Former NBA player demands retirement and says he won t get a fifth ring unless he buys one

LeBron James has ended the playoffs of the 2024-25 season and entered the offseason early. This is a long torment for LeBron James. LeBron James, who is now 40 years old, still wants to continue to win the NBA championship and improve and consolidate his historical status.

2025-26 season may be the last season of LeBron James' personal career. He has played in the NBA for 22 seasons, and the 2025-26 season will be the last year of his contract. Recently, former NBA star Alden Polynes hopes that LeBron James is now considering retirement. Alden Polynis said he didn't understand why LeBron James was still playing at this age.

Alden Polynis said, "In terms of longevity, I think there is a little too much now because I like, man, what else do you want to do? You should start thinking about retirement."

The 2025-26 season is the 23rd season of LeBron James' personal career, and many fans and media believe that LeBron James may retire after the end of this season. However, Alden Polynes does not seem to be satisfied with LeBron James' retirement time and hopes that the other party can retire quickly. He believes that LeBron James is no longer likely to win the NBA championship. I can only say that when you can still earn $50 million at the age of 40 like LeBron James, you may be eager to play for a few more seasons.

Alden Polynis said "Unless he bought one, he won't get his fifth ring, ... it won't happen."

LeBron James is 40 years old and will turn 41 after entering the 2025-26 season. He wants to win the fifth championship in his personal career and improve and stabilize his personal historical status. This is well known. However, in the 2024-25 season, after he stopped in the first round of the playoffs, all this will become even more difficult. In the regular season, LeBron James averaged 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.6 blocks per game. The data and personal performance are excellent, but the team's defeat in the playoffs is the most critical.

LeBron James has been criticized and sarcastic by many fans and media over the years, but he chose to prove himself with his strength and told the outside world that he still has gasoline in his fuel tank. In fact, for LeBron James, the responsibility for the 2024-25 season is all about the management and the head coach.

Although Luka Doncic was exchanged for Luka Doncic, Luka Doncic's defense was not good. In the playoffs, he also had stomach discomfort and was in poor condition. Originally with Anthony Davis, the Lakers only need to strengthen the center position and offense and defense of the back line. As a result, Luca Doncic was defeated and Anthony Davis was sent away, causing the Lakers' inside line to be completely beaten.

Even 40-year-old LeBron James was arranged to play No. 5. Such a Lakers are really not a good match. Now LeBron James can only pray that the Lakers management is willing to spend money to pay a lot of luxury taxes to get more help and have the opportunity to return to the Finals to compete for the championship.