LeBron James is expected back with the Los Angeles Lakers to start the 2025-26 season. But will he end the year some place else?

"Those same sources said the Lakers have received no indication from James or his representatives that he would request a trade or ask to be bought out of the final year of his contract, which will be his eighth season with the Lakers, the longest consecutive stretch spent with one organization in his career."

LeBron James has played 22 NBA seasons, and has been an elite player in all of them, so it's easy to forget that he will actually retire at some point.