Could LeBron James Take A PAY CUT To Stay With The Los Angeles Lakers?

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Los Angeles Lakers News & Rumors - Chase Senior breaks down the following topics on today’s Lakers Report by Chat Sports video:
- Lakers 2022 schedule: The NBA Christmas schedule is officially out as well as opening night, and the Lakers are set to take on the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks, respectively.
- Lakers trade rumors on Patrick Beverley: Pat Bev sparked a fire on Lakers Twitter by quoting a tweet about the Lakers schedule
- Carmelo Anthony rumors: Lakers free agency has been fairly uneventful, and Melo might not be back despite previous rumors - Sam Amico of Hoops Wire reports potential interest by the Denver Nuggets in NBA Free Agency
- LeBron James latest: ESPN reporter Tim Bontemps suggests LeBron should take a pay cut if he really wants to stay, and Richard Jefferson went so far as to say his former teammate was not on the list of top Lakers players all-time.

Los Angeles Lakers 2022 Schedule is starting to be released:
- Opening Night (Oct. 18th): at Golden State Warriors
- Oct. 20th: vs. Los Angeles Clippers
- NBA Christmas Day: at Dallas Mavericks

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Lakers highlights from last season shed light on the need for more toughness on the roster, and a Lakers trade for Patrick Beverley could fix the problem some based on his time last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves:
- 9.2 PPG, 4.6 APG, 1.2 SPG, 34.3 3P%

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The Los Angeles Lakers Roster outside of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook is looking thin as the season approaches, hence the Lakers rumors on Carmelo Anthony:
- Austin Reaves (G/F)
- Kendrick Nunn (G)
- Lonnie Walker IV (G)
- Thomas Bryant (C)
- Damian Jones (C)
- Talen Horton-Tucker (G/F)
- Stanley Johnson (F)
- Troy Brown Jr. (F)
- Juan Toscano-Anderson (F)
- Wenyen Gabriel (F/C)

LeBron James rumors round out today’s show, as ESPN reporter Tim Bontemps suggests there is a path for the Lakers involving a LeBron James extension AND the flexibility to add to the roster:
- If he signs a max extension this summer, the Lakers are stuck in the exact same situation they are now and they are going to be in that situation forward because they have no other contracts on the roster to trade. They have no other way to create salary to go get other players on their roster. If I am LeBron and the Lakers and I am working together for the best path forward, that to me is the only best path forward, is to wait till next summer, opt out, give the Lakers the flexibility at around him, and then fill in a number late on. Just exactly what the Sixers did which allowed them to get PJ Tucker and Danuel House this summer.

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