Here’s the contract details for LeBron James, who is now officially a member of the Philadelphia 76ers

LeBron James has officially put pen to paper on his deal with the Sixers.

According to Shams Charania, the contract came with a full 15 percent trade kicker. In plain terms, if the Sixers ever trade LeBron, they owe him an extra 15 percent of his contract value, which gets spread across the remaining years of the deal and counts against the receiving team’s cap along with his base salary.

LeBron James – Officially a SIXER

can’t believe this is my life. @KingJames to Philly‼️ pic.twitter.com/HOIpkgEDB9

— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) July 27, 2026

LeBron James Contract Details:

Here are the full details. LeBron signed a two-year, $7,946,884 contract with the Sixers, all of it guaranteed, with an average annual salary of $3,973,442. In 2026-27, he’ll earn a base salary of $3,876,529, carrying a cap hit of $3,876,529 and a dead cap value of $3,876,529.

That’s the veteran’s minimum for a player with over 10 years of experience, and it’s a stunning number to look at next to the name LeBron James. The greatest player of his generation took the absolute smallest salary the league allows, roughly $3.9 million, to come to Philadelphia and chase a ring. This was never about money, and the contract proves it in black and white.

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— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) July 27, 2026

LeBron James Doesn’t Need a No Trade Clause

Here’s the part that surprised some people. LeBron James, the most accomplished player in NBA history, is not eligible for a no-trade clause with the Sixers, which technically means he could be traded.

There are two reasons for that.

First, an outright no-trade clause requires four seasons of experience with your current team, and LeBron just got here, so obviously he doesn’t qualify.

Second, players can get an implied no-trade clause when they’re on one-year deals or two-year deals with a player option, but only if they re-signed with their previous team. LeBron didn’t re-sign with the Lakers, he left them for Philadelphia, so that implied protection doesn’t apply either.

So despite being LeBron James, he’s on a two-year deal with a Year 2 player option and a 15 percent trade kicker as his only real contractual protection. He also took the absolute minimum, worth $3.9 million this year and an estimated $4.1 million next year for players with over 10 years of experience.

Could the Sixers Actually Trade Him? Technically, Yes.

Because LeBron is on such a modest salary with such a small trade kicker, the Sixers technically retain the flexibility to move him if this whole experiment somehow goes sideways. That’s an almost comical thing to type out, the idea of Philadelphia trading LeBron James after moving heaven and earth to sign him, but the contract structure leaves the door cracked open.

Is it going to happen? Almost certainly not. The Sixers didn’t deputize the entire city, send Saquon and Trout and the governor to pitch him, and orchestrate the biggest signing in 40 years just to flip him at the deadline. LeBron came here to win a championship and finish his career chasing a ring, and the Sixers built this whole thing around him. Trading him would defeat the entire purpose.

It’s worth noting because it does exist as a theoretical possibility, and in a weird way it might even matter to LeBron’s own plans. He’s reportedly got a goal of playing 25 seasons in the NBA, and if the Philadelphia experiment somehow fell apart, the modest contract and small trade kicker mean the Sixers could accommodate a move without much financial pain.

LeBron signed for the minimum with a $600,000 trade kicker and no no-trade protection, which tells you everything about his priorities. The man isn’t here for money. He took the smallest possible salary to chase a championship in Philadelphia, and the contract details reflect a player who cared about winning far more than the financials or the security.

The trade clause is a fun technicality and nothing more. LeBron James is a Sixer, he’s going to be a Sixer, and the only place he’s going is Wells Fargo Center to chase the first title this city has seen since 1983.

Sign the paperwork, run it back, and let’s go win a ring. The contract details are just trivia at this point.

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