The NBA All-Star Game has been completed, compared to the james team and Durant team wins and losses, James himself in the interview, to leave the Lakers to become a hot spot of fan attention, James revealed in an interview, he is likely to leave the Lakers in the future, may join the Cavaliers for the third time, and all these conditions are based on who Brownie was selected in the 2024 draft period, he is willing to join the brownni team for the sake of his children, this word gives the Lakers a great difficulty in management.
James is 37 years old this year, his contract is expiring next season, this season he can still contribute 29.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.6 steals, the full-powered James is still the hottest star in the league, in the All-Star Game, he is the key killer, let the fans see James's strength again, and James is one of the indispensable players on the road to the Lakers to rush to the championship, but also the team's popularity and traffic guarantee. The Lakers left James to become Pelinka's main task, combined with James's interview, we analyze together, how to make James the lakers.
In fact, the main reason why James said such a thing is that the overall strength of the Lakers this season is too weak, last season the team barely entered the playoffs through the playoffs, the offseason Pelinka through crazy operations, recruited a large number of veterans such as Westbrook, Howard, Anthony, Jordan Jr., etc. The core lineup composed of Westbrook, Davis, and James is not successful, the team lacks young players, lacks vitality, resulting in the Lakers' record plummeting, currently falling to the 9th in the West, with Davis's injury, It is likely that the team can not enter the playoffs, in this case, before the trade deadline, Pelinka did not move, chose to buy out the market and the free market, and did not choose to trade players such as Westbrook and Tucker Jr., there was no change, and it also indicated that the Lakers relied on the current lineup to complete the next game, and they have proved through 60 games that this lineup is completely unsuitable for James, so they have the idea of James leaving.
The Lakers want to keep James, first, the offseason must be changed, whether it is a trade less, or a lineup change, to let James see the Lakers' efforts and changes in the lineup, to give James the hope of winning the championship, he will not think about leaving the Lakers.
Second, choose Brownie, James clearly stated that Brownie joined which team, he chose to join, which can be seen that James wants to use his own fame to improve Brownie's draft ranking, the current Brownie's predicted draft pick is the end of the first round or the beginning of the second round, and the Lakers' 2024 first-round pick was given to the Pelicans when trading Davis, the second-round pick was given to the Grizzlies, and the Lakers want to get Brownie, they have to trade to get the draft pick in 2024, which is a test of Pelinka's operational ideas. Sending away veterans in exchange for draft picks is a good choice.
Third: promise James more retirement arrangements, James can complete the early renewal with the Lakers on August 5 this year, so whether the Lakers can renew the contract early in the offseason has become the key, the Lakers can follow other teams, give James shares, let James fully integrate into the management of the Lakers, so that all the future operations of the Lakers, so that James has a certain say, participate in the management of the team, James naturally will not leave the Lakers.
No matter which of the Lakers' three methods is used, the Cavaliers cannot steal James. If the Lakers choose to build a team around Davis in the offseason, they can also trade James away, and use his last value in exchange for immediate combat strength and draft picks, and the Lakers can directly rebuild successfully.