With the opening of the NBA free trade market, teams immediately made quick trades and signings, but the Lakers, who were in the limelight in the draft, did not make much moves, and many of their favorite players were basically cut off and snatched away.
After the Lakers signed Bronny, James may want to return the favor, or maybe he wants to fight for his fifth championship trophy again, and has been exposed by many media to be willing to take a large salary cut and free up a middle-class contract for the Lakers, just to be able to sign his favorite center and guard players to improve the team's shortcomings and deal with the advantages of competitors. After all, the Murray they have always wanted has just been taken away by the Pelicans, and at this time, they can't wait too long, but take the initiative, I believe this is also the reason why James is willing to take a salary cut, just to attract other players.
However, with the opening of the trade market, the Lakers have no income so far, and can only watch Murray being cut off by the Pelicans, the Spurs taking Paul, and even the big-hearted Valan was taken by the Wizards for three years and 30 million, Pope was also poached by the Magic with a high salary, and Harden also chose to renew his contract with the Clippers. Although Thompson still has strength, he is not the main target of the Lakers, and the asking price is too high, and the Lakers are not willing to pay. The rest of the players didn't give the Lakers much of a chance at all and could only watch them sign other teams.
In addition to getting two rookies in the draft market, the current Lakers signed Christie, who is known as Kobe Bryant, and other players have not completed new contract extensions and contracts, and there are even some players who have conflicts with the team, which have not been resolved until now. The Lakers continued to sit back like this, and even the fans couldn't stand it anymore, and they called on the management to hurry up, even if they paid the luxury tax, to sign a practical player to help James and Davis last hit the championship.
The opportunity is fleeting, there is not much waiting for them, and if a useful player can't be signed, it won't be useful for James to take a pay cut.