Shams: James wants to be &amp now; the Lakers want to be in the future. There must be some difficult dialogue between the two sides.

July 11th, famous reporter Shams was interviewed by SiriusXMNBARadio and talked about James' current position in the Lakers.

He said: "The moment the deal was reached, Davis and Doncic swapped, and it felt like Davis joined the Mavericks, a team that was determined to win the championship now. The team that got Doncic focused on the team's development in the next eight to ten years, which is indeed their vision. But you have to know that in Los Angeles, as the Lakers, the goal is to strive for the championship. In fact, that team remains competitive after the deal."

"I think this sets some expectations. Obviously, they are in the season. The first round of the playoffs was lost to the Timberwolves. So I think this offseason is like this from the Lakers' perspective - we know we have to solve the need for center position, we know we have to improve the lineup further. They lost Finney Smith, got DeAndre Ayton and Laravia. So they are still trying to think about how to compete and strive for the championship. We're waiting to see what further moves they can do. They may need another defender, another wing defensive player, similarly able to take on Finney - Smith's character, Laravia is another type of powerful player. "

" However, on the other hand, LeBron James is at this stage of his career, about to turn 41, and he hopes to fight for the championship next season. He has expressed this very clearly. His agent Ritchie Paul told me very directly that he wants a championship ring and a chance to compete for the championship. So, no matter he has a year, two or three years left in his career, he I want to be in that championship mode. And he clearly feels that the Lakers are more focused on the future. How to resolve the differences? "

"If one side feels that they want to compete for the championship, while the other side is just thinking about making plans for the future, but the latter will say 'We are also working hard to compete for the championship', then how should the two sides unify their ideas? I think this situation will gradually become clear in the next two months. And I firmly believe that there will definitely be some difficult dialogues in the end."