Los Angeles Lakers superstar and future Basketball Hall of Famer LeBron James still looks like he could play for another two years in the NBA even though he’s about to turn 40 in December. That just shows how physically gifted the four-time league Most Valuable Player is. But playing basketball in the best league in the world isn’t going to be

Will LeBron James follow Tom Brady’s path?

Andrew Marchand of The Athletic recently raised the idea of ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro giving James a broadcasting deal akin to what was lined up by FOX for Tom Brady before the legendary former NFL quarterback even decided to retire.

Now, on the NBA Finals, Pitaro should tear a page out of his NFL playbook. He and his right-hand man, Burke Magnus, ESPN’s president of content, should court LeBron James with a Tom Brady-like broadcasting deal that will begin whenever the 39-year-old James decides to hang up his sneakers.

James’ basketball IQ is off the charts. Like Brady — who begins in the Fox NFL booth in September on a 10-year, $375 million deal — there is no definitive way of telling how good James would be on games, but part of the point is to turn the broadcasts into events.

With all his basketball wisdom, James surely has a lot to share if he ever takes a career in broadcasting once his playing days are over. James even showed interest in it back in 2022 when he said he’d be willing to follow Brady’s post-retirement move.