NBA reporter Sam Amick reported that James is considering not renewing the contract with Lakers in advance during this offseason. After the end of this season, James has only one year left in his contract with the Lakers, with a salary of $44.4 million next season. During this offseason, James is eligible to renew a two-year, $97.1 million early contract renewal with the Lakers. Once the contract is renewed successfully, James' salary will reach 142 million in the next three years.
37 years old and can sign 142 million in 3 years. James will become the first person in NBA history. Not many NBA players can play until they are 37 years old. Players like Anthony , Iguodala , etc., who are over 37 years old, can only get a basic salary contract. James can sign 142 million in three years, and the Lakers hope that he will sign, but he is considering whether to sign. This is the only one in NBA history.
NBA players, as long as they can sign a contract, they are all about how long the contract is, and they pursue the security of getting the bag. For example, when , the Brother Brow , signed a maximum salary of 190 million yuan in five years when they renewed their contract in 2020. Signing a long contract has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that no matter whether the condition becomes worse or the injury is later, you will definitely get the money you signed with the contract. Wiggins , Wall , Westbrook because he signed a long contract. After that, even if his condition declined, he would get a penny of money he should get. The disadvantage is that it will lose flexibility. For example, , Harden and signed a long contract with the Rockets, and last season he took a lot of effort to leave the Rockets.
And for most players, making money is the most important thing, and maintaining flexibility is not that important. Harden refused to renew his contract with Nets for 3 years and 161 million yuan in advance during the offseason last year. As a result, his condition declined this season, and I guess he began to regret it.
Since leaving Knight in 2010, James has left room for flexibility and freedom when renewing his contract. James's courage to do this is due to his confidence in his body. As it turns out, James' strategy is very successful. Because of the flexibility of the contract, James can freely change the team. Heat, , Cavaliers and Lakers won the championship, and it did not delay him from getting the maximum salary.
James likes life in Los Angeles very much. The reason why he refuses to renew his contract with the Lakers in advance is because the Lakers' future is not optimistic.
The Lakers missed the playoffs this season, the team's lineup was aging, and Westbrook's one-year, 47 million premium contract to be processed in the offseason. There are not many first-round picks available for trading, and the team's management is also in a mess. James also wants to continue to win the championship and chase Jordan , and it is obviously difficult for the Lakers to achieve this goal.
U.S. media reported that given that James does not intend to renew his contract with the Lakers in advance, the Lakers may consider trading him to avoid leaving the team freely after James' contract expires. " San Francisco Chronicle " reporter Grant Marek reported that the Warriors and the head of the dream - Green hopes that the Warriors can recruit James. If the Lakers agree to the transaction, the Warriors can give Wiggins, , Wiseman, , and Kumingga, trading plans for 2 first-round picks.
James revealed in an interview that the player he most hopes to cooperate with is Curry . Curry renewed a long contract with the Warriors in the offseason last year, and went to the Warriors for the end of their lives. If James wants to join forces with Curry, he can only join the Warriors.
Chasing Dreams - Green and James are the same agent, and at the same time Chasing Dreams - Green also admires James very much. He once publicly called for Kehl. When James became the historical scoring champion, he had to go to the scene to witness. So it is normal for Green to help the Warriors recruit James.
This transaction can be said to be the need for each. James joins the Warriors and can fight side by side with Curry to strive for the fifth championship in his career. The Lakers won two No. 1 picks and one second place, and there were 2 first round picks. They could not only build a team around Davis to compete for the playoffs , but also choose to send Davis away Davis to start the reconstruction mode.
