Reduce salary or retire from the team

The Lakers are the top giants in NBA history. The team history has superstars such as Magic Johnson, Jabbar, O'Neal, and Kobe. Currently, the team also has stars such as James and Doncic. The new season was sold at a sky-high price of 10 billion US dollars, which also announced that the Lakers have entered another era.

As the saying goes, the new official takes office has made three shots, and the new Lakers boss is no exception. Although James was able to enter the best team last season, the new boss seems to be unable to wait. His words and things all indicate that Doncic is the new core of the Lakers team building, and they are planning to do a big game next year's offseason. The famous reporter Mark Stein also revealed on the podcast that the Lakers are preparing to let James play another season, and it is best to hold a retirement tour like Kobe and Jabbar, even if it delays a season.

In fact, it can be seen from James' renewal this year that there was a huge conflict of ideas between him and the management, and the various departure information released by his agent Ritchie Paul all imply that the team's plan is inconsistent with James' personal plan. Markstan said the Lakers and James did not discuss anything beyond next season, and the Lakers hoped that he would retire and end the relationship cleanly. James obviously wants to continue playing, which is his right. The Lakers will not give him an annual salary of more than 50 million yuan. The only possibility of staying in the team is a significant salary cut.

It is obvious that the Lakers management wants to make a decision in advance and will not bet on James, who is about to be 41. James's body and beliefs are saying that he can continue to compete. Earlier, he said that he wanted to bring his second son to the NBA, and James himself is more inclined to stay in the Lakers. The exposure and commercial value here are incomparable to other teams. If Brownie was selected by the small ball market, he would never have the fame he is now, not to mention that James has bought three luxury houses here. But the Lakers also have to consider the reality, and it is impossible to influence the team with James' personal plan.

To put it simply, the Lakers are forcing James to choose one of two, either to reduce their salary and stay at the team, or to leave the team after the end of this season, and the core of the team has become Doncic.