The Lebron Thread | 2021 & Offseason

[JLei]

Well deserved and completely unexpected. Is this the first time LeBron actually trusts an organization? He never would’ve done this in Cleveland.

He gave Cleveland a 2+1 after 2016. He gives an extra year per title.

[KTM_2813]

Seems the stars are aligning for a 2024 retirement tour, which may take place on Bronny's team. What an insane career... I first learned who he was back in like 2002 or something, lol. Barring injury, that basically guarantees the scoring record, right?

[dcstanley]

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These type of clips have been resurfacing a lot lately but man this one in particular is really moving. The interviewer flat out said he might be destined for failure and Lebron was unmoved, poised, and confident as ever. The Chosen One moniker is no joke.

[Mos_Heat]

Wow very surprising

So are we giving up on 2021 FA I guess

Does he have a PO for 2022 or no?

no

[D.Brasco]

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If LeBron trained MMA for a few years it would be a different story.

[MyUniBroDavis]

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If LeBron trained MMA for a few years it would be a different story.

I get colby would win, but yeah if bron trained the pure strength difference would offset anything else, theres a reason they have divisions and alot of guys that dominate one division get destroyed in the next, brons got 10 pounds on brock lesner when he fights lmfao

[Prez]

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If LeBron trained MMA for a few years it would be a different story.

I get colby would win, but yeah if bron trained the pure strength difference would offset anything else, theres a reason they have divisions and alot of guys that dominate one division get destroyed in the next, brons got 10 pounds on brock lesner when he fights lmfao

Brock is probably 285ish in the octagon, but yeah agree generally. Bron would really just need a year or so to train and he’d kill Colby. Maybe even like 6 months

[mademan]

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If LeBron trained MMA for a few years it would be a different story.

I get colby would win, but yeah if bron trained the pure strength difference would offset anything else, theres a reason they have divisions and alot of guys that dominate one division get destroyed in the next, brons got 10 pounds on brock lesner when he fights lmfao

Brock is probably 285ish in the octagon, but yeah agree generally. Bron would really just need a year or so to train and he’d kill Colby. Maybe even like 6 months

He needs to learn some defense, but honestly, there's no way to know even if he did learn it. Cause even if Lebron trains, 1 decent shot can rock him if he's got a glass jaw

[MyUniBroDavis]

I get colby would win, but yeah if bron trained the pure strength difference would offset anything else, theres a reason they have divisions and alot of guys that dominate one division get destroyed in the next, brons got 10 pounds on brock lesner when he fights lmfao

Brock is probably 285ish in the octagon, but yeah agree generally. Bron would really just need a year or so to train and he’d kill Colby. Maybe even like 6 months

He needs to learn some defense, but honestly, there's no way to know even if he did learn it. Cause even if Lebron trains, 1 decent shot can rock him if he's got a glass jaw

How would you even know this lol

[Baski]

Is it just me or do stars just flock away from whatever conference LeBron is in?

[Baski]

Lol his legacy would take a hit if he won rings with Giannis

No it wouldn’t. this response shows the insane standard LeBron is held to. He has 4 rings and 4 FMVPs. He just averaged 30/12/9 on 67% TS in the finals in his 17th season. He would be in his 19th season by the time he could play with Giannis. If he was capable of being a star player in his 19th season, in what world would winning rings with Giannis hurt his legacy? The vast majority of players never make it to their 19th season, and the ones who do are cooked.

I mean, theres a reason no one cares about kds rings lol

We're gonna have to cut off Lebron's prime at some point lol. Can't keep treating him like he just hit 30.

[JulesWinnfield]

Lebrons my guy but it’s hard for me to assume he could just train for a year and beat an MMA pro fighter even with all sorts of strength advantages. It’s likely Lebron hasn’t been in any fight of any sort since he was like 13,14 years old, at least. Because if he was, we would have heard about it. Combat sports aren’t just about strength and technical proficiency, there’s something within fighters that make them fighters. Lebron doesn’t strike me as someone who possesses that. He could train all he wants, there’s no telling how he reacts to getting popped and stunned in a combat situation against a guy who has spent years fighting against other bad asses for money.

