Why are we targeting lebron?

[john248]

ever since superstars teaming up and not wanting to beat each other, i'd say yes college basketball is better at this point. so you're exactly right, this is not some college basketball or anything.

what exactly are we losing? a lot. you see, you guys are so in love with the idea of lebron coming here and forgot that he's a ticking bomb waiting to explode. if you're not familiar with lebrons drama antics then i suggest take a deeper look . don't get me wrong, lebron is one of the greatest player ever no doubt about it but signing him at this point of his career, a risk not worth taking.

no one said that we're too good not wanting him, i didn't say that but i love what we build here, i want it to stay that way and start from there. having lebron, he might make it better or ruin it that we don't know but like i said,no sir it's not the risk i'm willing to take as a fan.

what petty? the problem with some lakers fan, if you don't want lebron then you're a passionate kobe stan that don't know laker basketball. really? what's wrong with wanting to beat him instead? what's wrong with letting him win somewhere else and not use this organization for his so called legacy.

no one is beating golden state at this point then i don't get why by not wanting him is petty and snob.

The Lakers won't lose anything by signing LeBron. They're already losing given that they've picked in the lottery for the past several years. Talentwise, possibly Ingram and Ball are worth keeping; we know what we got with Randle and Clarkson. You really think LeBron drama is a reason to not sign him? That's about as dumb as it gets. Signs with Miami, wins 2 titles; goes back to Cleveland, wins a title. Your only argument is his age which would be a good point. But even during the majority of this next contract, he'd still be one of the best players in the league.

There's no risk now because it's a lottery team. There's nothing to blow up. Yea, you got some young pieces but none of them have shown to be that transcendent talent every team covets. Ingram might be that guy. Ball, I doubt it.

LeBron doesn't need the Lakers for his legacy. He's already a top 5 player of all-time; one can argue top 3 or even best ever.

[andrewww]

LeBron could either come here like Malone and GP did... And sort of goof on the whole Laker thing, and see if they could laugh their way into a championship... In which case, I don't think LeBron would be super popular in LA...
Or LeBron could come here like Wilt did... Reinvent himself a little bit, get that fire back... Maybe become the player everyone always hoped he'd be and stop trying to be a Mogul or the Most popular guy in the league, and just start Destroying teams again. With Ball and Ingram's youth to support him...

You have to pursue LeBron... At worst, he's the best individual player in the league... But it's not without risks... Nothing ever is... But that's like asking why you're thinking about buying a Ferrari... Sure it's not going to be super reliable, it's going to be expensive to keep, and not very comfortable... But WTF... It's a Ferrari, bro.

LeBron has been nothing but serious about winning in the NBA in his entire career. And he was still arguably the best player on the floor in the finals last year. He has no need to reinvent himself or get any fire "back" on the court. Being a mogul or being friends with a bunch player never took away from his intensity playing basketball. Never liked his whining, flopping and passive aggressiveness but always respected his game.

I'll concede the getting his fire back part... He's never really slowed down or look uninterested... That's not really what I meant by that.

For me though, it's that his level of interest has never really seemed to get to the level of say Westbrook... To me it looks like LeBron is so damned good, he can fill the stat sheet at 3/4 speed for him... I just get the feeling we've never really seen full speed, or intensity. MJ was good enough to fill the stat sheet at 3/4 speed too... He had a hell of a supporting cast in his time as well, but nothing like LeBron has, and we most definitely saw 100% from MJ... And MJ just kept getting better each season until his first retirement... LeBron seems content.

So that's my point... No question LeBron is the best player in the league... I respect that and his game. I want him to come to LA. Even if he's the same player he is now...

My point is, as great as he is, I feel like he has untapped potential there... There's just something missing when you watch him compared to other 'greatest ever' guys, and I'd love to see him come to LA and find that next level as he enters the twilight of his career.

What's missing is that Lebron for all his talents, even if you remove the ego/drama/control etc... he seems more Shaq-like in that he likes basketball, but sees it more as an avenue to build his brand rather than a player who just loves the game. While he wouldn't be the first hired gun, a lot of the values that he portrays such his "I'm avging a triple double" remark when asked if he was doing enough against GSW screams "me first" to me even if him being a willing passer generally doesnt make most people think that way, which is the opposite of how many opposing fans look at the "the selfish gunner that Kobe is" angle.

Having said that, unless you are GSW almost any other team should consider signing Lebron if the opportunity arises.

[danfantastk32]

While he wouldn't be the first hired gun, a lot of the values that he portrays such his "I'm avging a triple double" remark when asked if he was doing enough against GSW screams "me first" to me even if him being a willing passer generally doesnt make most people think that way...

But Lebron is also one of the few Basketball players in history who average a tripple-dub, and gets asked at the end of the game if he's doing enough.I feel like I've done way too much Lebron defending recently, but I mean Jesus.

33.6 ppg. 10.0 Asist 12.0 rebounds with a .565 fg%......and he's getting asked if there's more that he can do?! That's something not alot of players get asked.....and I'm sure it's gotta be frustrating as hell for the guy.

