Tim_Hardawayy wrote:I'm pretty in the middle on the whole LeBron angle. I do think he disrespected people in his exit and he's not any sort of guarantee they compete for a chip next year. On the other hand, I don't really hate him either, and he definitely puts Miami in the conversation.
As to the question of why us over Luka, its all about diminishing returns. Because of LeBron's talents, any great wing you pair him with is always going to have a lesser impact playing next to him, even at this age. I think they did a decent job of playing off each other last year, but there's still a degree of your turn my turn with them. If he comes here, you have a roster of guys that really shouldn't be handling the rock but can be decent finishers (great shooters in Herro/Powell, great lob threats in Bam/Ware). If you're LeBron, and you do prefer this roster (I have no idea, pure speculation and arguing devil's advocate), its because you get to use more of your toolset and the "others" are an upgrade over the Lakers others, even if Luka is obviously a better #2 than either of Bam or Herro.
For me this stuff is all just popcorn for the summer. Probably nothing comes of it. I'm not desperate for him to return, but I won't shun the idea either. The narratives can go either way, you could argue he wants to prove he never needed Miami in the first place... or maybe he wants to cement this as a second home, and show he can win here without a Wade/Bosh? Or maybe he just likes the city and wants to play his last year here? Who really knows.
I will say while I don't care that much either way, I prefer this potential move over the KD one because KD doesn't solve our need for a primary ball handler/creator, he's nearly as old and hasn't shown the same insane iron man durability, and he would have cost us more future potential (a LeBron deal is going to be centered around worthless expirings and at most one project player or pick). Whereas KD is a mid ground that sort of locks us into playing to win now with a guaranteed worse future, LeBron's just a stopgap for this year that doesn't really negatively impact our future.
At least you have an actual thought process behind it. I don't agree with pretty much any of it (especially the part about Luca being LeBron's #2...yikes. You all REALLY overrate this man even to this day), but at least you have a thought process behind it.
I have a hard disagree on the KD part, not that it matters anymore though. But I actually understood the KD talk more, not just because of KD's age (much younger) but also his play style. KD does not need to suck all of the air out of the room or dribble all of it out of the basketball to have an impact. LeBron still does, and he no longer is good enough to warrant giving him the keys to highjack your entire offense/franchise.
The durability part is the only positive over KD that I see, but you could argue that LeBron's horrid defense cancels that out, as KD's defense is better at this stage.
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