5 years and $45 million! Redick renews his contract early, James is free to advance and retreat, and Brownie has a promising future

The new NBA season is getting closer and closer, and the Lakers are full of good news. First of all, the US media has classified 30 teams in the new season. The Lakers, the Clippers, Rockets, and Timberwolves rank second (there is hope for the championship), second only to the Thunder, Nuggets, Knicks and Cavaliers in the first (the favorite to compete for the championship). Secondly, US media ESPN released the top 10 top 10 players in the new season, with Doncic ranking third and James ranked 8th. The Lakers are the only team in the league with two stars in the top 10 top 10 stars. In the words of Pelinka in the Lakers Finals, the Lakers believe that having two stars, James + Luca, is an important moment for the team. The Lakers will continue to do everything they can to win the 18th championship trophy in team history. But then again, winning the championship requires the right time, place and people. The Lakers only have hope of winning the championship in the new season, but the most urgent task is to transform. It is time for James to hand over the torch to Doncic!

Before the start of the new season, the Lakers quietly completed a major contract renewal, which is of great significance! At the new season press conference held by the Lakers, Pelinka revealed that the Lakers and Redick reached an early contract renewal. As we all know, Redick is a rookie coach who just signed a four-year long-term contract with the Lakers with an annual salary of about $8 million last summer. Last season, Redick led the Lakers to a record of 50 wins and 32 losses, ranking third in the Western Conference and won numerous praises; but in the playoffs, the Lakers were tragically "black six" by the Timberwolves 1-4, which also exposed Redick's weaknesses of insufficient coaching experience, on-the-spot command and adaptability. In the words of fans, Redick can get along with the players at a young age, but he is not yet qualified to be the head coach of the championship team.

According to follow-up reports from the NBA famous reporter Shams, Redick signed a two-year early contract renewal contract with the Lakers. The cooperation between the two parties will continue until 2029-30, Redick will spend US$45 million in the next five years! According to statistics, Redick is the first head coach to reach a contract extension with the Lakers after Jackson, the Lakers meritorious coach. In the past 15 years, head coaches such as Brown, D'Anthony, Scott, Walton, Vogel, Hamm have been doing it all in one go with the Lakers. Even Vogel, who led the Lakers to win the park championship, has not received the renewal of the contract like Reddick. To take a step back, with Redick having three years left in four years, why are the Lakers so anxious to renew his contract in advance? In my opinion, there may be three reasons.

First, the Lakers recognized Redick's performance in the rookie season. The regular season record of No. 3 in the Western Conference was far beyond expectations. It was helpless to be beaten by the Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs. It was really difficult to match the tall and big wolves in terms of size; secondly, Doncic just signed a three-year, $165 million maximum salary contract with the Lakers during the offseason. The Lakers introduced functional puzzles such as Ayton, Laravia, and Smart while retaining the main rotation. The Lakers have every reason to make a comeback; finally, the Lakers are in the transition period from the James era to the Doncic era, and Redick needs to consolidate the locker room. The Lakers also believe that Redick can grow up with Doncic in the past and lead the Lakers to the championship. NBA famous reporter Shams pointed out incisively: Redick's coaching period continued to the post-James era, and he belongs to the team's future core plan!

Doncic and Redick completed early contract renewals, but James failed to reach a contract renewal with the Lakers during the offseason. James executed the player option of 52.63 million US dollars in the last year and started his 23rd season of his career. This will be the first time James has carried a contract that "expires after the game". James is far from the last dance season. Pelinka made the statement in an interview. He said bluntly: I sincerely hope that James can end his career as a Lakers player. That will be a perfect story, but we give James absolute respect and let him decide that he wants to play for a few more years. This is what he deserves. According to the NBA famous reporter Shams, James did not participate in the Lakers' operations during the offseason. His focus is only on this season. His future depends on the Lakers' performance!

James can go on the battlefield lightly, advance and retreat freely, and control his own destiny - he can go to the Lakers to renew his contract and assist Doncic in the championship, and retreat can make decisions 4, such as returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers to end his NBA career! James and the Lakers have no obligation to each other. James won an NBA championship and an NBA Cup championship for the Lakers. The Lakers allowed James to fulfill his dream of playing on the same stage. Brownie may be his only bond and concern in the Lakers! The Lakers selected Brownie with the No. 55 draw and gave him a four-year contract of $7.9 million, with the last year being the team's option! Many people are worried that if James retires or leaves the Lakers, will Brownie's NBA career path become narrower and narrower?

First of all, we must admit the fact that Brownie does not have the talent of James, and he will not become a superstar like James! In the rookie season, Brownie played 27 games for the Lakers, averaging 6.7 minutes per game, scoring 2.3 points + 0.7 rebounds + 0.8 assists + 0.3 steals + 0.1 blocks, and his performance was really unsatisfactory! But it is undeniable that the Lakers did not encourage the growth of Brownie because he was James' son, and Brownie did not live in panic because he was James' son. Brownie also has the excellent qualities of humility and hard work that are rare in the second generation of stars. In the words of James' personal trainer, becoming James' son is not something Brownie can choose. It is also bad under the aura of his father. However, he has been working hard to be himself and is expected to reach his peak within 1-2 years and become a qualified sixth man and defender. The future is promising! Fans, what do you think about this? Let me leave me a comment and discuss it.