Beijing time on February 24/ news
Recently, there has been a lot of talk about james and the Lakers' discord, Lakers reporter Bill Oram revealed that James forced the Lakers to trade, and his influence on the team has long surpassed that of Kobe Bryant; Lake notes also revealed that James and his agent Rich Paul have long controlled the Lakers, and the current situation between the two sides is very tense, and an insider compared it to the beginning of a war.
ESPN star Windhorst is even more blunt that the Lakers may have to trade James this summer; after Windhorst reported that James was very unhappy that the Lakers did not reach any signings on the trade deadline, during the All-Star Game, James publicly stated that the door to return to the Cavaliers has never been closed and only wants to play with Brownie in the final year of his career, which is a way for him to be dissatisfied with the team.
Has James's relationship with the Lakers broken down? Shams debunked the rumors, he said on the show: "I talked to Ritchie Paul and he said there was no problem between him and the Lakers, no problems between Klutch Sports and Pelinka (GM of the Lakers), and no problems between LeBron and the Lakers. ”
Shams also said: "I personally don't think LeBron James will jump from the Lakers to the Cavaliers, and from everything I've been told, his plan is to become a Lakers in the foreseeable future."
So far this season, the 37-year-old James has played 41 games for the Lakers, averaging 29.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block in 36.8 minutes per game, and his annual salary this season is $41.18 million, and his annual salary next season is $44.47 million.