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LeBron James has agreed to a three-year, $100 million contract with the NBA champion?Cleveland Cavaliers, agent Rich Paul told ESPN.The salary in the first year of the deal will be $31 million, making James the highest-paid player in the NBA for the first time in his career. The salary for the 2017-18 season will top $33 million, making him the highest-paid player in a single season in league history, topping the $33 million Michael Jordan earned with the Chicago Bulls in the 1997-98 season.A source told ESPN that James has a player option for the third year.?James posted a photo on Instagram on Friday, with him apparently signing the deal.?Over the past two years, James had accepted one-year contracts from the Cavs with player options. After considering his choices, James opted for a longer deal with the Cavs this summer.James announced he would sign the new deal on Bleacher Reports video platform Uninterrupted?on Thursday.?I just want to let yall know Im re-signing back with the Cleveland Cavaliers, my hometown team, James said. I cant be more excited than this opportunity once again, man, to defend our crown, defend our title. We all know last year as a magical, inspiring -- all the words you can come up with -- it was an unbelievable season.I just cant wait to get the group back together -- the team, the franchise, more importantly, get everybody together, the fans. Without you guys, without your passion and commitment, we wouldnt have been able to do what we did this past season. Im ecstatic. I cant wait to see my guys. I cant wait to get back out there in the wine and gold and just get the band back together. Lastly, lets get J.R. [Smith] done. Its that time.?Smith, a Cavs shooting guard last season, is a free agent.?Information from ESPNs Chris Broussard was used in this report.Soccer Jerseys For Sale . The injury bothered Bledsoe in the Suns victory over the Clippers on Monday and he sat out the teams home loss to Memphis on Thursday night. Soccer Jerseys Online . What general manager Dave Nonis called "short and productive" negotiations ended with Kessel signing a US$64-million, eight-year contract on Tuesday. https://www.cheapsoccerjerseysjustwholesale.com/ . -- Jaye Marie Green shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to increase her lead to five strokes after the second round of the LPGA Tours qualifying tournament. Soccer Jerseys .com) - The Calgary Flames aim to bounce back from their first regulation home loss of the campaign on Friday night when they host a Detroit Red Wings club that they swept in three meetings a season ago. Replica Soccer Jerseys . Philadelphia is 2-0 against the Senators this season and scored five goals in each victory. The Flyers recorded a 5-0 win in Ottawa on Nov. 12 and then earned a 5-2 home decision on Nov. 19. The Flyers have claimed three straight and four of the last five encounters with the Sens overall and Philly has won two in a row and three of its past four tests in Canadas capital city.Editors note: After a busy first half of the 2016 MLB season, Joe Peta takes a look at both the good and bad for all 30 teams to find overvalued and undervalued clubs from a betting perspective. He also projects each teams second half. This is the entry for the?San Diego Padres.Records reflect all games played through Sunday. All statistics are through each teams 81st game. Season-to-date pricing adds the implied win probability from the money line of each teams first 81 games and converts it to 162 games.San Diego PPadresVegas projection: 73.dddddddddddd5 wins My projection: 70 wins Current record/pace: 38-51 (69-win pace) Season-to-date pricing: 70.7 winsWhats gone right: There arent many avenues of logic to take in this section for a last-place team that is playing just north of .400 baseball, and appeared to abandon an attempt at relevance after a disastrous one-year attempt to remake the roster. ' ' '