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James chose to execute the player option, but as hopes of winning the championship gradually fade, trading rumors are everywhere

LeBron James chose to renew his contract with the Lakers, a one-year contract, his 23rd season with a contract amount of more than $52 million, which will also be his eighth year in Los Angeles.

James achieved what he called his career last season with his son Brownie on the Lakers' field and helped Los Angeles into the playoffs as a partner of Luca Doncic.

He said the goal is still to win the championship, which is his main purpose of participating.

But even LeBron seems convinced that the best chance to win the championship will not be in Los Angeles.

According to his agent, James "knows that the Lakers are laying the foundation for the future. He understands that. But he values ​​real-life opportunities to win everything. We are very grateful for the eight-year partnership with Jeanie (Buss) and Rob (Pelinka) and think the Lakers are an important part of his career." There are a lot of signals contained in a series of sentences by Paul, who did not mention that James is part of the future or in the franchise. The neon tone of this snapshot shared by Paul hints that other teams James will be available—and interested.

If the Lakers do choose to trade James, then teams like Golden State Warriors (with restricted free agent Jonathan Cumingga under 25), Chicago Bulls (with Josh Gidey) and Philadelphia 76ers (with Rising Star Quentin Grimes) and draft capital may become the ideal trading partners for the Lakers.

The Warriors have invited Stephen Curry, Drummond Green and Jimmy Butler to shoot the NBA commercial. We all felt the brotherhood between James and Curry last summer in Paris and on the All-Star stage. Will the Golden State Warriors compete with those literal veterans? I see that this lineup can't stand the Thunder in a seven-game four-win series, let alone a seven-minute game.

Chicago has no competitiveness at all. Moving Gidey over, the player, while not a high scorer, is a point guard who can pass and catch rebounds, for the Bulls, it makes total sense if claiming and trading can bring a young core player who can partner with Kobe White and get the team off the edge of the playoffs.

Grimes is an interesting case, but also the kind of player who is more likely to attract teams outside of Philadelphia, simply because of Daryl Morey’s record in stacking superstars. Adding James at the end of Joel Embiid's career and Paul George was unsure after his knee surgery, the bunch of star combinations looked like a worthless deal for the Sixers.

Maybe you can imagine James in Memphis, but I'm not sure if this will happen. Will he play No. 2 or No. 3 for the Timberwolves? How much impact will this have on Minnesota?

James is not popular, the problem is that timing and number of people cannot be coordinated.

Of course, James may receive text messages from old friends Pat Rivers and Eric Spolstrah to invite him to party at South Beach. But which of these actions actually brings LeBron closer to achieving more championships he desires?

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