The first big news of the day has occurred, LeBron James has opted out! Shocking, I know. LeBron leaves $35.6M on the table, which is chump change to him. He will be courted by every team in the NBA, WNBA, JBA and I’ve even sent out a request for him to join our team here (fingers crossed!). In other NBA news, Knicks C Enes Kanter has decided to opt in to the final year of his contract, which is for $18M. Kanter wasn’t going to be a Big Baller this summer, so staying put makes sense.

Friday, June 30

LeBron Opts Out

F LeBron James will not exercise his $35.6M player option and becomes an unrestricted free agent.

LeBron James’ agent informed the Cavs he will not exercise his $35.6 million option and thus will become an unrestricted free agent, sources told @clevelanddotcom ... Story coming

— Joe Vardon (@joevardon) June 29, 2018

Kanter Stays in NYC

Free agent C Enes Kanter has decided to opt into the final year of his contract and will return to the New York Knicks. Kanter will earn $18M dollars this upcoming season, which is definitely in Big Baller Land.

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