Although there are many regrets, but for the Lakers, out is out, competitive sports will always be accompanied by regrets, the Lakers need to focus on the present, they have too many free agents whose contracts have expired, and the Lakers are likely to usher in another lineup change next season, and James is the key.
James announces several decisions!
After a brief emotional recovery, James began to plan for his future. First, James said he will recover his fitness and then prepare for the U.S. men's basketball team's training camp in two months' time, and he will be confirmed to play in Paris this year. Obviously, this is what everyone expected.
In addition, James also announced through his personal social account that the podcast "Court Brain", which he co-hosted with Redick, will officially return tomorrow and will air its sixth episode, with the theme of "How the three-point shot changed all this". The show was previously off the air for a week because James was playing in the playoffs and Reddish took time to apply for the position of head coach of the Hornets.
In addition, there is the question that fans are most concerned about, the question of whether James will return. According to reports from several high-profile journalists, including Shams, James plans to return for another 2-3 seasons. However, in James' own words, he hasn't made a final decision yet, he's read a lot of reports, and now he'll return to the family and then make a final decision. Because he owes his family so much for his career. James said he has a 9-year-old daughter, a son who is about to enter his senior year of high school, and a son who may play in the professional league, all of which will influence James' career decisions.
The Lakers' first departure is basically confirmed!
Judging from various reports, although James has not yet given his attitude personally, fans really don't need to worry too much about whether he will appear in the NBA next season. In turn, the Lakers' strength is key. This offseason, the Lakers will face another upheaval, and management will be aggressive in the market, including trying to form a Big Three. But before that, the Lakers will have some other personnel changes, and the departure of their coach Darvin Ham is basically a sure thing.
I believe fans have seen all kinds of reports about Ham "extremely unlikely to return to the Lakers", all kinds of friction between Ham and thick eyebrows, James, and some reports of dissatisfaction with him within the Lakers, flooding social media after the Lakers were eliminated. And Ham himself said in an interview: "My two years of Lakers coaching career have been full of color. It seems that Hamm also foreshadowed his departure. In addition, according to NBA reporter Woj, he was told that while Ham's coach position was in jeopardy, the Lakers' choice of a new coach, salary was no longer an issue.
It seems that when the signing of coaches such as Monty, Popovich, and Spoelstra broke the salary of the coaching market, Kerr's annual salary reached 15 million, and even the Bucks signed Rivers to give a 3-year 40 million contract, and Ham's remaining 2-year 7 million contract was really cheap. However, due to the fact that the thick eyebrows almost exploded with Jokic in this round of the series, coupled with James's perseverance, the Lakers changed their minds, and salary is no longer the core issue that plagues them in hiring a new coach. As a result, the Lakers are not looking for a famous coach because of the problem of money, and the corresponding rumors are self-defeating. From a fan's point of view, no matter what kind of coach the Lakers hire, at least they won't have another coach who can't even figure out a timeout.
The Purple and Gold Army is full of sincerity, but James is very entangled!
In order to welcome back James, the Lakers have given great sincerity, including not going to find a more professional coach because of money, and at the same time trying to build a new Big Three lineup. As for James, on the one hand, the Lakers are willing to provide him with any form of maximum salary, including 164 million for 3 years, and the Lakers are also willing to select Bronny to promote the dream of James father and son on the same stage. In short, including the strength of the team and James's personal ideas, the Lakers will take care of it, and James has no reason to refuse such sincerity. But now the situation is different, due to the complete rise of the thick eyebrows, carrying the banner, coupled with the aggressiveness that the Lakers are about to show in the market, James is more focused on continuing to attack the championship than completing the father-son stage, according to the report, and even Bronny is willing to continue to try to chase the championship with the Lakers if he is drafted by other teams.