"If King Arthur really wants to pursue a Boss championship, then he could simply stay with the Lakers."
"After Wang Yi retires, he can pursue his own Boss championship. There's no need to leave home and go to another team now."
But the public didn't buy that argument.
King Arthur had ultimately become little more than Wang Yi's sidekick on the Lakers.
Whenever people mentioned the Lakers, they thought of Wang Yi, not King Arthur.
But if he went to another team, he would undoubtedly be its Core Player and undisputed leader.
That was why King Arthur wanted to leave the Lakers.
As soon as the news conference was announced, the entire Lakers organization was thrown into an uproar.
After a brief meeting, LeBron James, the coach, and the team's owner, Tamim, decided to persuade King Arthur to stay.
James and the coach had a simple way of looking at it.
Wang Yi wouldn't be able to play for many more years. After he retired, the Lakers would need someone who could carry the team.
But now King Arthur suddenly wanted to leave. Where could the Lakers find someone else capable of carrying the team?
Doncic?
Doncic was already forty. He could play for one more season at most.
Little Rivers?
Little Rivers had performed well, but his stature and ability to deliver in clutch moments weren't yet enough for him to carry the team.
So what could they do?
They could only try to find a way to keep King Arthur.
As for Tamim, he didn't particularly care whether King Arthur left the Lakers or not.
As long as Wang Yi remained with the Lakers, it wouldn't matter to Tamim if any other player left—not even the coach or the general manager.
He was just a fan. He only