Anthony: James will not accept a smaller role and still wants to compete for the championship. If he leaves the team this summer, he will be snapped up.

On October 20, James will turn 41 in more than two months, and the topic of when he will retire is a hot topic. Anthony, who is now a good brother, talked about James' retirement in the podcast "7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony". He believes that if James retires, he will clearly inform everyone. Currently, James can still average 25+ per game to compete for the championship, so he will not accept a smaller role, and if he breaks out of his contract this summer, he will be snapped up.

If James really wants to retire, he will tell everyone clearly.

Anthony talked about the situation if James retires: "James still loves the basketball game and the atmosphere in the team's locker room. If James really wants to retire, he will tell everyone clearly. Although I am not sure about this, but from my perspective, his love for basketball is so deep that he will not do anything to ruin his career."

James will not accept a smaller role, and he can still average 25+ per game to compete for the championship.

Anthony talked about James' positioning of himself: "He still has a contract with the Lakers (he exercised the player option for the remaining year this summer). Is he willing to accept a smaller role? I don't think so, because he still has the ability to average at least 25 points per game. , and have the opportunity to compete for the championship. The news we have been hearing is that James is still eager to compete for the championship. "When James played for the Lakers last season, he still averaged 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game in the regular season.

If James retires, he may commentate on games, do podcasts, etc.

Anthony imagined James' transformation after retirement: "I believe he will not leave basketball completely after retiring because he has too much knowledge and insights into this sport. As for after retirement, he may commentate on basketball games, or he may continue to do his own podcast show, and use his energy to continue to give back to the basketball world."

If James breaks out of his contract this summer, other teams will rush to grab him, but it is good for him to stay with the Lakers.

"If James chooses to opt out of his contract this summer (finally choosing to exercise the player option), then other teams will compete frantically to sign him. But I think it is good for him to stay in the Lakers, because he is still 'young' and his scoring average is still very high. The Lakers' current lineup is very good, and players such as Reeves are also in the lineup."