--- title: Lebron James to Re-Sign With Cleveland in $100M Deal description: Lebron James said he will re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers. James's agent told ESPN it's a a three-year, $100-million dollar deal canonical: https://time.com/4449540/lebron-james-to-re-sign-cleveland-cavaliers/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-11T23:03:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:56:33.796Z article:section: Sports og:title: Lebron James to Re-Sign With Cleveland in $100M Deal og:description: "I can't be more excited than this opportunity," James said og:url: https://time.com/4449540/lebron-james-to-re-sign-cleveland-cavaliers/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta652bb8e7d4ae556/698898833c1639133c45db4e/lebron-james-champion-trophy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2016 NBA Finals - Game Seven og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Lebron James to Re-Sign With Cleveland in $100M Deal twitter:description: "I can't be more excited than this opportunity," James said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta652bb8e7d4ae556/698898833c1639133c45db4e/lebron-james-champion-trophy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Lebron James to Re-sign With Cleveland Cavaliers in $100 Million Deal by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Aug 11, 2016 11:03 PM UTC  LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers holds the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after defeating the Golden State Warriors 93-89 in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena on June 19, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers holds the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after defeating the Golden State Warriors 93-89 in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena on June 19, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)Ezra Shaw—Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Aug 11, 2016 11:03 PM UTC Lebron James is making good on his hometown-hero status, agreeing to a new deal with the [Cleveland Cavaliers](http://time.com/4374422/cleveland-cavaliers-golden-state-warriors-lebron-james-nba-game-7-basketball/), and becoming the highest paid basketball player in the process. James made the announcement [via Twitter](https://twitter.com/uninterrupted/status/763845053915607040) Thursday, telling Bleacher Report’s the Uninterrupted that he was re-signing with “the land.” “I just want to let y’all know I’m re-signing back with the Cleveland Cavaliers, my hometown team,” James said in the video announcement. “I can’t be more excited than this opportunity once again, man, to defend our crown, defend our title.” > [](https://twitter.com/uninterrupted/status/763845053915607040) James’s agent Rich Paul told ESPN that he agreed to [a three-year, $100 million dollar deal](http://www.espn.com/nba/story/%5F/id/17277001/lebron-james-officially-re-signs-cleveland-cavaliers) with the Cavaliers, making him the highest-paid player in a single season in NBA history. The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the [Golden State Warriors](http://time.com/4392675/kevin-durant-golden-state-warriors/) in June [to become NBA champions](http://time.com/4378814/j-r-smith-cavaliers-championship-parade/), two years after James left the Miami Heat to return to Cleveland. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4449540/lebron-james-to-re-sign-cleveland-cavaliers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4449540/lebron-james-to-re-sign-cleveland-cavaliers/"},"headline":"Lebron James to Re-sign With Cleveland Cavaliers in $100 Million Deal","datePublished":"2016-08-11T23:03:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:56:33.796Z","description":"\"I can't be more excited than this opportunity\"","url":"https://time.com/4449540/lebron-james-to-re-sign-cleveland-cavaliers/","keywords":["Basketball","Lebron James","Ohio","NBA"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta652bb8e7d4ae556/698898833c1639133c45db4e/lebron-james-champion-trophy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta652bb8e7d4ae556/698898833c1639133c45db4e/lebron-james-champion-trophy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2016 NBA Finals - Game Seven","caption":"2016 NBA Finals - Game Seven","creditText":"Ezra Shaw—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/basketball/","name":"Basketball"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4449540/lebron-james-to-re-sign-cleveland-cavaliers/","name":"Lebron James to Re-sign With Cleveland Cavaliers in $100 Million Deal"}}]}] ```