NBA reporter said James doesn't need a salary cut, it's worth the top salary! Bronny goes into the rotation next season

James has a $52.6 million player option next season, and well-known journalist Shams reports that James is likely to exercise this option. If so, next season will most likely be the last season of James' Lakers career. Of course, it is not ruled out that he will go to other teams and play for another year, waiting for his second son to enter the NBA next year to realize the scene of father and son competing on the same stage.

Today, CBS reporter Sam Quinn tweeted: "Is there anyone still questioning that LeBron doesn't deserve the top salary? He's just been named to the All-NBA Second Team and certainly deserves the top salary. The essence of the talk about a pay cut is a team issue — the Lakers are too far from competing for a championship, and their only way to compete for a championship is to need LeBron to take a pay cut, not because he's no longer a top-salary player. ”

Last summer, James accepted a salary cut of about $2.7 million to help the Lakers maintain roster flexibility. At that time, James wanted to take a more pay cut to give the Lakers room to sign another star. But the Lakers' pursuit of Klay, Harden, DeRozan, and Varland all ended in failure. In the end, James took a pay cut and signed a two-year, $101.3 million contract with the Lakers.

In an interview last July, James talked about his willingness to take a big pay cut to release the full mid-range to help the Lakers bring in reinforcements, but the Lakers' plan fell through: "A slap in the face, I think the management, the coaching staff, they tried to do what they wanted to do, or tried to get players over, but it didn't happen. And that's okay. It's part of the business. I've been in this business long enough to know that sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't. ”

"So we're not going to sit here and lie or cry. We're going to move on, Klay is a fantastic player and obviously DeMar [DeRozan] is a fantastic player. Valanciunas was one of those who ended up going to Washington, they were the ones who negotiated with us, but we move on and see how we can get better. ”

The essential purpose of James' salary cut is to help the Lakers avoid the punishment of the "second local tyrant line", and they can use the middle-class exception to sign players. And if the clause is triggered, the Lakers will lose trade flexibility, that is, they will not be able to pack more than two players to trade.

Not to reduce is duty, and salary reduction is love. The salary cut is just to facilitate the transaction, and the team pays less tax. But what's the point of a pay cut if the team doesn't see any hope at all, and can't bring in the ideal target players after taking a pay cut like last year? It's just to help the boss save that bit of money.

Take a look at the report of James' son today.

American media ClutchPoints said that Bronny came with a legendary surname, the eyes of the world, and not dazzling statistics: 6.7 minutes per game, 2.3 points, 0.8 assists and 0.7 rebounds.

But Bronny never looked for a shortcut, and he chose a long journey. As the Coalition's spotlight burned, he sharpened in the shadows. In the Development League, he completely rewrote the script: averaging 34.2 minutes per game, 21.9 points, 5.5 assists and 5.1 rebounds.

All-round performance, different competitive states. People are starting to see what the player really is: no longer just the son of a king, but a rising professional star. And now? The Lakers are not only developing him, but preparing to give him trust.

One Western Conference executive put it bluntly: "The truth is, Bronny was far better than he was last October, and far better than he was in July." If he can prove that this is no accident, he will be given 10-15 minutes of rotation every night next season because the team will believe he is worthy of trust. I think he's going to do it — he's going to be a regular rotation for the Lakers next year. ”

In Los Angeles, that trust doesn't come easily. But Brownie earned it with sweat and sacrifice. April's Brownie has long since been reborn: faster, sharper, more confident. The race slowed down in his eyes, while his pace accelerated.

At the moment, the surname behind the jersey is out of focus. What really shines is hard work, growth and tenacity. Bronny James is no longer just LeBron's son.

After cardiac arrest, he can overcome his psychological fears, persist in not giving up, and continue to chase his NBA dream, and he is knocking on the door of the league in his own way - paving the way forward with every trusted appearance.