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Will LeBron James retire before next NBA season?

NBA · tracked since July 20, 2026 · last updated 11:43 AM ET

2%

Today’s odds

As of September 6, 2026, market-consensus odds put the chance at 2%.

Unchanged since the previous update. ▼ 1 over the last 7 days. Probabilities are market-consensus forecasts, not predictions.

How the odds have moved

0%25%50%75%100%Jul 20Aug 9Aug 16Aug 22Sep 6Yes — Jul 20: 2%Yes — Jul 21: 2%Yes — Jul 27: 0.2%Yes — Jul 28: 0.4%Yes — Jul 29: 0.9%Yes — Jul 30: 0.8%Yes — Jul 31: 1.1%Yes — Aug 9: 1.4%Yes — Aug 10: 1.3%Yes — Aug 11: 2%Yes — Aug 12: 1.1%Yes — Aug 13: 1.1%Yes — Aug 14: 1.1%Yes — Aug 15: 1.1%Yes — Aug 16: 1.1%Yes — Aug 17: 0.9%Yes — Aug 18: 1.1%Yes — Aug 19: 1.1%Yes — Aug 20: 1.1%Yes — Aug 21: 1.1%Yes — Aug 22: 1.1%Yes — Aug 24: 2%Yes — Sep 1: 2%Yes — Sep 2: 2%Yes — Sep 3: 1.4%Yes — Sep 4: 1.5%Yes — Sep 5: 1.5%Yes — Sep 6: 2%2%

Every outcome we track

OutcomeSep 5TodayMove
Yes1.5%2%
Full history table
DateYes
2026-09-062%
2026-09-051.5%
2026-09-041.5%
2026-09-031.4%
2026-09-022%
2026-09-012%
2026-08-242%
2026-08-221.1%
2026-08-211.1%
2026-08-201.1%
2026-08-191.1%
2026-08-181.1%
2026-08-170.9%
2026-08-161.1%
2026-08-151.1%
2026-08-141.1%
2026-08-131.1%
2026-08-121.1%
2026-08-112%
2026-08-101.3%
2026-08-091.4%
2026-07-311.1%
2026-07-300.8%
2026-07-290.9%
2026-07-280.4%
2026-07-270.2%
2026-07-212%
2026-07-202%

Use this data. The full daily history behind this page is free to download and reuse with a link back to this page: Download the full daily odds history (CSV) · the same history as JSON · about the open data. Updated every morning; past values never change.

Common questions

Will LeBron James retire before next NBA season — what are the odds?
As of September 6, 2026, the market-consensus chance is 2%. That is the aggregated judgment of traders with money at stake, reported by The Morning Line — not our own prediction.
Will LeBron James retire before next NBA season — how much have the odds move?
Barely. Across 28 tracked days the odds held near 2%, ending at 2% on September 6, 2026 — a question the market has not changed its mind about.

About this question

The Morning Line has reported the market-consensus odds on “Will LeBron James retire before next NBA season” for 28 days, since July 20, 2026. As of September 6, 2026, market-consensus odds sit at 2%. The chance for a yes has held near 2%, ranging between 0.2% and 2% across that stretch. These are reported probabilities, not our own predictions. This page updates every morning with the full daily history, free to download as JSON or CSV.

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