On May 6, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. Famous commentator A-Smith made a surprising statement in yesterday's show, he pointed out that the Lakers should trade James, and this remark caused an uproar and triggered a huge discussion.
Earlier today, famed journalist Sam Amick wrote about the situation with James and the Lakers. He noted that if James ultimately decides not to renew his contract with the Lakers in August, Jenny Bass won't think his desire to finish the final season of his contract is a reason to consider trading him. In this case, there will be very normal doubts, if James is allowed to sign other teams in the summer of 2023, the Lakers will be empty-handed, which is a very ideal situation. But despite this, all indications are that as long as the relationship with James is still in a good position, the Lakers can accept this way of dealing with it year by year.
James wants to keep the openness of his contract options open. He has made it clear that he wants to play with his son Brownie with him. But on Jenny Bath's side, the Lakers won't ask James to make any long-term commitments to protect him from being traded. The more important factor in this matter is James' trust and satisfaction with their partnership. That's seen internally by the Lakers as key to their shared future, but if James is unhappy with the status quo, that's a different story.
In addition, the Los Angeles Times Lakers reporter Dan Woike also talked about the matter, James is not just a player, his stadium culture dominates every aspect of your team. The Lakers will have very little chance of matching James, and if they do, the Lakers won't get young cornerstone players like Tatum, Doncic, Morant, and they may face the choice of accepting second- and third-tier stars with draft picks, or some potential young players in return, but these are not the kind of players who can keep the Lakers in the championship competition map.