[MyUniBroDavis]

No it wouldn’t. this response shows the insane standard LeBron is held to. He has 4 rings and 4 FMVPs. He just averaged 30/12/9 on 67% TS in the finals in his 17th season. He would be in his 19th season by the time he could play with Giannis. If he was capable of being a star player in his 19th season, in what world would winning rings with Giannis hurt his legacy? The vast majority of players never make it to their 19th season, and the ones who do are cooked.

I mean, theres a reason no one cares about kds rings lol

We're gonna have to cut off Lebron's prime at some point lol. Can't keep treating him like he just hit 30.

Tbf lebron was better last year than he was when he was thirty lmfao

I honestly think bron hit another level since the 2016 playoffs started and the only difference was he was hurt last year and was chilling this year

You know realistically we say 2020 bron shouldnt be peak bron level because of his age and he was hurt last year, and he def looked slower at times but his mind was as sharp or sharper than ever. Like he himself thinks hes better than he was before, and while i think second stint cleveland bron is goated, we pretty much only say bron isnt "peak bron" because at times it looked like he wasnt cruising through everyone but, whenever he needed to he stepped up 99% of the time, and honestly more than bron did in any of his pre 2016 years other than 2012 tbh lol. Its not as if he gets the benefit of spacing since we ran dwight and AD, and hes getting worse calls than he did before he joined the lakers too

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[The Master]

I'm pretty sure there was no serious conversation regarding 3rd star in LA after salary projection for 2021 decreased due to COVID, I calculated that to myself few days ago and big 3 (LeBron, AD and 3rd star) would have to take around 20-25 mln of paycuts in a year in 2021, and Lakers would have to trade away KCP, Harrell (if he opts in), Caruso, Kuzma and THT to make even that possible. Decision about Deng's salary wasn't even that decisive. Another example to not believe in media reporting unless it's Woj.

AD will receive designated max in 2024, and he has safe place as a face of the franchise after LeBron retires. Good for him, well deserved.

[Joey Wheeler]

Giannis would make the Lakers less likely to win, not more. He's not a great offensive player and his status and playing habits would lead to him controlling a lot of possessions. Every time Giannis is controlling the offense instead of Lebron it's a clear loss for the team; plus he offers little off ball value with his terrible shooting and lack of cutting ability. You'd need to have Giannis buy into playing like a super role player on offense (like AD) for it to be a positive addition, and that's just not happening. You're better filling the roster with guys who fit with Lebron and AD.

[C0bR]

The 3rd star in superteams is pretty much always (unless it's the once in a blue moon GSW situation) redundant due to limited touches and not producing at the max contract value. Solid depth => Max guy putting up 17 points.

[MyUniBroDavis]

Giannis would make the Lakers less likely to win, not more. He's not a great offensive player and his status and playing habits would lead to him controlling a lot of possessions. Every time Giannis is controlling the offense instead of Lebron it's a clear loss for the team; plus he offers little off ball value with his terrible shooting and lack of cutting ability. You'd need to have Giannis buy into playing like a super role player on offense (like AD) for it to be a positive addition, and that's just not happening. You're better filling the roster with guys who fit with Lebron and AD.

I mean Ad had the ball more this year than he did in new orleans lol, in terms of the way he played

I dont mean scoring or anything, he legitimately had the ball in his hands and created offense more with the lakers than the pels

[thebigbird]

Now that LeBron has delivered the Lakers a championship, and delivered them 5 more years of Anthony Davis, will the last holdout Laker fans finally accept him?

[JLei]

Lebrons my guy but it’s hard for me to assume he could just train for a year and beat an MMA pro fighter even with all sorts of strength advantages. It’s likely Lebron hasn’t been in any fight of any sort since he was like 13,14 years old, at least. Because if he was, we would have heard about it. Combat sports aren’t just about strength and technical proficiency, there’s something within fighters that make them fighters. Lebron doesn’t strike me as someone who possesses that. He could train all he wants, there’s no telling how he reacts to getting popped and stunned in a combat situation against a guy who has spent years fighting against other bad asses for money.

If Lebron trained for fighting. Everyone would be ****. He's an absolute genetic outlier with the mental toughness to match.

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Put in very eloquent language by Joe Rogan.