Since James's remarks during the All-Star Game, the contradiction between lakers management and James has intensified. James is clearly disappointed by the team's inaction by the trade deadline, and management is struggling to throw the pot at James.
During the All-Star Game, James revealed two key messages: the door back to the Cavaliers was not closed, and the last season will be spent with his son, both of which more or less smelled of leaving the Lakers.
James' purpose in saying these words was certainly not to provide fodder for reporters, and the whole thing was triggered by Pelinka doing nothing before the trade deadline. According to Pelinka herself, he and James and Brow agreed on the point of not moving until the trade deadline.
But soon sources on James's side came out to refute the rumors that the "consensus" did not exist, and James and Davis did not agree in advance to accept a quiet trade deadline.
There was news that James wanted the Lakers to trade Wall with the first round + Westbrook, but soon A-Smith refuted it by quoting James agent Paul Fu: That's a damn lie, that's not true, it never happened.
Have you noticed that the fact that Wei Shao came to the Lakers has gradually become a matter for James alone, as if James dominated Wei Shao's transaction. But is this really the case? James wanted to join forces with Wei Shao last summer, but without the consent of the management, without Jenny's nod, can Wei Shao come over?
James wanted more people, James wanted DeRozan, and then Lakers management made it clear that they wouldn't give DeRozan a three-year contract. James wanted Caruso, but lakers management didn't want to spend more money to keep Caruso.
James once wanted Tyrone Lue to be the head coach, and even gave Tyrone Lu a birthday in the days when the Lakers decided on the head coach. The world knows james and Tyrone Lue want to work together again, but what did the Lakers management do?
Tylen Lue wanted a long contract, but the Lakers didn't give it because the Lakers were worried that Tyrone Lue was just a coach who would coach James, and if James left, Tyrone Lu would be useless.
The reason for not wanting Tyronn Lu also includes that the Lakers don't want James to be too powerful, so basically they don't want Tylen Lue at the root. Now Tyrone Lu has proven not only that he can coach superstars, but also that role players can play well under him.
The Lakers management is keen on infighting, as we all know, this is a family where brothers and sisters can openly tear up, and at the end of the younger brother's power, in order to disgust the sister, deliberately signed two garbage contracts, so that the Lakers are in a long-term downturn.
Unlike other bosses who do the hand-throwing, the Bass family needs to always ensure that the Lakers are under their control, that all the operations of the team have to listen to them, and that the president and general manager are just them finding puppets.
Once the head coach and general manager under the hand have the idea of going further, the Lakers will immediately kick away. Riley, who led the Lakers to play "show time", walked like this, West walked like this, and zen master also walked like this.
And the Lakers did something not long ago, which is to completely show the ugly face of the management. They sent a text message to West's wife canceling the lifetime season pass that Jerry Bass had promised west years ago.
They didn't even have the courage to text West, who said, "I had a terrible relationship with the Lakers, and I still don't know why." Maybe I should play elsewhere than at the Lakers, so that at least someone will appreciate how much I've given and someone will care about me. ”
This kind of bird does everything to hide the rabbit dead dog cooking thing, the Lakers management has done too much. When the Lakers were in crisis, they asked Magic Johnson to be president, and when the Lakers didn't make the playoffs, they quickly kicked out the Magicians as a scapegoat.
Now that the Lakers have failed this season, the management has clearly found the next scapegoat, that is, James. Westbrook plays poorly? That's what James got; the team line-up is relegated? That's what James agreed to.
When Pelinka was Kobe Bryant's agent, he was good at doing things behind his back and using the media to frame people, so he also offended many people, so now that he is the general manager of the Lakers, everyone takes the Lakers as a wrongdoer.
There is no doubt that James' management relationship with the Lakers has reached its lowest point, he signed up to a two-year, $97.1 million contract in the offseason this year, and by the time the contract expires next year, the biggest contract he can get is $151.3 million for three years.
Will James renew his contract? At least this year I think the odds are slim. The Lakers can kick away West and the Magician, and in the future they may also kick away James, unloading and killing donkeys.