LeBron James talked about his future and important statements in an interview, but this may not be good news for the Lakers.
Compared with the past in response to the question of retirement, James can be said to be the first time to clarify his retirement plan, although James did not disclose exactly which team he intends to retire, but James admitted his strong desire to compete with his son:
"My last season will be playing with my son," James said, "wherever brownies are, I'm going to go, I'm going to do everything I can to play with my son for a season, and the contract salary won't be a problem." ”
Brownie James, who is still a high school student, will not qualify for the draft until 2024, and james' current contract with the Lakers will end in the 2022-23 season.
So will James sign a one-year contract extension with the Lakers in the 2023-24 season? And will the Lakers really be willing to give up getting brownies in some way in the 2024 draft and convince James to stay on the team? There's also the question of whether the Lakers are really willing to waste money and assets for James, who is over 40 years old by then?
More notably, in this interview, James also revealed the possibility of his return to the Cavaliers, and James bluntly said that the "door to his return to the Cavaliers has not been closed", which also hints at the possibility that James has the possibility of returning to the Cavaliers to end his career.
James' claims have caused a lot of debate, and fans believe that taking the Brownie off any team will be a gamble:
"If you want LeBron James, 42, to play a season for you, take off his son, who may not reach the heights of the NBA."
There are also fans who have pointed out the "conspiracy theory" that the Lakers, who are struggling with their current performance, are preparing to take down the Brownies:
"So that's why we played so badly, the Lakers struggled so much, so they could pick the Brownies in the draft, and that's all part of the plan."
No matter what kind of performance James can maintain at that time or which team he is playing for, his whereabouts will attract attention from the outside world.