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Lets say Lebron didn't retire until he reached 50 years old to set a new record. Do you think he could still make an 8-9 man rotation with regular minutes?

Could Lebron get minutes if he retired at 50?

No because he would be retired

No. He’ll balloon up to 300 when he retires, quits working out and cycles off of the juice. He’s gonna look like Antoine Walker.

Hair Jordan wrote:No. He’ll balloon up to 300 when he retires, quits working out and cycles off of the juice. He’s gonna look like Antoine Walker.

Actually not that hard to stay in shape, unless you deliberately choose to be fat.

Lebron could still do it at 50 playing 12-15 high-leverage minutes, supplying veteran leadership, and anchoring a second unit offense.

Bench stretch-4 / point-forward usage
Short “burst” stints flanked by plus defenders to mask lateral slowdown.
Could still pilot half-court offense via vision and footwork and step-back triples require little lift.
Pre-switching to avoid chasing 20-year-old downhill guards.

lambchop wrote:

Hair Jordan wrote:No. He’ll balloon up to 300 when he retires, quits working out and cycles off of the juice. He’s gonna look like Antoine Walker.

Actually not that hard to stay in shape, unless you deliberately choose to be fat.

He also doesn't use steroids. Just another silly post by hair Jordan per usual.

UglyBugBall wrote:Lets say Lebron didn't retire until he reached 50 years old to set a new record. Do you think he could still make an 8-9 man rotation with regular minutes?

If he's still good enough yes. Wilt Chamberlain still got comeback offers from teams when he was 50.

as long as it's not on the Lakers.

If hypothetically LeBron remained as absolutely dedicated to his conditioning for another decade and was willing to be a role player and play for less money, I think he could at least be what PJ Tucker was over the last few years into his late 40s

10 years is a long time, it will catch up eventually. LeBron has been very blessed in his career up until recently with remarkable health but I don’t his body is surviving an NBA season at 50

what's with all these lebron posts.

did he say he retiring and you guys feel he needs a farewell sendoff on realgm

Saints14 wrote:If hypothetically LeBron remained as absolutely dedicated to his conditioning for another decade and was willing to be a role player and play for less money, I think he could at least be what PJ Tucker was over the last few years into his late 40s

Sure but one of my houseplants can also be what PJ Tucker was over the last few years.

Lalouie wrote:what's with all these lebron posts.

did he say he retiring and you guys feel he needs a farewell sendoff on realgm

LeBron is still the biggest star in the league. The topics never stop, people want to talk about him

zimpy27 wrote:

Lalouie wrote:what's with all these lebron posts.

did he say he retiring and you guys feel he needs a farewell sendoff on realgm

LeBron is still the biggest star in the league. The topics never stop, people want to talk about him

which is great because i get the opportunity to add MY thoughts

No. He's still human at the end of the day, and father time is undefeated.

Can we get a LeBron-dedicated board here on RealGM? Like there some team boards with 5% of the posts/comments about LeBron alone.
One daily LeBron thread would be allowed here on GB, the rest would be moved there.
WDYT?

Anyone voting yes is nowhere near 50 years old.

KirkHinrich12 wrote:Anyone voting yes is nowhere near 50 years old.

50 is ridiculous, but I do think he could play really well for 10-15 minutes a game at 45. At the very least he wouldn't be the worst player in the league.

Sure, but for the viewership and ticket sales only. He'd be the worst player in the NBA at that age.

No. No one could play NBA at age 50. Come on.