Kyrie averaged 29.4 ppg. 4.4 assists and 4.0 rebounds, shooting .472 fg%
Love average 16.0 ppg. 1.0 Assists and 11.2 rebounds, shooting .388 fg%

For comparison's sake, It looks like Kobe's best finals would be against the Magic:
32.4ppg 7.4 assists 5.6 rebounds, shooting .430 fg%

Jordan's 2 best finals depend on what you want from the guy, but it's either against the Lakers:
31.2 ppg 11.4 assists 6.6 rebounds shooting .558 fg% <----Lebron won 3 of 4 categories
or against the suns:
41.0 ppg 6.3 assists 8.5 rebounds shooting .508 fg% <----Lebron won 3 of 4 categories

Durant meanwhile got 35.2 ppg 5.4 assists and 8.2 rebounds shooting .556 fg% and reporters are stumbling over themselves trying to invent some new word to describe the "holy" performance we just witnessed. (Durant had one hell of finals, don't get me wrong...but Lebrons was better).

Point of all of that......I mean what do you want the guy to say to that question?

[stan francisco]

While he wouldn't be the first hired gun, a lot of the values that he portrays such his "I'm avging a triple double" remark when asked if he was doing enough against GSW screams "me first" to me even if him being a willing passer generally doesnt make most people think that way...

But Lebron is also one of the few Basketball players in history who average a tripple-dub, and gets asked at the end of the game if he's doing enough.I feel like I've done way too much Lebron defending recently, but I mean Jesus.

33.6 ppg. 10.0 Asist 12.0 rebounds with a .565 fg%......and he's getting asked if there's more that he can do?! That's something not alot of players get asked.....and I'm sure it's gotta be frustrating as hell for the guy.

Kyrie averaged 29.4 ppg. 4.4 assists and 4.0 rebounds, shooting .472 fg%
Love average 16.0 ppg. 1.0 Assists and 11.2 rebounds, shooting .388 fg%

For comparison's sake, It looks like Kobe's best finals would be against the Magic:
32.4ppg 7.4 assists 5.6 rebounds, shooting .430 fg%

Jordan's 2 best finals depend on what you want from the guy, but it's either against the Lakers:
31.2 ppg 11.4 assists 6.6 rebounds shooting .558 fg% <----Lebron won 3 of 4 categories
or against the suns:
41.0 ppg 6.3 assists 8.5 rebounds shooting .508 fg% <----Lebron won 3 of 4 categories

Durant meanwhile got 35.2 ppg 5.4 assists and 8.2 rebounds shooting .556 fg% and reporters are stumbling over themselves trying to invent some new word to describe the "holy" performance we just witnessed. (Durant had one hell of finals, don't get me wrong...but Lebrons was better).

Point of all of that......I mean what do you want the guy to say to that question?

Good post.

[Slava]

Apparently LeBron is school shopping for his kids.

Read on Twitter

[TyCobb]

Cant beat Cali. Everyone comes to find this out at one point in their lives.

[iamworthy]

Apparently LeBron is school shopping for his kids.

Read on Twitter

Apparently he was just working out.

Read on Twitter

[J_LA]

Not very common for him to take his wife with him on workouts

[stan francisco]

Not very common for him to take his wife with him on workouts

How do you know?

[LAKESHOW]

True. That other guy too.

[Beethoven]

Cuz lebwon's coo brah. Dats why wee tawgetin himz

[Kilroy]

The thing is though... LeBron's been seen around LA more this off-season than he has his entire career... So it almost doesn't matter whether it was the Gym or the School... He's letting everyone know what's up.

That said, I'm not sure LeBron cares that much if he plays for the Lakers or the Clippers... And the Clippers will do everything they can to make the LeBron-Trotters play with them instead of us. In fact, I'm sure the entire league would prefer that.
So who knows how this will play out....

The title of this thread though... You don't 'target LeBron'... You leave a door open with a big pot of money inside and pray he walks through...

[iamworthy]

The thing is though... LeBron's been seen around LA more this off-season than he has his entire career... So it almost doesn't matter whether it was the Gym or the School... He's letting everyone know what's up.

That said, I'm not sure LeBron cares that much if he plays for the Lakers or the Clippers... And the Clippers will do everything they can to make the LeBron-Trotters play with them instead of us. In fact, I'm sure the entire league would prefer that.
So who knows how this will play out....

The title of this thread though... You don't 'target LeBron'... You leave a door open with a big pot of money inside and pray he walks through...

iirc a tweet came out a while ago referencing a close source to LeBron saying LeBron would never pay for the clippers.

[One Love]

CP3 hasn't spoke very highly of Doc & Clipps, either... I would welcome LBJ with open arms... Same with PG, Russ, Cousins, etc... We need talent...

[zimpy27]

I'm fairly sure LeBron is going to Lakers next season. Besides wanting to expand his business in Hollywood, he wants to play with a youthful talented that he can settle in to for the final 5 years of his NBA career. His last move was successful and the Lakers look much better than Cavs youth did back then. I think it's likely a future first and one of Nance, Hart, Ennis will be packaged with Deng for an expiring, my bet is for Wade. If LeBron comes season after then Wade probably joins on for little money, then add in Paul George.

I'm thinking the team season after next could be:
Guards: Lonzo, Ingram, Wade, Clarkson, Hart, Ennis
Forwards/Centers: LeBron, PG13, Ingram, Kuzma, Randle, Nance, Zubac

Lonzo, Ingram, LeBron, PG13, Zubac
Clarkson, Wade, Kuzma, Randle, Nance

I put Ingram at SG because I think he'll be able to guard that spot along with LBJ and PG13, the three of them will be interchangeable wings defensively. Walton would have so much fun with these lineups.

[hyeballerxx]

you guys would want to give full 4 year max to a +33 year old LBJ? I'm just asking, interested to see the answers to this

yes