The communication of LeBron James is worked, precise and even downright calculated. He knows very well that everything that comes out of his mouth will then be analyzed and relayed. It’s been like that since he was a teenager. So he learned to live with it and use it as a tool to tilt things in his favor. The little sentences he can say during the various interviews are not insignificant.
In the latest episode of The Shop, a show he produces through his box INUNTERRUPTED and in which he participates, the King sent a subliminal message to the leaders of the Los Angeles Lakers. All while discussing American football.
“If you have a transcendent franchise player like Aaron Rodgers why won’t you surround that when you got the picks to maximize what you do”
– LeBron ????????????????
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— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) November 18, 2022
“When you have a transcendent franchise player like Aaron Rodgers, why not surround him as best you can when you have the picks available to maximize your squad? asks James. Paul Rivera then asks him if he is still talking about football or basketball. “Football but hey, it can obviously be transcribed into basketball. »
It’s no secret that LeBron James would like the Los Angeles Lakers to sacrifice their 2027 and 2029 first-round draft picks – the last two assets available to mount a transfer – in order to strengthen the workforce. If we follow his parallel, he sees himself as this franchise player who can lead a team to the title by being surrounded by good veterans.
It probably still is. But it still seems impossible to deny the logical decline of the player, who will soon celebrate his 38th birthday. He’s on the top of the league but he might not be as dominant as a Giannis Antetokounmpoone Jayson Tatum or even a Stephen Curry. And that may also explain the reluctance of Californian management. The Lakers will sacrifice their picks only if they are convinced that the parts recovered in exchange will put them in a position to go really far.
The LA team still has a long way to go before they can box in the Milwaukee or Boston category. The Lakers are 3-10 after more than a month of competition. The margin is still large before being able to fight for the title. Buddy Hield and Myles Turner, the two players the franchise could have recovered by parting ways with Russell Westbrook and the two draft rounds, are probably not enough. Even with LeBron James and Anthony Davis in the workforce.
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