Skip: Even if the Lakers win the championship in the new season, they will not renew their contract with James. He is out of date

Recently, Skip talked about the current situation that James will face a "contract year" in the new season in his channel "The Skip Bayless Show".

He said: "This makes me think about a question: What if the Lakers had the fourth-place odds in the Western Conference again this year and the sixth-place odds in the championship, but they ended up winning the championship? Let's imagine the craziest and most incredible situation. I know they can't get past the Oklahoma City Thunder, but if they did and won the championship all the way. So, will the Lakers management reconsider and let LeBron James come back and play for another year?"

"My opinion is: it's impossible. The Lakers have bet on Luca Doncic, who is about 14 years younger than James. They've looked forward. And I'm pretty sure that the Lakers are betting that LeBron won't transfer to the Cavaliers, the Knicks or other possible places and come back and fight them back. Because they think in their hearts that to borrow one of LeBron's favorite words, they feel he's out of date."