ESPN's Dave McMenamin is not convinced Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James knows yet whether the 2025-26 season will be his last in the NBA. "I've spoken to countless people close to LeBron over the summer... And most of them are telling me I think we're pretty close to the end, but I don't know if LeBron knows where he's at," McMenamin said at the 6:30 mark of Friday's episode of NBA Today. Will he start to feel otherwise, and say, 'This is a really good Lakers team, and maybe we can do something special and extend it.' James is currently set to play the 2025-26 season on an expiring contract after picking up his $52.6 million player option with the Lakers. Whether the Lakers are able to build a championship-caliber team around Dončić this season could ultimately play a role in which direction James decides to take with his NBA career.