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LeBron James is heading to Philadelphia for far less than anyone expected \u2014 even after it became clear that money would not drive his free-agency decision.<\/p>\n

Read more LeBron James opens up on his \u2018last decision\u2019 after choosing 76ers<\/a><\/p>\n

James agreed to a two-year, $8 million contract with the 76ers that includes a player option, according to ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania.<\/p>\n

The deal pays the 41-year-old roughly $4 million per season, down from the $52.6 million he earned with the Lakers last year.<\/p>\n

That represents an annual pay cut approaching $50 million.<\/p>\n

James was always expected to accept a discount.<\/p>\n

It had been reported that most of his suitors \u2014 including Cleveland, Miami, Golden State, Philadelphia and Minnesota \u2014 were limited to veteran-minimum or exception-level offers.<\/p>\n

Still, the final figure is startling.<\/p>\n

Most expected James to get a non-taxpayer midlevel exception, worth slightly more than $15 million. <\/p>\n

The contract is also James\u2019 lowest annual salary since his rookie deal with Cleveland more than two decades ago.<\/p>\n

Read more LeBron James signing with 76ers in stunner after leaving Lakers in free agency<\/a><\/p>\n

According to ESPN cap expert Bobby Marks, James will account for only 2.35% of the NBA salary cap next season.<\/p>\n

Even at that bargain price, Philadelphia still has bookkeeping to handle.<\/p>\n

Marks noted that the two-year structure provides no additional cap relief, leaving the Sixers approximately $572,000 above the first apron. The organization will need to waive a non-guaranteed player or complete a trade to create the necessary room.<\/p>\n

That is a modest inconvenience considering what Philadelphia is adding.<\/p>\n

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The Sixers have now assembled a starting lineup featuring Tyrese Maxey, V.J. Edgecombe, Joel Embiid, and now Jaylen Brown and James.<\/p>\n

James has already earned nearly $600 million in NBA salary and will continue to rake in millions in other endorsements and investments.<\/p>\n

The Sixers did not merely land the league\u2019s all-time leading scorer at a discount, they landed him for substantially less than even the discounted market appeared prepared to offer.<\/p>\n

Read more Jewish victim clutches his chest after Upper West Side maniac stabbed him with screwdriver: video<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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