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This release went out from clutch sports group LeBron James four time NBA MVP three

time NBA finals MVP 14 time NBA All Star and two time Olympic gold medalist has agreed

to a four year 154 point 154 million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.

So LeBron is no longer a hashtag future Laker.

He is a hashtag current Laker and this is a big story in the landscape of the NBA.

It's one kind of that we have been anticipating here on this show at least that LeBron

would go to the Lakers now the first kind of thought that I had as I unpacked all of

this news is that LeBron is going to go to the Lakers and this is not a play for the

Lakers to be particularly good in 2018 headed into 2019.

This is about the end of the season a year from now when I think LeBron will try and put

together a team that's good enough to contend to win the NBA championship.

For next season I think the Golden State Warriors are going to win their fourth title

in five years unless the Boston Celtics come together.

Gel everything goes well for them.

Those are the only two teams that I think really in the NBA next season can win a championship.

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