Today, Lakers Daily reporter Ashish Mathur wrote an article reporting on the career prospects of Lakers forward James.

For the first time in James's career, he was no longer the most important player on the team. Last season, the Los Angeles introduced Luca Doncic from the Mavericks and signed a three-year contract extension with him in August this year.

Now, Doncic has become the Lakers' star and has used his influence to recruit DeAndre Ayton and Marcus Smart to join the Purple and Gold Army this offseason.

According to Lakers Daily sources, if James does not choose to retire after the end of next season, the Cavaliers, Mavericks and Warriors are all expected to pursue him in the free market.

The source also said that the Lakers hope that James can retire from the Lakers, but if he chooses to continue playing, the Lakers will not do their best to bring the NBA legend back to the team.