Spurs celebrity advises James to retire, stay in the Lakers to hinder Doncic s championship, and the league no longer supports James

The latest report by Jowan Buha, a reporter from Los Angeles Times, retired Hall of Fame player George Gerwen said in an interview that the era when the league belongs to LeBron James is over, and the Lakers should give up James, and the entire league will no longer praise James. Now is the era for young players such as Vinbanyama, Doncic, and Alexander.

The 2025 NBA Finals entered the fifth tiebreak, and it seems that the Thunder is very likely to get the match point. The new generation of stars represented by the regular season MVP Alexander has become the league's new star. Stars such as James, Stephen Curry and Durant are fading out of the center of the stage, but the Lakers are still worried about James' contract renewal. During the offseason, James has a $52.63 million player option. Whether he executes a contract to stay in the team or signs a two-year maximum salary contract with the Lakers, it is an obstacle to the Lakers' plan to build a team around Doncic. George Gerwen also believes that the Lakers need to seize the golden period of Doncic's career to win the championship, and should not continue to spend resources and time on 41-year-old James.

"Everyone knows that everyone understands as much as I do, the old era has passed." George Gerwen said, "There is no James in the new era, no Curry." Although James has the support of Doncic this season, the Lakers were eliminated by the Timberwolves in the fifth game of the first round of the playoffs. Even if the Lakers have strengthened in the offseason, when James occupies the team's maximum salary position, even if Doncic has it, it will be difficult to defeat young and powerful teams such as the Thunder, Spurs, Rockets and Timberwolves. George Gervin believes that the Spurs will surpass the Lakers next season. Unless Robert Pelinka gives up James, Vinbanyama and Fox will destroy the combination of Doncic and James.

"For the Spurs, it's great news to have Fox and Vinbanyama." George Gwen continued, "The Spurs have the core squad to be a good team, which is enough to really unite this group of young players. We all know that the Spurs also have a lot of resources to supplement the excellent players, and Durant is approaching joining Vinbanyama and Fox, and everyone knows what that means. Even if Durant doesn't They wear Spurs jerseys, and they have a large number of excellent players, and they can also add a talented player with the second pick. "

The Lakers are in an awkward position. Doncic is 26 years old, averaging 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.5 assists this season. He has 30.2 points, 7 rebounds, 5.8 assists for the Lakers for the first time in the playoffs. However, the Lakers' lineup has obvious flaws, and James' presence also makes it difficult for Doncic to fully play. For the Lakers, the best lineup is to replace James with an All-Star inside, but James' contract is difficult to deal with. James' contract also has a ban on transaction clause. Unless a proposal to trade James for Jarrett Allen is made, James will reject it, and in fact, the Cavaliers are not interested in getting James back.

"James' existence is strange. Pelinka still has a lot of work to do. The first thing to do is to properly resolve James' contract." George Gervin said. The Lakers must pay attention to Doncic's career. He is only four seasons away from the age of 30. For the NBA or for Doncic, the best chance to miss the next four years may not be there again. If James plays for two more seasons, Doncic may be unacceptable. A player's window for winning the championship is extremely limited. Young players will occupy the center of the stage at any time. The league also needs to continuously launch new players. James has been standing in the middle for enough.

Candler Parsons and Louis Williams also participated in the interview and also strongly agreed with George Gervin's view. "Indeed, a new wave is emerging," Chandler Parsons said, supporting the Lakers to give up James and are also optimistic about the future of the Spurs. Williams also believes that these are all facts, and the Lakers cannot ignore the rapid rise of young players and young teams. "These are no doubt true," Williams said. The league officials will not continue to pour resources into James and build young players as signature stars. This is what the official is doing every season.

"They now have young stars. So, everyone, everyone will become retired players one day." George Gerwen said, "It's time for James to retire. Now is the era of young people." George Gerwen said that after retirement, he no longer considered staying in the league to coach these things. He just wanted to accompany his family and hoped to leave all his time to his six grandchildren.