Jared Dudley: LeBron & AD wanted me back, but couldn’t convince the management

[2Mas]

Not possible, LeBron is the GM of the Lakers and the league

This. This is exactly why I started this topic.

LEbR0n i5 Th3 GM.

Y'all stupid.

Wowww take me back to 2005. Love it

[Mamba Mentality]

Anyone who clicked the link and read past the title of the article should be ashamed. This man really said "blow to a title run".

[Currygoat]

Lol Lebron playing him. If Lebron wanted jim jones he would be on the team

[lamscott]

What is the vet minimum?

Couple of milli right?

Pass.

[Lalouie]

at most it's a buddy thing cuz he never did jack in the W column. other than the covid years was he ever on a "good" team?

[theforumblue]

nothing really against dudley, im' sure he's a good guy and all, but i've never heard a player talk so much about his own locker room presence than this guy. nothing about on court stuff, just always talking about how important his locker room presence is.

he probably does have strong locker room presence for some reason, even now kidd is taking him with him to dallas, but typically you gotta be on the team for a while or actually be on the court to have that. he was neither. i don't get it.

[kenwood3333]

LeBron and his acting skill has fooled Dudley

[Benedict_Boozer]

If Lebron wanted him there, he would be there. Let’s be honest.

[Woodsanity]

I actually do think Lebron and AD wanted him back but not enough to force management. He isn't some kind of star player that must be retained but a nice locker room guy.

[Up-And-Coming]

What is the vet minimum?

Couple of milli right?

Pass.

$2.565 million. That’s a big chunk of change to miss out on in comparison to a first-time assistant coach’s salary.

[BenoUdrihFTL]

*Posting in a Jared Dudley thread*

[Harry Garris]

Not possible, LeBron is the GM of the Lakers and the league

This. This is exactly why I started this topic.

LEbR0n i5 Th3 GM.

Y'all stupid.

GMs work like 70-80 hours a week and are on the phone or in meetings constantly during the draft and free agency. Yet people legitimately believe that Lebron is somehow orchestrating all of that while he's laying on the beach on a tropical island with a martini in hand.

I'm sure Lebron is consulted on major trades and free agent signings just like most NBA superstars are, but he's not shadow-GMing the Lakers. It's one of the more unrealistic conspiracy theories of our age. And that's saying something...

[Joe Kleazy]

Stop it Dudz

He’s a good guy and all, brings the boys together…. But his locker room presence is so strong because he stays in the locker room even when the rest of the team is on the court hoopin, so that should be the case of a stronger presence in that area than anyone else.

[Froob]

He'd be there if LeBron wanted him there.

[PistolPeteJR]

this is really reaching to prove LeBron doesn't have GM type influence on his team. we have a mountain pile of evidence to the contrary

May I interest you in 2003-2010, for starters?

[clyde21]

He'd be there if LeBron wanted him there.

pretty much, if not as player then as coach.

[MrGoat]

Dudley's just got a master plan to lure LeBron to Dallas. Next time LeBron hits free agency he'll go team up with Luka and bring Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh out of retirement to join him

[The Laker Kid]

Anyone who clicked the link and read past the title of the article should be ashamed. This man really said "blow to a title run".

LMAO. I stopped reading at "Massive loss"

[heezyo2o]

Lebron was tight with pretty much all the guys who were traded or left the team. This is the same Lakers that signed Lance Stephenson to play next to Lebron. How much say do you think Lebron really has

[donkeylips]

“Chasing that farewell tour, they don’t love you like that. You can’t get no farewell tour. They don’t love you like that … You thought you was Udonis Haslem.”

bruh