 season, James will be paid $3.9 million, and thanks to the rules around the vet minimum, it will actually only count $2.4 million against the salary cap.
The irony, of course, is that players around the league who are nowhere near LeBron's caliber will also be making that amount of money this season.
One going viral for this very reason is Kevon Looney. The former…
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