On February 24, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season will resume tomorrow. In recent days, Lakers star James has been the focus of media and fans. During All-Star Weekend, James said his future was fraught with uncertainty, leading to speculation that he was preparing to leave the Lakers.
Earlier today, Shams Charania spoke about James' situation on the TV show The Pat McAfee Show, saying: "The Westbrook deal is currently a failure. All I'm seeing at the moment is certain frustrations, and I spoke with Ritchie Paul and he said there's no problem between him and the Lakers, no problems between their agency team and Pelinka, no problems between James and the Lakers. Richie Paul is the kind of agent who has a history of making statements under his real name, so if he's convinced of something, he's not afraid to say it outright. ”
Shams continued: "In my personal opinion, I don't think James will leave the Lakers for the Cavaliers. Will he retire as a member of the Cavaliers on a one-day contract in the future? This is certainly possible. But so far, James still plans to be a Lakers player, and he will do the same for the foreseeable future. Having said that, he inevitably gets a little frustrated, and it just so happens that this year's All-Star Weekend is happening in Cleveland again. ”
Shams then talked about the Lakers, saying: "I'm sure James and Davis have taken on a heavy responsibility this season, and the progress has not been as good as they expected, and the team's lineup structure is far from what they expected." So that's what you're seeing now. When people expect them to be a championship and their goals are the same, everyone is likely to take the blame. ”
So far, the Lakers have a record of only 27 wins and 31 losses, ranking 9th in the West, 1.5 wins behind the 8th place Clippers in the West and 6th place behind the Nuggets in the West. James averaged 36.8 minutes per game this season, averaging 29.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block, shooting 52.2% from the field and 35.3% from three-point range!