The 23rd season is about to begin! James will turn 41 next season, older than the five coaches!

This summer, James did not jump out of the contract, but chose the option of executing the player, which means James will have to play for at least another season. However, James only has one year contract, and he may retire after playing next season. Of course, he may also sign another contract as a free agent.

For James, next season is his 23rd season in his career, and he will also break the historical record held by Carter and become the longest-time player in history. In addition, James is currently 40 years old and will celebrate his 41st birthday next season. He is still the oldest player in the league.

Not only that, James is even older than the five head coaches in the league. These five head coaches are Mazula (37 years old), Will Hardy (37 years old), Mickey Johnson (38 years old), Jordan Ott (40 years old and 45 days old) and Dagenot (40 years old and 131 days old). From this we can see that James is indeed a veteran.

In addition to James, there are only three active players over 40 years old, namely Paul, Tucker and Gibson. Although these three veterans over 40 are still fighting in the league, their performance is average, far from comparable to James. Tucker basically couldn't play, and Gibson was just a role player. Although Paul performed well last season, he not only maintained full attendance, but also averaged 8.8 points and 7.6 assists per game, but he was still far from James. James averaged 24+8+8 per game in the regular season last season, and was selected into the Best Second Team, and is still one of the top players in the league.

James is over 40 years old and has played in the league for 22 seasons. He can still perform such an excellent performance, and there is no precedent in history. Although Jordan also played until he was 40 years old and averaged more than 20 points per game, there was still a gap compared to James and he failed to lead the team to the playoffs.

The most important thing is that James has no sign of a significant decline in his strength. As long as he remains healthy next season, he can still perform well. So James' annual salary next season will also exceed $50 million, ranking among the top in the league. Aside from business value, James is indeed worthy of the maximum salary based on his personal strength alone.