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Wow! James is out? ! The Lakers are not hiding at all

3:58am, 13 July 2025【Basketball】

The first big news this summer is that the Bass family sold the Lakers for $10 billion.

Because there was no warning, the news shocked everyone as soon as it came out.

But Doncic does not include all of these people.

According to sources, before selling the team, the team notified Doncic in advance, but did not inform James.

Sources said: "Doncic not only received the notice, but also published a public congratulations on social media. James did not receive the same treatment and did not make any public statements at that time."

The Lakers' operations made James feel very dissatisfied and felt that he had not received enough respect.

For a time, did James and his team's various operations and rumors this summer become a reason? !

James and his team realized that the Lakers were preparing to give up on them, so they actively responded and frequently released various news.

Ritchie Paul also kept sending out signals that James was considering leaving the Lakers.

Now it seems that I also want to take the initiative.

They want people to know that James can leave the Lakers and be traded, but James must be proactive, not the Lakers.

I don't know if you still remember that on the 4th day after the Lakers were eliminated in the first round, Perenka and Redick met Doncic and their agent.

At that time, Perinka was still holding a large stack of documents in her hand!

Perinka and Redick explained the team's future strategy to Doncic at the meeting and determined Doncic's future core position.

And James, a figure who has been the core of all decision-making in the Lakers in the past seven years, has missed such a "Lakes Summit" for the first time, and was not absent on the voluntary occasion, but was not invited.

ESPN reporters Brian Windhorst and Ramona Shelburne jointly wrote an article that both believe that the information revealed by the Lakers now has shown that there is no James in their future.

The Lakers had already stated that they would not give James the subsequent contract. 2025-26 is probably James' last season with the Lakers.

And if Doncic already exists, the Lakers may not "sacrifice" one season with Kobe as they did back then and accompany Kobe to "retirement tour".

Windhorst believes that all signs have shown that the Lakers may part ways with James in the spring of 2026.

Spring? That means it is very likely that the Lakers will give up James before the mid-term trading deadline.

Look, even if James is old, he will inevitably be disliked.

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