James may still leave the team, causing heated discussion! He wants the Lakers to strengthen their championship and reveals that Mrs. James hopes he retires next year

On June 30, according to famous reporter shams, James has implemented the player option worth $52.6 million in the 2025-26 season. James' goal in the new season is to compete for the championship; James hopes that the Lakers will strengthen their competition for the championship, otherwise he may apply to leave the team. Many famous reporters hope that James will return to the East; it is also worth mentioning that Savanna hopes that James will retire next year.

On the deadline of whether to implement the player option, James finally made a decision to execute the player option of $52.6 million, and still have the trade veto power and 15% of the trade margin. James will start his 23rd season of his career.

Regarding James' execution player options, Ritchie Paul said: LeBron hopes to compete for the championship. He knows that the Lakers are preparing for the future. He understands this, but he values ​​the opportunity to actually win the championship.

Ritchie Paul continued: We are very grateful for our eight-year partnership with Jenny and Pelinka, and we believe the Lakers are an important part of LeBron's career. We understand the difficulty of winning while preparing for the future. We do want to evaluate the options that are most favorable for LeBron at this stage. He hopes to make every remaining season meaningful, and the Lakers understand and support it and hope to make the best decision for him.

Ritchie Paul publicly stated that James hopes the Lakers can compete for the championship. Will the

will the 2025-26 season be the last season of James' career? Shams reported that James is not sure whether he will compete in the 24th season of his career. Recently, when having dinner with some close friends in New York, James said: Savanna hopes to retire around next year.

Shams said on the show that James will play in his record-breaking career 23rd season, and it is still uncertain whether he has one season left in his career or multiple seasons. But I was told that he wanted to compete for the championship next season and he wasn't sure about the Lakers' next roster.

Shams also said: James supports the Lakers to build a team around Doncic and the future. Ritchie Paul told me this morning that the Lakers are already his and James’ true partner for seven seasons, but he also told me that they understand that the team will make the most favorable decisions in the long run, which adds a new layer of variables to the free agent market, and LeBron James is evaluating how he wants to end his career.

For James' future, Evan Sidery said that if the Lakers fail to take the necessary trade to gain competitiveness in the West, LeBron may file a deal application. LeBron fully understands that the Lakers are preparing for the future around Luca Doncic.

Lakers reporter Ryan Ward said: If LeBron really wants to compete for the championship next season and intends to use his trade veto, then I think he will consider the Eastern Conference. The competition in the East will be very open next season, and my guess is the Cavaliers or the Knicks (winning the Eastern Conference championship), but not sure how the deal will be reached. The Lakers' offseason has undoubtedly become more interesting and complicated.

Kevin O 'Connor analyzed the trading prospects of James' return to the Cavaliers and said that LeBron James' return to the Cavaliers requires the team to be lower than the second rich line in salary, which means that Jarrett Allen, Darius Garland and another player may have to give up, most likely Max Struz. It's really expensive to pay so much for a player who may only have one year contract and may not be able to lead the team to win the championship. However, given Allen's poor performance in the playoffs and Garland's short stature, the deal could be seen as a low-key salary cleanup. Once LeBron retires, the Cavaliers management will have more cap space to build a more suitable roster around Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley. Therefore, from a certain perspective, introducing LeBron not only helps to improve the chances of winning the championship in the short term, but also benefits long-term development. It would be a complex deal that would require at least a third-party team to participate, and the Cavaliers would have to send out a lot of assets. But if the opportunity arises, the Cavaliers should go all out to win LeBron.

James has implemented the player option. What kind of help can Pelinka find for Dong Zhan? This may affect James' assessment of the future, so let's wait and see.