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Doncic loses weight + James predicts retirement, the Lakers bid farewell to the stingy era! US media posts another 4 for 1 deal

10:41pm, 26 June 2025【Basketball】

Doncic successfully loses weight + 40-year-old James publicly predicts his retirement, and the Lakers usher in the new boss's official farewell to the era of stinginess! As the offseason competition is about to begin, US media quickly posted another 4-for-1 plan to help the Lakers strengthen the inside.

The Lakers bid farewell to the stingy era

With the new boss Walter purchasing most of the equity of the Lakers at a valuation of US$10 billion, the Bass family, who has been in charge of the Purple and Gold Army for 46 years, announced that it has officially left, which also means that the Lakers' giant team has finally bid farewell to the stingy era.

Due to the limited financial resources of the Bass family, the Lakers are almost the only industry. Even though they own the super market in Los Angeles and have the gimmicks of wealthy families, the Bass family has always been stingy in terms of signing and investment.

Especially after Jenny Buss took over Old Buss, the introduction of stingy personnel + chaotic management relationships + farce-like best friend intervening in politics became the biggest label of the Lakers.

Therefore, after the team changed course, Tim Bontemps and Dave McMenami also posted some stories that only knew inside, thus showing the stinginess of the Jenny Buss era.

Event 1: I missed Tyron Lu because of stinginess. In 19, the Lakers regarded Tyron Lu as their first choice for coaches because core players such as James and Davis trusted and liked Tyron Lu.

As a result, Tyron Lu asked for a 5-year, 35 million contract to scare away the Lakers, who were only willing to provide a three-year, 18 million contract, and Tyron Lu joined the Clippers in the end.

Event 2: Unwilling to give Caruso a big contract

Caruso, who is currently shining in the finals, left the team because the Lakers' management was too stingy. In 21 years, the Lakers were only willing to provide Caruso with a three-year, 21 million contract on the grounds of luxury tax. During

, Caruso once expressed his willingness to reduce his salary to stay in the Lakers, but the Lakers' management was not sincere enough. In the end, Caruso joined the Bulls for 4 years with a $37 million USD.

This makes the outside world very much look forward to the addition of the new boss to solve the Lakers' stinginess from the root, making the Purple and Gold Legion truly a top giant that firmly sits in the ranks of the championship.

The Athletic's MLB reporter Andy McCullough and Dodgers' Reporter Fabian Ardaya also wrote a long article to analyze the style of the Lakers' new boss Walter, who is also the owner of the MLB Dodgers.

Two famous reporters pointed out that the new boss Walter is a boss who is willing to spend a lot of money on better employees. He will not fire employees at will, but when he meets better talents, he will not be soft-hearted because of the success of past employees.

At the same time, Walter trusted the data very much and was willing to invest financial resources in it. During the MLB period, Walter continued to lay off employees and reduce expenses, and Walter did the opposite to the situation and formed the largest analysis department and the largest scout team.

Doncic loses weight + James predicts retirement

After the management changed the Lakers and said goodbye to the stingy era, the team's core is actually quietly changing and changing, and Doncic is gradually becoming the absolute core of the team.

Doncic also prepared for the new era of the Lakers and successfully completed the loss of weight during the offseason. It is not difficult to see from the latest photo of fans meeting Doncic at the gas station that Doncic's arms and face contours were obviously thinner.

And the original old core James is likely to remain in the Lakers, but he is expected to retire soon. James himself also publicly previewed that he is about to retire during the shooting of an Amazon ad called "Prime Day".

FOS reporter Michael McCarthy also followed up and pointed out that James' move is a further improvement in his partnership with Amazon, which is very likely to join Amazon's NBA broadcast team in the 25-26 season.

Previously, James had worked with Nash to create a podcast called "Mind the Game" for Amazon, and recruited friends Wade and Nowitzki for Amazon's NBA broadcast team.

Michael McCarthy even predicts that if James retires, all major live broadcast platforms will rob him. Imagine how exciting it would be for Jordan and James to comment on the same stage.

The US media will show another 4-for-1 trading plan

With the boss and core, the Lakers will surely complete a major operation this summer, thereby solving the shortcomings, including the inside, and launching an impact on the championship.

For this reason, the US media "ClutchPoints" gave the Lakers a 4-for-1 trading plan. The specific content is as follows: Jaren Jackson Jr.;

Grizzlies get: Reeves + Kneckett + Cleber + 31 first round pick.

Considering Reeves' contract renewal, if the Grizzlies are willing to accept the plan, the Lakers have no reason to refuse this robbery deal.