Thoughts on LeBron starting over Tatum in the Olympics? Is it unfair veteran privilege?

[bledredwine]

Yeah, Lebron's still a better player than Tatum. He understands where he's efficient and because of that,
he's much more consistent. He gets those layups/dunks, runs the court.

I'd much rather have that than Tatum on the court.

[Homer38]

As we all know LeBron is starting over recent NBA champion Jayson Tatum. At this stage in their careers Tatum is likely better than LeBron. This comes shortly after we saw the nepotism that got Bronny drafted. Quite frankly, that nepotism made me completely sick to my stomach, and my thoughts are with the potential draftee that didn't get drafted because of Bronny.

Is this a display of veterans privilege? LeBron has the resume, but Tatum is better right now. How is this AT ALL fair?

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[andalusian]

Given that LeBron played PG for this team, the problem with the original question in this thread was not understanding the basic concept of how they play in the context of that team. JT is great, he really is, he couldn't play point for this team.

This team plays with the understanding that Steph can play point, but you really want him to play secondary ball handler. LeBron played like a super duper Draymond for team USA