Last season, the Lakers traded 1 for Brother Thick Eyebrows 7 from the Pelican. They gave up the future of the team and got the top inside player in the league. Brother Thick Eyebrows also rewarded the team's efforts with excellent performance. In the Lakers, James led the Lakers back to the finals after 10, and finally defeated the Heat 4-2 and won the 17 championship in the team's history. Brother Thick Eyebrows also broke many questioning voices with his excellent performance. He deserves a contract with a super high salary.
You can renew your contract with two core teams, James and Brother Thick Eyebrows, and the Lakers can get full marks in this offseason. However, although the Lakers have successfully deployed in the future and now, the Clippers have become the biggest winner next door. Why do you say that? The successful renewal of the two core contracts also means that Jamey will occupy most of the Lakers' salary space in the next few seasons, and their total annual contract will exceed 70 million US dollars. It is difficult for the Lakers to have enough salary space to sign another all-star player.
With the core of both sides stable, the confrontation between the Lakers and Clippers will remain the main theme of the Western Conference playoffs in the next few seasons. Except that the two teams may not be able to form the Big Three, it depends on whose role players can better lead the dual-core team. Compared with this season's lineup, the Lakers are still dominant. It is worth mentioning that Brother Thick Eyebrows did not reach a contract renewal agreement with the Lakers before. Presumably, this is because he is waiting for Brother Xin's decision. If Brother Xin refuses to renew his contract with the Bucks in advance, Brother Thick Eyebrows may sign a contract of 1+ 1 and then recruit Brother Xin in the offseason next year. Now James has renewed his contract in advance, and Brother Thick Eyebrows has also signed a five-year maximum salary, which means that it is almost impossible for the Lakers to make room for salary to pursue Brother Xin in the offseason next year.