The Lakers hope James will retire on a tour! But the latter still wants to continue playing. Fu Paul stated that he was suspected of saying goodbye letter

On July 3, the NBA entered the offseason. In response to recent rumors and discussions between the Lakers and James, famous reporter Sam Amick revealed that the Lakers hope that James will hold a retirement tour next season, but James is still eager to continue playing.

According to previous reports, James decided to implement the player option for next season, and he will play in his 21st season and his 8th season with the Lakers. However, with the Lakers changing management and other reasons, James and the Lakers are not in a pleasant situation. James' agent Ritchie Paul even said bluntly: I hope the Lakers can consider James' feelings at the same time. For this reason, there are many speculations about whether James retires or seeks a deal.

In response, Sam Amick, a reporter from The Athletic, said on the podcast "Rich Paul's statement may be a farewell letter. I mentioned the wording of that statement. Only time can tell whether it is a farewell letter. Maybe many years later, when we look back on the past, it will eventually be considered a farewell letter. I don't know how to interpret it. I think he is investigating options, but he doesn't have many choices. Based on the current labor-management agreement, even James can't just wave his wand and go where he wants to go.

Then Sam Amick continued: "I always think that action is better than words. The Lakers have not discussed any prospects for renewals with James beyond this season, and that's what they think of him now." That is, what they ideally should be that he declared his retirement and allowed them to host a retirement tour for him all year, which would be the best way to end the relationship. James is eager to continue playing, but the Lakers cannot continue to give him a $50 million annual salary. So I think he is observing everything at this time, studying everything, and then we will wait and see how things will develop. But the situation does seem a bit fragile and uncertain at the moment. ”

At the same time, another reporter, John Gambadoro, said this when talking about James when interacting with fans. According to sources close to James, after the playoffs ended last season, James wanted to leave the Lakers, and the Lakers also wanted him to leave. The source also said that he seemed uninterested when looking at James' performance in the playoffs. John Gambadorob also emphasized that most people know that his source is very reliable.

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