Regardless of whether the Lakers will trade James in the end, the Lakers in my heart are dead, and James will never turn his braggadocio on social ** into reality (self-proclaimed GOAT).
Oh my god, what age is this, even James can be caught up in trade rumors. This shows that business is business, and the reason why you can not be traded is because the management has not negotiated a bargaining chip with another team. It's rare to see a deal like Jerry West's resolute refusal to close a deal in exchange for Love, because how many people in management know how to play like Jerry West?
And the Lakers team in my heart has Jerry West and Jerry. Buss is in charge of the management of the Lakers, and Jerry West has been squeezed out of the team by Phil Jackson, who hooked up with the owner's daughter, and the team has begun to decline, fortunately there are Kobe Bryant and Jerebus Buss at that time.
Why did Kobe Bryant shout to leave in those years but didn't go, because there is not only a Jerebus with high emotional intelligence on the team who can calm Kobe's emotions, but more importantly, there is also a Jerry West who wants to be responsible for Kobe's career no matter which team he works for——— once he persuaded Kobe Bryant not to go to the Clippers, and another time he profiled Pau Gasol to facilitate the trade of Pau Gasol to the Lakers. Jerry West is a game-savvy player, and he has long known how compatible Gasol and Kobe Bryant are.
Later, Kobe Bryant retired and Jerry Buss also died, how could the female boss Jenny really take over her father's banner and fill his father's vacancy? Not to mention, it's even more unlikely that someone will fill the losses caused by Jerry West's departure, and the Lakers' 2020 championship has masked the Lakers' internal mess.
The Lakers have given us enough surprises in the playoffs in 2023, and to be honest, James really hopes to add another championship at the end of his career, but the Lakers management has still done nothing so far, if it continues like this, then the Lakers can only watch Austin Reaves and Shuila be physically eaten by opponents in the playoffs, so that James' hope of winning the championship is getting slimmer and slimmer, after all, he is about to be 40 years old, and it is impossible for him to be full of physical strength at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends of the game like in 2018.
Jerry West has long been disappointed in the Lakers, he will not treat James like he did with Kobe Bryant, not surprisingly, James will never win the fifth championship of his career due to the mediocrity and incompetence of the Lakers management, and he will not be able to achieve the he once bragged about.
Jerry West is a big-hearted, charismatic man who doesn't mind his back going ahead and over himself. If you look at the honor alone, Jerry West is not the greatest player of the Lakers for a long time, but in terms of his contribution to the development of the team, Jerry West is the greatest person in the history of the Lakers. He used to think about playing for the Lakers all his life as a player and in management, but he failed, but now that he works for the Clippers, which are also Los Angeles teams, he can be considered a different way to get back to his roots. He is 85 years old, and he can be regarded as giving him an explanation.