Los Angeles Lakers: Assessing the best 3 contracts on the roster for the 19-20 season

#1 LeBron James: $154 million (four years)

LeBron James is aiming to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a championship

Before LeBron James arrived in Los Angeles last summer, the franchise was in disarray. Despite annually finishing near the bottom of the West standings, the Lakers had failed to maximize their lottery picks and Lonzo Ball hadn't exactly lit up the NBA during his much-hyped rookie season.

However, LeBron's arrival instantly reenergized the fading franchise, and while his first season didn't go as planned, Los Angeles has since been able to attract Anthony Davis.

Not everybody agrees that a 34-year-old James is still the NBA's best player, although his numbers throughout the 18-19 season remained spectacular, and the King now has the pieces around him to challenge the best teams in the West.

Los Angeles' decision to offer James a four-year, $154 million last summer has been a home run, and it is difficult to believe that the 4-time MVP enters the new season as just the seventh highest-paid player in the league.