UpAndComing
Veteran
https://www.basketballnetwork.net/l...hompsons-hesitancy-to-play-for-the-l-a-lakers
"Something about playing for the Lakers apparently felt too much like playing for the Warriors. As one source close to him put it, 'Would this be trading one fishbowl for another?'" Shelbourne continued. "All Thompson had talked about in the two weeks since he had decided and accepted that his time with the Warriors was over was wanting 'new experiences' and a 'fresh start.' Dallas seemed like a better place to get that."
"The team ultimately was willing to offer Thompson more years and more money than he accepted from Dallas. Sources said James was willing to take less, and the Lakers were trying to make trades that would've cleared four years and nearly $80 million for Thompson," Ramona Shelbourne reported for ESPN.
Took less money to not play with the Lakers circus
Guarantee if he didn't play well on the Lakers, the narrative would be, "Wait a minute, this is who Lebron took a paycut for??!!!
"
"Something about playing for the Lakers apparently felt too much like playing for the Warriors. As one source close to him put it, 'Would this be trading one fishbowl for another?'" Shelbourne continued. "All Thompson had talked about in the two weeks since he had decided and accepted that his time with the Warriors was over was wanting 'new experiences' and a 'fresh start.' Dallas seemed like a better place to get that."
"The team ultimately was willing to offer Thompson more years and more money than he accepted from Dallas. Sources said James was willing to take less, and the Lakers were trying to make trades that would've cleared four years and nearly $80 million for Thompson," Ramona Shelbourne reported for ESPN.
Took less money to not play with the Lakers circus
Guarantee if he didn't play well on the Lakers, the narrative would be, "Wait a minute, this is who Lebron took a paycut for??!!!
"
