LeBron James Discussion: Not Returning To The Lakers

Okay.
Austin Reaves won’t play in the Lakers’ preseason opener tomorrow in San Francisco vs. the Warriors, according to Darvin Ham.

 

at least half the teams in the league are like this and frankly, it may be more than that!

 

Lebron vs Steph is a real rivalry though - each has 4 titles. I'm sure both deep down don't want the other to get #5 and both want to #5 to solidify the case of being the guy of this generation

 

i think both lebron and steph see it that way to some degree, but i'm honestly not sure i can imagine a realistic series of events that can happen going forward that would make me think steph was better than lebron. or magic, for that matter.

i think steph/kobe is a better debate. i prefer kobe, but i could see the other side of that one. i can't see the other side of steph/lebron.

 

Steph is great but I agree: Lebron and Magic were just on a different level. When you're talking the best of all time marginal difference particularly the size of Lebron and Magic which helped them on defense and the glass is just not something that I think Steph can overcome.

Steph is the greatest shoot of all time and Lebron/Magic were average shooters but on offense Lebron/Magics versatility (post op, passing, size again) don't create as much of a difference to make up for the defense/glass.

 

Ummm …. OK BUMP. Waay too close to Page 2 with the way this Guy is looking , lost in the excitement of all the other guys looking good.

 

Moving like he did before the injury. That's a scary thing for the everyone else.

 

His movements were good. We can load manage him so he remains healthy with all of our depth.

Still lives those threes though. He's gonna put up 6-7 per game so hopefully he's back in the 35% range again this year

 

Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal will all take a seat Tuesday after playing limited minutes during Sunday's preseason opener.

October 10, 2023
Irving's groin soreness has not improved, and he's considered out indefinitely,
To play LeBron makes no sense

 

damn, i feel old

 

I thought so too, considering too the first game action for him this season.

But @abeer3 is our huckleberry on this, and no doesn't mean I want to debate. He was just:

 

Lebron has started his season typically looking washed up for the first month of the season since he left Miami.
Eventually he is going to be washed but may not be able to be sure till later into the year.

 

he can be a good player without being athletic. but no, i didn't see any athleticism out there. he moves kinda like rui at this point. which is fine! just...not the lebron we knew for 15-16 years. i'm just hoping he can avoid the soft tissue injuries that have plagued him in his old age. groins, hips, feet, etc. probably a big ask, but getting his minutes down should help.

 

A bum foot equals diminished athletic ability? He looked pretty good physically, before he "heard something pop" against Dallas to me.