LeBron James, 40, holds a $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 NBA season. Following the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round playoff exit to the Minnesota Timberwolves, James has not publicly announced whether he will exercise the option or enter free agency, with the deadline to decide set for June 29.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have had several star players don the wine and gold (or orange and blue) throughout their 55-year history in the NBA. However, just one of those greats took home the prestigious title of the Most Valuable Player award. LeBron James, the Akron, Ohio native, won the honor in back-to-back seasons in 2008-09 and 2009-10.

The 2020s are becoming the new golden era for international basketball players. While there were certainly foreign-born stars in the NBA in previous decades, international players - especially big men - have reigned supreme over the league in recent years.

If Jokić wins, he would join Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six), Michael Jordan (five), Bill Russell (five), Wilt Chamberlain (four) and LeBron James (four) as the only players in NBA history with four MVP trophies.