On July 1, Beijing time, the NBA free market officially opened, in which the Clippers have not given up a three-year contract to George, and the 76ers believe that with George's joining, they can catch up with the Green Army. Congratulations, the Los Angeles Lakers have made a good profit in recruiting again, superstar James announced a salary cut, and general manager Pelinka can chase James Harden, Thompson, Valanciunas, etc., and join Anthony Davis to impact the championship.
According to the latest report from Shams, due to D'Angelo Russell, Reddish, Christian Wood, Hayes, the four of them have chosen to exercise the player option, resulting in the team's salary space is becoming more and more tight, which is not conducive to the team's reinforcement and signing role players this summer offseason. It is important to highlight that superstar LeBron James gave up a $51.4 million player option for the 2024-2025 season and announced that he was willing to take a pay cut to help the Los Angeles Lakers get a mid-level contract so that Pelinka could bring in a third big man.
It is worth mentioning that superstar LeBron James is willing to take a pay cut also with certain conditions. First of all, the first is that I hope to help the Los Angeles Lakers bring good teammates such as Klay Thompson, James Harden, and Valanciunas through such a move, so that they can have a chance to impact the championship and not be eliminated in the first or second round. Secondly, the second is that if the offseason is not able to bring in influence, or can help the team in key moments, then sorry, James changed his mind and went directly to the maximum salary contract, and will not make such concessions again.
You must know that in the 2023-2024 season for the Golden State Warriors, Klay Thompson played a total of 77 games in the regular season, averaging 17.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. On the other hand, James Harden, who played for the Los Angeles Clippers, played 72 games in the regular season, averaging 16.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game.
Now, with the Los Angeles Lakers bringing in and profiting again, superstar LeBron James directly announced that he would give up the $51.4 million player option after seeing his son Bronny selected by general manager Pelinka with the 55th pick and come to Staples to play next to him, and was willing to take a salary cut to help the team get a good mid-level contract to strengthen the rotation lineup. It should be noted that Pelinka can use this mid-level contract to pursue Klay Thompson, James Harden, and Valanciunas, so the Lakers' Big Three are still just around the corner.