Once again, missing the playoffs, has James won or lost in the Lakers' four years?

On April 6, the Spurs beat the Nuggets, the Lakers lost to the Suns, the Lakers' 2021-22 season has "ended", and the remaining 3 games are all "garbage time".

From full of hope, to life hanging in the balance, to finally despair, the Lakers' 2021-22 season step by step to the abyss of failure, the playoff door is completely closed, and the Lakers are hanging their heads outside the door.

This is the fourth season of James's Lakers career, starting 12 years ago, James's career has entered a four-year cycle stage, four years in the Heat, four years to return to the Cavaliers, and now the fourth year in the Lakers has ended.

James Heat four years, four finals, two championships.

James Cavaliers four years, four finals, one championship.

The James Lakers have been in four years, one championship, one first round, and two playoffs.

Also with a four-year judging cycle, James's achievements in the Lakers are far less than in the Heat and Cavaliers period, although there is a crown protector, but the two missed playoffs are very crotch, the old Zhan NBA career a total of 4 times did not play in the playoffs, the Lakers career accounted for half.

Not as good as the Heat and the Knights period is certain, but "inferior" equals "failure"?

When James came to Los Angeles in 2018, winning the championship was no longer his primary concern. If going to the Heat in 2010 was a pure basketball decision, the 2014 Back Cavaliers added the feeling of "returning home", and joining the Lakers in 2018 is a life and business consideration.

In the 2017 offseason, Irving made a transfer application to the Cavaliers, James found the team owner Gilbert, hoping to retain Irving, Gilbert's condition is that James extend the contract until after 2018, the elder Zhan refused this request, Gilbert gave up the effort to persuade Irving, has accumulated the idea of rebuilding the draft.

James had envisioned that with his contribution to the Cavaliers, he could get a part of the Cavaliers' equity and become a shareholder of the team after retiring, but Gilbert never gave such a hint, and did not promise to give James the same treatment in the future as the Lakers' late owner Jerry Bass gave the "Magician" shares, which also made the old Zhan feel satisfied.

After becoming a free agent in 2018, James and his family discussed the team's choices, and his wife and children told The Elder That he would either stay in Cleveland or go to Los Angeles, and that Philadelphia and Houston, where invitations were issued to James, did not need to be considered. The family loves the sunny beach in Los Angeles and is optimistic about the educational environment there, and James considers from the perspective of basketball that the level of basketball in Southern California is conducive to the growth of his son Brownie.

In addition to family factors, there is also a business environment, James's SpringHill Entertainment Company is based in Los Angeles, and has partnered with Warner Bros., and his two important business partners, Marvyk Carter and Richie Paul, have moved to Los Angeles. In 2015 and 2017, James, who was still playing for the Cavaliers at the time, bought two properties in Los Angeles to prepare for the next move.

During the 2017-18 season, James' agent Rich Paul appeared at the Lakers' home court several times, becoming the guest of team owner Jenny Bass, rich Paul's client Pope signed with the Lakers in 2017 and received an annual salary of $17 million.

James' four years at the Lakers, family and business goals have been achieved, Brownie as a four-star high school student, he received far more attention than five-star high school players, James's son's identity, Los Angeles sports and media environment, so that Brownie has more exposure opportunities.

James is also soaring in the business field, backed by hollywood, the entertainment industry "big tree", James's only Subsidiary SpringHill Entertainment Company has a soaring market value has exceeded the $700 million mark. James's talk show is also quite popular, just on the day the Lakers playoffs are out, the injured old Zhan also made a wave of publicity for the show on social media.

James, who has a good life and a good business, the 2020 championship is closer to the "accident" joy. As Anthony Davis' agent, Rich Paul forced the Celtics to withdraw from the deal negotiations with the Pelicans with a thick eyebrow brother who would not renew his contract, completing the Jameel City reunion.

Zhan Meidu has maintained a stable and healthy state in the 2019-20 season, and the closed park environment of the rematch has made James's leadership role a more prominent competitive advantage for the Lakers, when the players of other teams return to their respective rooms after training, games or meals, James takes his teammates to walk and chat, to form a team game game, and bring everyone together. With zhan mei basic disc, tall, 3D equipped lineup conditions, the Lakers will pull the offensive and defensive strength to the top of the league.

James became the only player in NBA history to win the championship in three teams and was elected the MVP of the Finals, the honor integration of 4+4+4, and the accumulation of data of 37000+10000+10000 made the historical position of the old Jan League sit on the second.

So, did James lose four years with the Lakers?

So, the Lakers lost? Not making the playoffs in four years was bad, but the Lakers went home after five consecutive years of regular season before James arrived, setting a record for the worst team ever won just 17 games in a single season.

In those days, jenny Bass and Jim Bass's palace fight made the Lakers miasma, the old Buzz in the will stipulates that if the family members do not perform well in the position of the Lakers boss, they can be removed through the family shareholders' meeting, Jenny is using this clause to squeeze Out Jim, but she took over a mess, Jim retaliated before stepping down to Give Mozgov and Ruhr Deng a big contract, destroying the Lakers' salary space, and also joined hands with big brother Johnny Bass and Jenny to fight a lawsuit, At that time, the Lakers were not a popular team with superstars.

James's arrival fills the gap in the lakers' superstar, and his victory in 2020 has allowed Jenny to sit in the position of team owner, and the Lakers have waited for this championship for ten years, and finally reappeared brilliantly after Jenny took power, which is the most convincing achievement in the family palace fight.

James has brought much more than a golden trophy to the Lakers, but also a source of money. James played for the Lakers for his first year, and although he failed to make it to the playoffs, the team made a profit of $178 million, which is the Lakers' team history record. In the lakers' second year, that is, the championship season, although the Lakers caused a loss of ticket revenue due to the suspension and closure of the park, there is still a profit of 155 million. In the 2020-21 season, due to the local epidemic prevention requirements in Los Angeles, the Lakers spent most of their time in empty games, even so, their income is still the first in the league, and their profits are third.

Most NBA team owners invest in basketball as a side hustle, while the Bass family is the main business, and with James, the ability to absorb money is guaranteed.

In business, did the Lakers lose?

Of course, although the professional basketball business is a business, basketball is not just a business, the essence is still competitive sports, with victory and defeat as the basis for judging. James has a crown in four years with the Lakers, is it worth blowing?

Of the NBA's 30 teams, 11 have not won a championship so far, and the top two in this season's record list, the Suns and Grizzlies, are both titles with zero. The Celtics and Lakers are both tied for the first place in NBA history with 17 championships, and even if the green shirts with such a brilliant championship resume, they have only won one championship since 1986 in 2008.

The championship is the product of the subjective and objective conditions in place, how easy it is to talk about.

The glow of a crown may not completely cover the darkness of not making the playoffs twice, but two failures cannot erase that success. James's four years at the Lakers could not get rid of the success or failure controversy, and the controversy began when he was a high school student, and the old Zhan was used to it.

Fortunately, James's contract with the Lakers still has one season, and he has the opportunity to make up for the regrets left in the previous four years, and it is unknown whether James can do it, after all, it will be his 20th season in the NBA.

But if there's anyone who can still give the team hope of revival in the 20th year of their career, it's James.