During the Cleveland All-Star period, there were so many rumors about James! And James was asked in an interview whether he would return to the Cavaliers, and he did not deny it, which also made many Lakers fans feel uncomfortable! Subsequently, there was also news that the Lakers' management had fallen out with James and was likely to abandon James, but all this was a catch-all, and there was not much substantive evidence!
Recently, Brian Windhorst talked about James's comments on his possible future orientation during The All-Star Weekend, saying: "In my understanding, James doesn't really want to leave the Lakers, he wants the Lakers to be more active in improving the lineup this summer, and they didn't do anything at this year's trade deadline." He said a lot and did a lot in a retreating way! ”
Indeed, in fact, after James came to the Lakers, he did not seem to want to leave, and even many rumors that James had taken the Lakers as the last stop of his career. But he didn't hook anyone back to the Cavaliers during the All-Star Game, and said that he would be on the same team as his son Brownie in the final season, which made the Lakers a little dissatisfied!
This season, Zhan Huang has played so badly with the Lakers, and has not done anything unfavorable to the team, but has constantly united the team, and every game is done with all his might. He wants to get good results before he retires, so he needs the Lakers to be able to make some adjustments, and it is unlikely to compete for the championship with the existing lineup, which is obvious!
So maybe as Brian Windhorst said, James may not really want to leave the Lakers, but just want to stimulate the Lakers on the side, so that they can actively adjust and strive to complete the reinforcement this summer!