#Summer Life Season #The Lakers, who were eliminated in the Western Conference finals, have now entered the offseason, and they are bound to make up for it this offseason, and they will certainly appear in the trade rumors of major superstars, and even recently there was news that Irving plans to recruit James to the Lone Ranger.
James will definitely not go to the Lone Ranger, he still has a contract with the Lakers, although there are more team changes, he has never taken the initiative to apply for a trade during the contract period, at least he will play with the Lakers next season. Although he is 38 years old, when James' contract expires, the Lakers will definitely try to keep him, after all, the team will definitely make a lot of money when James retires.
But James' partner is different, and the Lakers are reportedly not interested in completing a three-year, $167.5 million early contract extension with Thick Brows, at least not this offseason. Wait first, what is the concept of 167.5 million in 3 years, close to 60 million a year, in terms of strength, thick eyebrows will definitely be able to take so much, but he is a glass attribute after all, maybe when he will be injured. The Lakers' approach is understandable, after all, after James retires, thick eyebrows cannot carry the banner. In the long run, once James retires, won't the Lakers become the Pelicans of the year? The idea of the lake pipe is no problem.
Moreover, thick eyebrows are also 30 years old, although he can still contribute 22+12 data per game, but health is really a problem, the Lakers suspended the extension of thick eyebrows, but also continue to observe and consider for the long term.
After playing four seasons with the Lakers and winning the championship in his first season, the Lakers extended him with a five-year, $190 million maximum salary contract. After the contract extension, the thick eyebrows began to suffer from injuries, missing a total of 114 games in the past three seasons, which is the main reason why the Lakers have not had a good record since winning the championship.
Bushy has two years left on his contract, including player options for the 2024-25 season. Given that James also has two years left on his contract, the Lakers must see James's intentions before going to other operations, if not, wait until James' contract ends, whether he retires or chooses to go to another team, the Lakers want to remain flexible in terms of salary.
Moreover, the Lakers did not really regard thick eyebrows as the core, and as soon as any heavyweight superstar entered the free market, the Lakers would always think of using thick eyebrows to exchange. So for thick eyebrows, he should not think that he is stable, if he can't stay healthy, maybe one day the Lakers will really trade him first.