King James executes the contract option of 52.6 million, Lakers middle-class special case shrinks, 14.1 million space becomes 5.7 million in seconds

On June 30, as the boss of the Lakers, LeBron James made the most controversial decision, and he will execute his 52.6 million contract option.

Now, with King James doing this, it means that the Lakers have lost another major signing and reinforcement chips. Pelinka's full middle-class special case instantly shrank and turned into a mini middle-class contract. Judging from the data, LeBron's data is pretty good, and he still averages 24+7+8 per game. And after playing for 23 years, he is indeed very durable enough, but now he has done this, and it has also blocked the Lakers' hope of strengthening.

It is a very simple truth. If James chooses to break out of the contract and sign a 1+1 contract with the Lakers again, and the salary reduction of this 1+1 contract is not paid for the 52 million yuan and is willing to only make about 40 million yuan, then the Lakers will have a full middle-class special case, with a value of 14.1 million yuan, which is a very competitive bargaining chip.

Refer to the Houston Rockets, they are now using this middle-class special case to sign various people in the market, pursuing Grimes, Alexander Walker, etc. If you have this bargaining chip, you can sign many powerful people. But what if there is no such chip? That would be very troublesome. If the salary space is blocked, then you will have no way to sign up.

So now that James chooses to execute this contract option, the next thing facing the Lakers is the temporary lack of a special case of middle class. He can execute the contract, but the Lakers middle class will become a mini middle class, and 14.1 million will become 5.7 million, which means that their chips for top free agents have been reduced by more than double. Then it is not easy for you to let others come.

If he chooses to cut his salary and get less money to sacrifice for the team, the Lakers can chase Alexander Walker, Grimes and others, and then replace Reeves to get a center forward. The lineup is luxurious and great. He feels at ease to be the second-in-come Doncic and assist Luca has a chance to win the championship. But now that there is such a fuss, it is basically unlikely that this matter will happen. The Lakers' reinforcement chips are huge because of his actions. This is an indisputable fact. Is he really want to compete for the championship in this team?

So this is a direct impact of James' current action, that is, this full middle class has become a mini middle class, and many top giants may have to bid farewell to the Lakers because of this contract. This is the serious consequence of LeBron's decision. Of course he doesn't need to consider these, because in terms of his status, what does it have to do with him whether the Lakers have room to strengthen? It is more important for him to make money, and in the 23rd season on the 23rd, next season is likely to be the last year of his career.