James is neglected, Doncic is behind the scenes, and the Lakers are quietly transferring power this summer

This summer, the Lakers are quietly handing over power. Doncic, 26, has become the new favorite of the Purple and Gold Legion. In the past two months, this Slovenian "little fat" has been in charge of the affairs behind the scenes. He was able to learn about the boss's plan to sell the team at the first time, patiently and meticulously prepare the team's lineup plan for next season, and personally recruit players to interfere in the Lakers' offseason operations from all aspects.

40-year-old James is like the "king" who was sent to the cold palace. The boss sells the team, he doesn't know. He was squeezed out for next season's lineup construction. Even the player recruitment work that he has always been good at, James has been deprived of power by management. Ritchie Paul, James' agent, has been busy selling players to the Lakers in the past few summers, but in the past two months, he has suddenly cut off business relations with the Lakers. James, who is idle, can only enjoy the idle clouds and wild cranes on the golf course, but this is not the life he wants. The old emperor, who is unwilling to be neglected, has been constantly exposed by the media recently, and he has the desire to be rebellious again to "decide four". James must be unhappy when the pride of heaven suddenly fell out of favor, but for a veteran over 40, leaving the team is not that easy. To put it bluntly, which team will have an older player? NBA teams are not stupid, the entire league knows what level James is now.

James nowadays, without defense, no confrontation, no offensive aggressiveness, and his aging body can no longer keep up with the strength of the NBA. Throughout the season, James had to rely on a lot of game paddling and accumulate energy, just to concentrate on bursting out energy in a key battle of the season. In other words, in 82 regular season games, James will not take more than five games seriously. Which "injustice" would spend 50 million US dollars to invite an old god back and play only five games? Outside the five games, James' teammates have to fight to the death. They have to fill the holes that James does not defend with full passion, confrontation and movement. What players' bodies can withstand such "ignition"? What team configurations can withstand this consumption?

So, although rumors spread across the US media, no NBA team is really willing to take the first step of "god". To a certain extent, the Lakers want to complete the transfer of power as soon as possible is also for this reason. If the Lakers were still revolving around the 40-year-old man, the moment he was in the coffin, the Lakers would be finished.

Uncle should look like an old man. Don’t think about competing for power with young people. You should enjoy the last time before retirement and stand firmly on the last shift. No one doesn’t like the dedicated and responsible old man. The Los Angeles media may be willing to give him a banner and even call on the Lakers to retire the jersey to thank the old man for his contribution to the Lakers. Even though the old man has only won the Lakers once in the past 8 years, he failed to catch the last train of the playoffs twice, three playoffs, and five times eliminated in the playoffs. If the old man's No. 23 jersey slowly rises above the crypto arena, the Lakers' 16 retired jerseys look at each other and look confused, why are there a gangster among us who is so watery?

James is a smart man. He has been good at planning the best way out for himself throughout his career. If James wants to become one of the second-largest celebrities in NBA history, continue to enjoy the traffic in the Lakers' big ball market, help his eldest son Brownie find a more stable team seat, and pave the way for his second son Bryce to enter the NBA, then staying in the Lakers is his best choice. After playing next season, retirement and ending his heroic career will be the most successful outcome for James in the NBA.

Focus on next season. Although James feels the Lakers' neglect, in essence, there is no conflict between building a team around Doncic and building a team around James.

In this year's free market, Doncic carefully made arrangements and equipped himself with professional "thugs". As a black center, Ayton is one of the best in the NBA's franchise protection ability when he is full of passion. As a former DPOY, Smart is skilled in "body searching" leadership and professional counterparts. Laravia, the only one who does not match the image of a "thug", relied on his passion to output defensive strength fiercely when the Kings made a name last season. Obviously, Doncic knew his weak ring that he could not defend, so he accurately recruited three "thugs" to protect himself.

Doncic needs the protection of the thug, doesn't James need it? Doncic has poor congenital physical fitness and has extremely lack of attitude in defense. James is not much better than Doncic in terms of physique and attitude. In a large number of games, James' defense is purely a stand-alone viewing show, spreading his hands together, as if the Lakers' defense has nothing to do with him. To some extent, the old man who has no physical strength and energy output needs more care than Doncic. The three new bodyguards of the Lakers are not only protecting Doncic, but also protecting James. The two do not conflict at all.

And Doncic and James's ideas are inconsistent, and it is more likely to appear on the offensive end, especially in the understanding of offensive space. The 40-year-old man cares a lot about offensive space and requires the inside center to shoot. This is easy to understand. The inside can shoot, the offensive space is better, and it can effectively reduce the resistance to breakthroughs. The old man has no energy. In every offensive round, he holds the ball and hits two defensive players, and tries his life to the inside? He definitely asked, how to save effort. But Doncic, 26, has a completely different view on offensive space.

Doncic was originally the first group to take advantage of the "space basketball" bonus. During the years of his debut, the Mavericks had their shooting ability every year, giving Doncic a stage to perform magic. The more a player understands space basketball, the more he understands the weaknesses. Generally speaking, a center who can shoot and open up space is not very good at defense.. This kind of "space-type 5 position" is very unpractical, especially in high-end games. He can't get a few points offensively, and he will be beaten single-point like a sieve on the defensive end. Putting limited resources into such flashy inside players will only move further away from the champion.

Doncic tried to make mistakes, especially now around him, there is a case of error like Kleber. Doncic wants to win the championship. From the first day he joined the Lakers, he asked the management not to look for space-type insiders, but instead to find those "bright brothers" who have a strong talent who can protect the basket. As for the development of the offense, Doncic said that he was strong and was not afraid of multiple people siege. He could also drive the ball into the basket or send out magical passes to drive those teammates who were rough-handed. When planning and planning this, Doncic is for the championship. The only thing he didn't consider is the 40-year-old man around him, who wants to take a slumber.

Basketball competitions are most taboo to violate scientific laws. Is it scientific for a 40-year-old player who has declined physical strength and energy to become the leader of a team? Is it reasonable for a 40-year-old veteran to keep up with the strength of young people? The Yangtze River pushes the previous wave, and the Lakers choose to build a team around the young core. What is wrong with this?