MixedUp wrote:So after the Kyrie trade request I put up a tweet saying I would rather have Kyrie on the Lakers than LBJ and I got completely roasted by alot of fans. I dont understand though? I thought my reasons for this are pretty clear and should be shared by more.
Why do we want LeBron?
So we built a good couple of years to get this team where they are now (the collection of talent) and while I'm allready sad about the departure of D'Lo I do understand.
So lets say for argument sake we do get LeBron next season.
- Does this mean Lonzo goes from the 1st ballhandler to 2nd? Does this stunt his growth? Or is LBJ suddenly going to play off-ball (see Miami).
- LeBron needs shooters around him. So where do Randle, Clarkson, Zubac (creator himself) among others go? I think we need to lose half our team to consolidate to LeBrons playing style.
- What happens if LBJ strongarms us and controls the Lakers like he did in Cle, Mia, Cle?
- What if he leaves after 1/2 years?
- What if he starts declining (see Nash).
I for one, much rather make a package for Kyrie Irving (who is more of a 2 than a 1 in my eyes). Loves Kobe, has the same killer instrinct and Luke can learn him defense just like he did with Nick.
What are your thoughts?
-Lebron has always been pass first. If he decides to come here at age 33, it will be BECAUSE of our youth, not despite it. He is intelligent and knows that if he wants to play into his late 30s, he will need to defer and rely on others, or else end up going out in a wheelchair like kobe did. In short yes, he could very well play off ball and compliment Ball very nicely.
-Are you seriously saying you would rather have RANDLE AND CLARKSON than LEBRON JAMES? wow, just wow. You're right, if he comes, they are gone, not only because they can't shoot, but because they will be overpaid.
-Possible, but not likely. No one's ego is bigger than Magic's, not even lebron's.
-If he leaves after 1/2 years, we still have Ball, Ingram, Nance, Zu, Hart, Kuzma to build around
-He will decline. But he will still be better than 90% of NBA players. He does not have anything close to nash's injury history, and has been one of the most durable nba players of his era and has averaged 76 of 82 regular season games played per year over his entire career.
If lebron decides to take a durant-type deal we could realistically have
Ball Vet 3&D
George Hart
Ingram Kuzma
Lebron Nance
Boogie Zu Bryant
Boogie and George will be 28 going into 2018. That is enough youth and firepower to contend with the Ws every year until he rides off into the sunset.
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