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Sources: LeBron helps Lakers' cap by signing below-max deal

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For the first time in more than a decade, LeBron James will play on a contract below the max level he was eligible to sign, sources told ESPN's Bobby Marks, helping the Los Angeles Lakers avoid salary cap restrictions that could affect their team building in the future.

The Lakers announced Saturday that James signed a two-year extension that would take him through 23 seasons in the league and edge Vince Carter's record 22-year career.