52.63 million US dollars in one year! The first person in history! James dares to be the first in the world, the NBA must be careful

The old horse is in the stable and has ambitions for thousands of miles; the martyrs are in their old age and have ambitions. During this offseason, James decided to implement the player option worth $52.63 million in the last year and continue to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers. According to statistics, this is the first time that James has implemented a player option in his career. Life experience tells me that something abnormal will happen. James is an actuary master and will never make decisions easily. Behind the decision to "execute player options" must be a more foresighted plan, just to continue to control his destiny.

First of all, we must admit a fact that the key to Zhan’s ability to use one decision after another is that he can use his ultimate self-discipline to fulfill his talent, and he will be at the peak of his debut, and dare to be the first in the world, and the older he gets, the more evil he becomes! Last season, James was 40 years old and completed the 42,000-point mark of the regular season and the 50,000-point mark of his career (regular season + playoffs), becoming the first person in NBA history, shocking the past and present! In the new season, James is about to turn 41 years old, and he is still the oldest player in the NBA active league. At the same time, James is about to start his 23rd season of his career, surpassing Carter (22 seasons) and becoming the first player in NBA history to unlock 23 seasons. This is Lao Zhan, the older he gets, the more fragrant it becomes! Looking at the general trend of the NBA league, James' career path will be wider and wider, and choose 1 in the future path.

First, complete the last dance in the Lakers. During this offseason, the Lakers did not provide James with a new contract, but gave Luka a three-year, $161 million contract, and introduced new players such as Smart, Ayton, and Laravia. Obviously, in the Lakers' eyes, it's time for Luca to take the torch from James. In the words of an NBA executive, if there are two extreme situations: the Lakers win the championship or James' personal competitive state declines seriously, he may retire at the end of the new season! Using the NBA championship to end his career can make James leave with his head held high. There is no need for James to settle down in his personal competitive state. The probability of these two extreme situations is extremely low, but it can indeed be a reason for James to complete his last dance in the Lakers.

Secondly, test the free agent market tomorrow summer. According to the physical condition of Zhan, he will most likely continue his best condition. Last season, James played 70 games, averaging 24.4 points + 7.8 rebounds + 8.2 assists + 1 steal per game. Even if James reduces his ball rights, it should be no problem to maintain an average of 20+5+5 per game. But then again, the Lakers are unwilling to give James a new contract this year, and will they be willing to give James a big contract next year? Of course, as long as James is still willing to play, many teams are willing to recruit him. According to US media reports, if James does not choose to retire after the end of next season, the Cavaliers, Mavericks and Warriors are all expected to pursue him in the free market.

Finally, a new international league was formed. According to previous reports by US media, James met with Jokic's agent in the offseason and planned to raise $5 billion to create a new international basketball league plan, and James may compete in the new league himself. James' ambitions alarmed the NBA, and they also took a fancy to the big cake of the International League and accelerated the European League. Recently, NBA famous reporter Evan reported that the league's current focus is on overseas expansion rather than internal expansion. The NBA's plan to build overseas expansion leagues in Europe has made significant progress, and this project is expected to be implemented before 2028. In front of the NBA, the new 5 billion US dollars planned by James and others seems insignificant. If they want to compete with the NBA, they can only win the time race and be ahead of the NBA European League! Time is tight and the task is heavy. I have to say that the NBA must be careful and never underestimate James' influence and ambitions! Fans, what do you think about this? Let me leave me a comment and discuss it.