Finals MVP LeBron James will not exercise his player option with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2016-17 season, according to his agent, Rich Paul.

总决赛MVP得主勒布朗·詹姆斯的经纪人里奇·保罗宣布，詹姆斯将放弃下赛季球员选项的权利，恢复自由身。

James, who had to inform the Cavs of his decision by Wednesday at midnight, will become a free agent July 1 for the third straight summer. He was slated¹ to earn $24 million next season.

詹姆斯要在星期三午夜前做出决定，而詹姆斯最终选择跳出合同，从七月一号开始成为自由球员，这也是“皇帝”第三次成为自由球员。

Though he has opted² out, James can re-sign with the Cavaliers and said last week he has no intentions of leaving Cleveland again.

虽然詹皇已经决定要跳出合同，但他表示自己还会留在骑士队。

"I love it here in Cleveland. I have no intentions of leaving," James told ESPN's Dave McMenamin during the Cavaliers' championship parade. "There are some technicalities to take care of I'll leave up to my agent. That's right from the horse's mouth."

“我热爱我的骑士队，我会继续待下去的”在骑士队夺冠游行期间，詹姆斯向ESPN的记者Dave McMenamin透露，“至于我要不要签合同，我的经纪人需要考虑一些技术问题，这个消息是真的。”

On Tuesday night, however, Paul gave no insight into what type of contract his client would eventually sign with the Cavs or what the timetable is for his expected return to Cleveland.

然而在周二晚上，保罗并没有表示詹姆斯最终会同骑士队签订什么样的合同，也没有表示詹姆斯将会什么时候回归骑士。

James, who turns 32 at the end of December, completed the second season of his return to Cleveland by leading the Cavaliers to an NBA title.

詹姆斯今年12月将迎来他的32岁生日，而他在自己回归骑士的第二个赛季就带领骑士夺冠。

He was unanimously voted MVP of the Finals after averaging 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds³ and 8.9 assists with an effective field goal percentage of 53.3. He became the third player to record a triple-double in Game 7 of the Finals, joining Jerry Westin 1969 and James Worthy⁴ in '88.

詹姆斯在总决赛场均得分29.7分，11.3个篮板和8.9个助攻，命中率高达53.3%，凭借这可怕的数据获得全票通过，拿下MVP。在整个NBA的历史上，总决赛抢七战打出三双的情况，之前一共只出现过两次，分别是1969年的杰里-韦斯特和1988年的詹姆斯-沃西。而詹皇成为了历史第三人！

"Best player on the planet," Cavs teammate Kyrie Irving said afterward⁵.

他的队友凯里·欧文赛后评价詹皇为“全地球最棒的球员”。

If James takes another one-year contract from the Cavs, he would make $27.5 million for next season. This is because the Cavs don't have salary-cap space and don't have James' full Bird rights, which limits the size of the raise he can get.

如果詹皇继续和骑士签订一年合同，那么他下赛季能拿到2750万美元的年薪。这是因为詹皇美元美元薪资上限空间，而且詹皇拥有大鸟条款，薪资没有上限。