On July 13, Beijing time, 36-year-old James once again stated that no matter how long he can play, he hopes to end his career with the Lakers, and he wants to retire from the Lakers. James also revealed his retirement time, playing for at least another 4 years, and it is estimated that he will retire within 4-7 years. Let's recall James's current contract first. In the summer of 20 18, James chose to join the Los Angeles Lakers and signed a four-year contract with the Lakers for 65,438+54 million dollars. The deal was undoubtedly earthquake-rated at that time, and the contract was quite grand. But now looking at the whole league, this contract can only be regarded as value for money, even value for money! In the second year of coming to the Lakers, James led the team to bring the championship to the Lakers! At that time, the contract stipulated that the last year was a player option.

Since James was 34 years old at that time, James will be 37 years old in three seasons. James keeps the player option for the fourth year, and can choose to stay in the team or jump out of the contract according to his status, and then sign a pension contract. But last winter, the Lakers and James stopped renewing their contracts in advance. It is equivalent to James choosing to stay in the team for the fourth year and then playing for another season. In other words, James' previous four-year contract became five years. James' contract in the last two years is $85 million.

There is no doubt that James is the first person in the league. His talent, players and skills are enough to change a team. If it weren't for this year's injury, James would probably lead the team to the finals again! Few players can become a strong contender for the NBA championship at the age of 34 like James. Over the past few years, James's successors have changed batch after batch, but James is still the same James, and no one can replace him! Although James is getting older as time goes by, his strength is still one of the best in the league.

Then let's analyze the length of James' next contract and how many championships James can bring to the Lakers. James was 39 when the contract expired. According to James' current situation and performance, as long as James is not injured, it is not a problem to play for another two to three years, and three to four years is ok. Therefore, James is likely to continue to renew his contract by 3 plus 1 or 2 plus 1, and the last year is a player option. Personally, I think James may choose to be upright, and the contract will be smaller than the last one, at least even. We can see that the contract was not big when Thick Eyebrow renewed his contract. In this way, at the end of James' life, even if James' physical fitness declines, the Lakers will have enough salary space to sign contracts and build a championship lineup for James and James.

Personally, I think healthy James can bring the Lakers at least one or two championships. Bian Xiao is here, it's just my guess. Whether James can win more championships depends on the operation of the Lakers management. Today's NBA is no longer an era of going it alone! Starting from the Celtic Big Three, it has become a trend for stars to team up. Aren't all tennis teams naked this year? So it is not terrible for stars to achieve each other. It's terrible that they can't win the championship with the stars. This is the most terrible! What the Lakers need now is the third scoring point, a qualified holding point and a player with certain independent offensive ability. As long as you can get such a player, the Lakers can compete with any team in the league in the next game! Then let me shout that slogan, Lakers XXX! The above only represents personal thoughts.