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James Warriors dream of marriage shattered! Three natural barriers block the Gemini Akron

1:13am, 10 June 2025Basketball

The Los Angeles heat waves roll in June, and the countdown clock of the LeBron James Training Hall flashed with a dazzling red light—just three weeks before June 29, which determines fate. The legendary superstar who controls the $52.6 million player option is standing on the edge of the most steep cliff in his career. In the Golden State Warriors locker room, Curry's mobile phone screen was frozen in the moment of the two embracing gold at the Paris Olympics, but James' dream in the Warriors' robe has been torn apart by reality into three bottomless natural barriers. The salary noose kills the last hope‌

The Warriors' total salary this season has long turned into a heavy shackle, and the luxury tax line of $9.2 billion is only a small gap left to the hard salary cap. If you want to swallow James's contract of 40 million after his salary cut, you must dismantle Wiggins' 26.28 million or Paul's heavy contract of 30 million. What's even more fatal is that the James team showed a steely will to cut salary. If the loss exceeds 12 million US dollars, it is equivalent to tearing apart the last maximum salary dignity of the historical scorer. The Lakers team reporter revealed the key insider: When the Warriors made a trade request last year's trading deadline, James instantly refused on the grounds that business value cannot be compromised, and this pride will only become sharper at the dusk of his career.

The burning soul flames of historical evaluation‌

When a superstar smiled bitterly in the interview, the applause of the Warriors fans could only last until the loss, the James team was deducing the reputation catastrophe of joining the old enemy all night. The case of another MVP's resignation to Golden State seven years ago has become a vivid warning: even though he won the Finals Most Valuable Player Trophy twice, he was still ridiculed as a passenger who hitchhiked the championship, and his jersey burned to ashes on the streets of the Bay Area when he left. For James, who has an extremely sensitive historical position, joining a team that has blocked his throne three times is tantamount to stigmatizing his team to his career tombstone. The warnings from well-known sports commentators are like thunder: if you win the Golden State, it will become the darkest ink mark on your resume.

The ruthless trial of the blade of time‌

The Lakers Medical Group internal report showed that James hit a career high last season's regular season round break. Knee effusion problems require professional physical therapy three times a day to maintain a competitive state. Curry is also deeply trapped in the vortex of old ankle injury. The two legends, who are 77 years old, missed a total of 47 key battles last season. The perfect picture outlined on the tactical board - James' high-level support to activate Curry's run without the ball - turned into a fragile bubble under the erosion of time. What's even more serious is that when the team's defensive core's interception efficiency slips from the top three in the league to the top twenty, the last line of defense of this fantasy fleet is collapsing.

The undercurrent alternative storm‌

The Cleveland management has secretly met with James' agents and has offered three temptations: the golden key of the hometown city, the youth storm of young guards and the forward supernova, and the solemn promise of the team shares after retirement. The Dallas Mavericks show a sharper ace - the offensive dual core composed of popular superstars and champion point guards, and the offensive efficiency this season. The team boss is even more willing to pay a luxury tax of $200 million. In contrast, even if the Warriors use potential new stars and the ultimate bargaining chips for future first-round draft picks, the Lakers may still kill the deal because of their refusal to take over a long-term contract.

The slim light of breaking the deadlock‌

The only remaining hope spark comes from the three-party trading plan: if a team with huge salary space is willing to act as a contract transfer station and swallow the Warriors' expiration contract, Jinzhou can free up space for direct signing. However, professional analysis shows that the success rate of this plan is less than 20%, and James needs to give up the veto power of the transaction and third parties are willing to be a stepping stone. What is even more ironic is that if the two sons of Akron can really help join forces, the sideline seats in the finals will soar to a sky-high price of 12,000 US dollars next year. Every seat in this business feast is stained with the blood of capital.

When the trans-ocean phone was connected late at night, the whimpering waves of the Pacific Ocean hit the California coast. The legends raised by the two Akrons are separated by not only a bay, but also a triple cliff of reputation, a cage of gold power and a torrent of time. The Warriors' home dome once lit up a tribute image of a leaving superstar, and now it looks like a red soldering iron - it shows all latecomers: the hot Golden State's arms are, the bone-threatening scars are when they break free.

History may remember this summer, not because of the legendary joining forces, but because of the last pride of the giant: it would rather die with a crack than be crowned in criticism.

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