Lebron has already backed off the “gun ho. Gotta play with Bronny” mindset so I don’t think its as a big an issue as we’re all making it.
I think Lebron, perhaps for the first time, can see the end in sight. His mindset needs to be on packaging a competitive, playoff ready team around him for the next two years. A team that DOESN’T require him to play 48 fukking minutes straight just to have a chance at a W in a win or die scenario. Those are the thoughts and conversations I expect he’ll be having with Pelinka and Jeanie and Darvin going forward. Not Bronny’s theoretical draft position.
I think everyone’s well aware at this point that AD’s not THE guy to hand the keys too. The question is, who IS the player that would potentially be available or attainable to take those keys? I know as of right now everyone wants to FORCE Kyrie Irving into being that guy. But history often repeats itself and everywhere Kyrie has been since leaving Cleveland the first time he’s wrought utter chaos. Why in Allah’s name would Pelinka, Ham, or Lebron himself want to deal with that headache? Kyrie will throw ANYBODY under the bus in his mad quest to be the most disruptive superstar who ever played basketball. Its a recipe for disaster. Why would Lebron spend the last two seasons of his career in that shyt show? Especially after the Westbrook experiment failed.
Trae Young also doesn’t make sense. He’s horrible on defense. He’s mercurial. And he’s a coach killer. Is he really capable of being THE guy to lead a team with real expectations of being a contender?
