 LeBron is eligible to sign a three-year, $162 million max contract to return to the Lakers because he's now a free agent. But he's also eligible to sign with any other team in the NBA for a maximum 157.5 over the next three seasons. Yeah, that's simply not going to happen, okay? He's going nowhere. The bottom line is this is all speculation. The Lakers just hired his buddy, J.J. Redick. He's got a four-year contract. They just drafted Bronny. The theory is LeBron might have an extra bounce in his step.