The situation in the Lakers It's not easy. Even less so after the tough defeat this morning against the San Antonio Spurswhich leaves them out of the NBA Cup in the quarterfinals. They fell to a team that was without Victor Wembanyama, its main star, and at a lower level than the Angelenos. The words of LeBron's agent, who harshly charged against the team, still gain more strength.
“I don't think the Lakers are candidates. I don't think they're good enough to make it to the Western Conference Finals. His style of play is easy to defend in the playoffs,” Rich Paul commented on Max Kellerman's podcast. The 'King' agent has always taken on the role of messenger, of the person who says what the player thinksbut does not dare to comment publicly.
“His style of play is going to be very easy to defend once the playoffs arrive. I don't think they really have enough to compete from that perspective right now.“, he analyzed this aspect. That is, LeBron believes that the Lakers do not have enough team to compete for big things this season. And it does not seem that he is going to give more opportunities.
LeBron James, in the game in which he beat Robert Parish / Chris Szagola
“Coming into the playoffs, as we saw last year, they faced physical and height issues. They had difficulties. If we analyze it now, physicality, height, shooting, speed… Can the Lakers play fast? I don't believe it”. Last year, the Los Angeles franchise fell miserably in the first round of the playoffs against Anthony Edwards' Minnesota Timberwolves.
Paul also confirmed that LeBron He will remain with the Lakers until the end of the campaign, although he does not promise anything from then on. “It depends on him if he wants to be transferred“One of the destinations the player could go to would be the New York Knicks.”Would LeBron make the Knicks better? Yes, of course, but the other 29 franchises would say the same thing“he assured.
From the agent's words, It doesn't seem like the Lakers power forward is going to retire at the end of the season. He already assured that he would decide it depending on how he felt in the summer, although the feelings are obviously good. In the last game, the NBA Cup, he left some numbers that continue to catapult him as a reference in the team: 19 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists.
The next record that LeBron aspires to
LeBron He has a chance to break another record before he retires. Last weekend he surpassed Robert Parish in wins in regular league (1.015) and only has Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ahead with 1.074. If he plays next season, he has every chance to be number one in another facet of NBA history.
“Listen, it's really humbling, bro. To be able to be in this position, play the game I love and continue to do it at a high level, and be mentioned alongside… Obviously I didn't get the chance to see Robert Parish at his best.that was in the '80s. Being a historian of the game and being able to appreciate it is the most important thing to me. Appreciate those who came before, because they paved the way, and I try to do the same for the next generation.”
