Denied the transaction or buyout, James still wants to compete for the championship! The Lakers have clear goals and Doncic has received preferential treatment from the boss

Denied the transaction or bought out, James denied the rumors of leaving the team and was revealed to still want to compete for the championship! The Lakers' goal is still clear. Doncic has won preferential treatment for new and old bosses after signing a three-year, 165 million new contract. After denied the transaction or buyout

, after executing the $52.6 million player option in the offseason, James publicly issued a statement through his agent Ricky Paul, hoping that the Purple and Gold Army can also take care of James' desire to win in the present while building a team around the future core Doncic.

As a result, the Lakers responded indifferently, not only did not send away the only tradeable first-round pick in their hands for reinforcement, but also let go of elite wing Finney Smith.

At the same time, he insisted on not willing to take over the multi-year contract and insisted on retaining the 27-year salary space to ensure that Doncic introduced another maximum-paid partner.

Faced with such a situation, many famous reporters including Vincenster, who had close personal relationships with James' team spoke out one after another, revealing that four teams had asked Ritchie Paul about the possibility of trading James.

After the Lakers still did not respond, Venhorst publicly disclosed on the show that the four teams were the Mavericks, Cavaliers, Warriors and Clippers. During

, James also appeared in his hometown of Akron and wore a hat with the words "Welcome to Home" on his head, further aggravated the market's discussion about his possibility of applying for a deal and leaving the Lakers.

Even so, the Lakers' response was still limited, only to sign Finney Smith's replacement Laravia in the free market as planned, who is younger and has better projection, which is more in line with Doncic's long-term team building blueprint.

Then he won two strong players in the buyout market, Ayton and Smart, and the new nuclear Doncic played a huge role during the period.

At the same time, the contract renewal of the new nuclear Doncic was completed in an orderly manner, and signed a three-year, $165 million new contract with him to lock in the team's future.

In this case, TA Lakers reporter Dan Woike pointed out in the latest report that James did not apply for a deal or buyout and was still committed to competing for the championship with the Lakers.

ESPN Lakers' teammate Dave McMenamin also gave similar reports, and focused on pointing out that the new nuclear Doncic and the old nuclear James respect each other. Although James did not attend the press conference for Doncic's contract renewal, he called Doncic to celebrate.

Mavericks' team reporter Ashish Mathur also said that Doncic enjoys cooperation with James, hoping that the latter can retire from the Lakers.

James still wants to compete for the championship

famous reporter Brett Siegel gave a similar report, pointing out that there is no problem with the communication between James and the Lakers management, and the communication between the two sides is still smooth, normal and full of joy.

At the same time, there is no sign that James is unhappy, or that he wants to leave Los Angeles, and he also supports the team building a team around Doncic.

But James' goal has not changed, the same as his agent Ritchie Paul said in a statement. James is still paying attention to the Lakers' operations and he hopes to win the championship.

Lakers plan to clarify

team reporter Dan Woike revealed James' attitude, but also further clarified the Lakers' plan.

As Pelinka said at the Doncic press conference, the Lakers are committed to 27 years of salary space, so they will prioritize roster flexibility and they hope to build the best team around Doncic.

Doncic received preferential treatment from the boss

There is no doubt that the Lakers' focus is entirely on Doncic, even after the latter signed a 3-year, 165 million new contract.

This is not only the Lakers' usual team building habit, but also closely related to Doncic's future decision. According to the famous reporter Shams on the "First Take" program, Doncic signed a three-year, $165 million contract, and the last year is the player option.

This means that on the one hand, Doncic is to get more money and can sign a five-year, 417 million super fat contract in 28 years. On the other hand, Doncic is also investigating whether the Lakers can continue to consolidate their position as a champion competitor around it.

From the current perspective, Doncic is very satisfied with the Lakers' attitude and operation. After signing, the old boss Jenny Bass, the new boss Mark Walter and Pelinka all accompanied Doncic to see the Backstreet Boys' concert.

This made Doncic feel respect personally, and few teams in the league can really do this.