James has been out of the woods this season and was expected to be a scoring champion, but he could only give up because of injuries. Just after the end of the regular season, rumors about James's transfer are everywhere, which can also be understood, after all, James's traffic is too large, the topic heat is also the first, do not bring the content to James, really did not read.
However, in the editor's analysis, James's retirement in the Lakers is very likely, what return to the Cavaliers retirement, more wishful thinking, this is meaningless. James has already put the focus of his career and family on Los Angeles, he chose here, but also looked at the super market here, there is no reason to toss in the final stage. He should have everything, and the honors will be more natural, otherwise he will forcibly take the scoring king this year.
The Lakers have never lacked superstars in their history, and a total of 11 players have retired jerseys in history. James has not played for the Lakers for a long time, but if he retires from the Lakers, will the team hold a jersey retirement ceremony for him, Xiaobian thinks it will.
From the perspective of team contribution alone, James is certainly inferior to West, Johnson, Kobe Bryant and others. But he has contributed just as much, at least he has won the championship, and that's enough. The most important thing is that his commercial value is huge, and with him in it, the team is making a lot of money. Although the Lakers are not bad money, but no one will make more money, just because of James, in just a few years, the Lakers market value has risen by nearly 2 billion US dollars, which is really no lower contribution than taking the championship. The NBA is ultimately a business league, and James is doing it to the extreme.
In terms of playing time, James is short, but there are people who have experienced similarly before him, or retired jerseys. Chamberlain also played 5 seasons and won the championship for the Lakers once. However, his commercial contribution is far less than that of James, Chamberlain is retired as a jersey, so to James, there is no problem.
So as long as James retires at the Lakers, with his personal honor, historical status, and team contribution, the retired jersey is a nail in the coffin, what do you think?