The trimmers provide some support for the header, but for the most part are just filler for your door opening. The header is supported on both sides by the basement wall so you can work on the trimmers one side at a time without having to support the header.
The trimmers may look worse than they are. That gray patina may be caused by weather but they look like repurposed forming material to me. Drill a small hole in the bottom of the trimmers one inch above the concrete base. They may be sound. If you don't like the idea of using penetrating epoxy to turn them into a block of resin, cut them out and replace them with new. A sawzall will remove them quickly. It's the going back that's a little harder and depends upon how the first trimmer is attached to your basement wall. If attached with foundation bolts, I'd leave the bolts and reuse them. If attached with a ram set then cut the nails and reattach with concrete drive screws.
I assume there's nothing on the inside covering the trimmers. If there is, then the job gets a little harder.
The more I look at your pictures, the more I see. That trimmer on the right against the basement wall looks pretty good. It's the 1x in the middle and the 2x holding your door frame that look damaged. If that damage is only an inch or so deep, just chisel it out and fill with epoxy before you cover it up.
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