Rockets supernova praises! James confidence is still at its peak, and the Lakers are only Wiggins away from the championship?

Recently, Rockets supernova Amen Thompson participated in a podcast program in which he talked about Lakers star James. Amen said: "James is now 40 years old and is still so outstanding. This is the strangest thing." In the 2024-25 season, James averaged 25.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. Next season will be the 23rd season of James' career. He is also the first player in NBA history to enter the 23rd season, but James is not planning to retire in the Lakers. As Amen said, James' form is still very good. James' goal in the new season is still to strive for the championship.

It is worth mentioning that James also wrote on social media recently: "I am still at the peak and have been inducted into the Hall of Fame." Previously, James was inducted into the 2025 NBA Naismith Hall of Fame as a member of the "Redification Team". His good brother Anthony even shouted that he hoped that James would retire soon, but at present, James seems to plan to continue to compete and work hard for the fifth championship of his career. For this reason, James has been training throughout the offseason, and even during his trip to China, he did not interrupt his training.

Faced with such James, even if the Lakers' current plan is to focus on 2027, they will not easily give up any chance to compete for the championship. What's more, in the European Championship, Doncic, who has successfully lost weight, is killing all sides. This may make the Lakers management believe that as long as James and Doncic stay healthy next season and add suitable puzzles to the team, the Lakers can immediately directly strive for the championship. Therefore, according to the latest news, the Lakers still have not given up strengthening, especially in the wing position, the Lakers still want to try to get Wiggins.

According to Marc Stein, the Lakers are interested in introducing a forward player who can attack and defend, such as Wiggins. Marc "Wigkins, 30, is $28.2 million this season and has $30.2 million in the 2026-27 season. I wouldn't list Doncic's long-term future as a Lakers, but now it's different. So my feeling is that if the Heat decide to prioritize financial flexibility and seek salary cuts in the next few weeks or months, the Lakers will be interested in Wiggins."

Wiggins averaged 18 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists last season, although they are not as good as their peak. , but his defense is indeed very suitable for the Lakers. With Wiggins' Iron Man attributes, it can help James and Doncic take a breath in the regular season. What is currently uncomfortable is that according to previous news, the Heat can trade Wiggins, but the asking price for the Lakers is very high, and the Lakers need to leave Hachimura Base, Knector and the first round pick are unacceptable, but the Lakers have never given up on negotiations. Therefore, I personally speculate that the Lakers and the Heat have the opportunity to restart negotiations in the middle of the season, and the Heat may lower the price at that time. If the Lakers can use Hachimura Base or Knector, it will not be too much of a loss to get Wiggins with the first round pick. What do you think about this?