Take the initiative to speak out, Lakers change hands, James may recognize the reality, MVP is just around the corner

With the start of the European Championship, more focus from the outside world is on superstars such as Jokic and Antetokounmpo, but at the same time, Lakers defender Luka Doncic, who has just successfully lost weight, has also attracted considerable attention. In the previous warm-up match, the Slovenian guy made the Lakers management sweat. When he had physical contact with his opponent, he left the field early, and the small storm of knee contusion also made General Manager Pelinka feel uncomfortable. If it really hurts the key point, I am afraid that the three-year, US$165 million contract signed by both sides will become a topic of discussion for the media after dinner.

Although the process is quite bumpy, the final result is not too bad. You only need a little rest to return to the arena, which will not affect this European Championship. However, in terms of the current situation, the way the Lakers' senior management handled it directly proves that Luka plays an important role in their hearts. According to ClutchPoints' Lakers reporter Anthony F. Irwin, published an article: From Pelinka's perspective, the Lakers have entered the Doncic era. In order to maximize his influence on the court, the management will not sit still and wait for death, but will strengthen as much as possible to build a team with full strength to compete for the championship.

Ideals are beautiful, but reality is skinny. As far as the team is concerned, they don’t have much temptation. The salary space is far beyond the luxury tax line, and there are only a handful of future draft picks and high-quality assets. If you want to help the team improve the team's immediate combat effectiveness in a short period of time, an effective way is to trade James. Although such remarks are a bit bold, there are still teams willing to act as suckers. Among them, the Golden State Warriors in Lacob's hands are the biggest interested buyer. In order to achieve a strong alliance between James and Curry, the Warriors management is willing to give up on players such as Kuminga and Butler.

However, the final deal between the two sides was stopped by Luka Doncic. He did not want the management to kill the donkey and liquidate James, but hoped to learn from the 40-year-old veteran, learn more winning skills, while helping Luca quickly complete the role transformation and become a qualified leader as quickly as possible. To this end, Luca also worked hard to communicate with James during the offseason, so that the power of the two's cooperation could be maximized.

In order to help the team win the championship, James finally recognizes his situation and will make changes next season. According to Lakers reporter Anthony F. Irwin: So far, James is focusing his improvement on the threat of no ball. He has invested a lot of time to polish offensive skills that can catch the ball, and has also devoted more energy to physical preparation, with the goal of putting more energy into the defensive end. After all, Doncic will undertake the team's main offensive tasks. The implication is that next season's Lakers will regard Luca as the team's main core of the ball holding team, and support the post-James era around this idea.

Looking back last season, Doncic, who was already 26 years old, was traded by the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in the middle of the season. As the team's general manager, Harrison chose to give up the cornerstone of the team building because he was unwilling to provide a five-year, 345 million max contract renewal. He originally thought that this approach was just the result of the league's undercover operation. What he never expected was that the last straw that overwhelmed the management was Luca's weight exceeding the standard. After joining the Lakers, he can still break the doubts and hand in all-around data of 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.5 assists, but everything changed after Luca decided to lose weight.

Due to a healthier body, flexible dynamic talent, and core tactical status, Luca will usher in a new peak in his career next season and may launch an attack on the first regular season MVP of his personal career.