In the past decade or so in the NBA league, there have been more and more examples of stars competing for the championship, and today, major teams are at least two or three giants to win the championship, and some teams even have 4 All-Star players. NBA competition is getting bigger and bigger, and if you don't team up to compete for the championship, the chances of winning the championship will be very slim. Lillard, for example, is eager to win a championship, but he is reluctant to leave Portland, so his chances of staying with the Blazers are very low. Lillard's four-year $198 million contract, and two years away, he extended his two-year, $122 million contract with the Blazers in advance, with an annual salary of more than $60 million, how tempting. $272 million in 5 years, goodbye Lakers! Super top salary is king, and Doncic is saying goodbye to championships.
For the Los Angeles Lakers, their most important signing target this summer offseason is Kyrie Irving. James has wanted Irving to join more than once, but the Lakers do not have enough salary space, and Nets owner Tsai Chongxin refused to trade Irving to the Lakers in order to "disgust" Irving. In the middle of this season, Irving joined the Mavericks through a trade, and Doncic and Irving formed a strong championship duo. However, with the addition of Irving, the Lone Ranger's record ranking did not rise but fell. Before Irving's arrival, the Lone Ranger's record ranked fourth in the West, and after Irving's arrival, the Lone Ranger's record slipped from fourth to 11th, and the Eastern European combination missed the playoffs and playoffs.
NBA Hall of Fame Stein reported that Kyrie Irving has always said he wants to renew his contract to stay with the Lone Ranger, because Cuban had verbally promised Irving to give Irving at least a 4-year maximum salary contract before the trade. Irving can extend his maximum salary with the Lone Ranger for up to 5 years and $272 million this summer, and even if Cuban only gives a 3+1 contract, Irving can get a big contract of at least 4 years and $217 million. Other teams can only give Irving a four-year, $201 million contract at most. So, the Lakers want to recruit Irving, and the chances are slim. Moreover, Irving instead wants to recruit James to join the Lone Ranger to form a super trio combination of James + Irving + Doncic.
NBA Hall of Fame Shams and Woj jointly reported that Irving has contacted James, he wants to recruit James to play for the Lone Ranger, and Irving hopes that the Lone Ranger management will trade to bring in James to form the "Jen Eastern Europe" Big Three. NBA Hall of Fame reports that Irving is unlikely to join the Lakers because the Lone Ranger could offer Irving a larger contract. Lone Ranger reporters have previously reported that the first task of the Lone Ranger owner and management this summer offseason is to renew Irving's contract, first to help Doncic identify an All-Star helper.
As things stand, the Lakers and James want Irving to join the Lakers to form the Big Three, while Irving and the Lone Rangers hope to recruit James to form a Big Three team to win the championship (digging each other). James + Doncic + Irving, this group of Big Three all need the ball in hand, who wants to sacrifice the ball? American media NBA expert reporters and fans have big doubts about the compatibility of the "Jen Eastern Europe" Big Three, the Lone Ranger to make a big deal simply not enough chips, coupled with the Lakers team Zhan Mei combination led the team to the Western Conference Finals, the possibility of Old Jen applying for a trade to leave the Lakers is almost 0. So, Irving's recruitment of James is just a joke and simply impossible to achieve.
5 years of $272 million, goodbye to the Lakers, Irving's own choice has been very clear, he will not choose to join the Lakers, only the super top salary is king. Now, Lone Ranger owner Cuban wants to give Irving a top salary and then form a team around Doncic and Irving. However, fans are generally not optimistic about the Eastern European combination, and everyone believes that if Irving's super top salary is extended to stay with the team, then Doncic will basically bid farewell to the championship in the next few years. Now there are many garbage contracts for the Lone Ranger: Bellstein (33 million in 2 years), Hardaway Jr. (35 million in 2 years), Kleber (33 million in 3 years), Block (10.5 million) and others are all premium contracts.
The Lakers aren't a good fit for drastic roster changes right now, with the likes of Reeves, Hachimura and Vanderbilt all being a good fit for James and Bushybrows. Therefore, since the Lakers can't get Irving, they should sign through a trade, repair the lineup, and strive to poach some defensive titans to help James win the championship. What the Lakers need most right now is a defensive center, a strong 3-D guard. Russell may be waived, and the Lakers want a strong guard who can play tough games in the playoffs.