31 7 10 per game! At the age of 42, you can still get a super top salary! If you don't retire
The NBA's regular season is a third of the way through, and things have become more complicated in the West during that time. Timberwolves, Thunder, Nuggets, these three teams, are all playing real fire, December and January games, their winning rate is more than eighty percent, from the original eleventh, to the first in the East! But as of February 7, the Clippers have slipped from 8-5 to No. 4, and the other three have been left behind, and the Suns, Pelicans, and Mavericks are all chasing very closely. One is because Harden and Jr. are tired, and the other is because Tyler Lue tried and died, allowing Plumlee, Theis, Tucker and others to have more opportunities, resulting in a series of mistakes for the team, even when trailing by 21 points in the fourth quarter, they will be overtaken by the Lakers. "At the age of 42, you can get a super high salary, and if you don't retire, then the other big stars will become second!
This season is already James's 21st season, and he just turned 39 at the end of December, and he can still get 252 points, 71 rebound 7He had a brilliant record of 9 assists and shot 52 from two-point range6%+40.8%, and the true hit rate reached 616%+61.6%, and the true hit rate reached 616%, even breaking the Lakers' career record! At the age of 39, James has to play so well, how much does it have to be? There is a set of statistics to sum up: James scored 1,308 points in just 52 appearances, which is the highest score in 21 seasons of his career! And there are only six people in the NBA, Carter, Nowitzki, Parish, Garnett, and Willis, and they only scored a total of 1230 in their careers at the age of 21! On top of that, James has scored 1,010 key shots since the start of the '96 season, and he became the NBA's leading scorer by the end of the season.
Let's take a look at another interesting piece of news. According to salary consultant Bobby Marks, James will have more than $51.4 million to choose from next season, and he can make three different decisions this summer: First, he can sign another three-year contract with the Lakers without using his player optionthe highest salary of 640 million; The second is not to exercise the player options of any team, up to a maximum of three years$5.4 billion; The third is to execute his player selection and sign a two-year, $120 million contract with the Lakers in August. It is worth mentioning that the Lakers were previously able to provide Brother Thick Eyebrows with three years of 1The highest salary of 86 million, but since James is 38 years old, the maximum three years they can offer 1$64 million, which is the highest in the NBA for three years.
Also, this summer, the Lakers have reached an agreement with the team's reporters - and Turner – that they have traded the first round+ for top stars like Trae Young and Mitchell. When James lost to Paris for the U.S. men's basketball team, he had already publicly stated that he wanted to play! James has already spoken, Durant agreed, Curry agreed, Tatum agreed, Lillard agreed, so now in the NBA, only James is left. Carl Jr., Lillard, and George all have a great chance of making the 12-man squad for the Paris Olympics! What is certain is that the current James is not the James of 6 years ago, in the playoffs, he beat Morris to the ground, and he can survive 47 minutes in the game and beat the Celtics to the ground. There are still many games to play this season, and James has never found his optimal body.
However, James is a high-level killer after all! In the game against San Antonio, he scored 30 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. In the game against Phoenix, he scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists. Against the Clippers, he scored 34 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. In the final quarter, he scored 19 points alone and helped the team score 21 points! Three appearances, an average of 30 per game7,6.7 rebounds, 97 assists! Leonard was alone, alone, alone, one slam dunk, one Kobe, one was caught between two people, and his performance was just terrible! James is tired, but in the reality of the Lakers, James can't compare to those experienced players. Because of the financial constraints of James Buss, the Lakers' salary cap is the luxury tax line! Even the Lakers haven't had their team recover halfway through the season for three years.
This season, James played the Clippers, played the Thunder, played the Warriors, played the Suns, and cut 30+40+ (last season, James cut 40 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the team to the Thunder), if you really want to play a decisive role, James is definitely the most reliable, although he has enough height, but because of his age, his pressure and endurance are lacking, which is the biggest shortcoming of the Lakers. So, do the Lakers need to do something for James to bolster the roster? No, James can play, Vincent can play, Wood can play, Hayes can play, Reddish can play, but he doesn't need a lot of stamina. But even so, James is still improving, so he can get such a high salary at the age of 42!
Durant, Curry, Brother Alphabet, Jokic, before James retired, they were the second oldest! And young players like Tatum, Edwards, Alexander, these young players who have high expectations, are still far behind. The 411 milestone is just around the corner, and there will be wonderful scenes of playing with Brown in the future, James has little left in his career, and when he retires, there may not be anyone to take his place!