The Lakers refused to renew their contract with James for many years!

On July 8, the NBA entered the offseason. Regarding the situation of the Lakers and James, famous reporter Brian Windhorst reported that the Lakers may have rejected James' multi-year contract request, with the goal of ensuring his salary in the past two years, and the Lakers have not released any relevant news so far since James implemented the player option.

When a guest show, Brian Windhorst talked about the situation of the Lakers. He said that James had asked for a contract renewal, but the Lakers still rejected him. Brian Windhorst said that while the future Hall of Famer may have another way out, James did ask for a contract extension to stay with the Lakers for many years, and the Lakers are taking steps to secure their salary, not only in 2027 but also in 2026.

Brian Windhorst's original words were: "James said very clearly that they did not ask for a contract renewal. I doubt that their request for a team to renew and their desire to renew the contract is actually a different matter (I 'm skeptical of that. Whether they asked for it or whether they wanted it are two different things.). So you know, there are a lot of statements about quotes, asking prices, etc., but long story short, the Lakers did not sign next year's contract with James, and the contract they signed before was equivalent to having guaranteed their salary for next year. "

At the same time, the Lakers are doing a lot in the signing market, and the Lakers free agent market issued several transfer press releases at the beginning, including signing Ayton, and at least three other transfers. Brian Windhorst said: "I received four news releases from the Lakers, so their news is actually working well. However, after James agreed to come back in the 2025-26 season, there was no news about him."

What do you think is the problem with James and the Lakers?