CapLebron can't control AD's health or what the Lakers' FO/Ownership does.
The Lakers are not a winning team, but Lebron is playing winning basketball.
CapLebron can't control AD's health or what the Lakers' FO/Ownership does.
The Lakers are not a winning team, but Lebron is playing winning basketball.
All this to absolve blame for lebron. The reality is the front office is right not to move first rounders for mid-tier players or pay the tax for guys like Caruso.
That shyt don’t mean shyt to me without a rang.The point being that the Clippers are competitive WITHOUT their star players. The front office has done a good job listening to them, making their own decisions on players, retaining bird rights, and making the "layups" that a front office needs to in order to be competitive.
The Lakers have failed miserably on all those fronts as a front office.
It's about putting your star players in a position to succeed. And they haven't done that. Clippers have.
Why isn't Ty Lue the coach? Why isn't Caruso/DeRozan a laker if he has such control (fuk the $$)? Why didn't the Lakers resign Dudley at the end of the bench locker room guy if he has such control?
Saying that he doesn't have major influence in the lakers FO and being Ty Lue's dad or being able to convice teams to take Westbrook for Derozan are different thingsWhy isn't Ty Lue the coach? Why isn't Caruso/DeRozan a laker if he has such control (fuk the $$)? Why didn't the Lakers resign Dudley at the end of the bench locker room guy if he has such control?
And these are only the blatantly obvious ones that we know about
He has influence, like every star player.. but the idea he has MAJOR influence doesn't seem to pan out based on the example I stated. If he did, then those decisions would have been made and they would have traded those 1st round picks already.Saying that he doesn't have major influence in the lakers FO and being Ty Lue's dad or being able to convice teams to take Westbrook for Derozan are different things
Lebron can't control AD's health or what the Lakers' FO/Ownership does.
The Lakers are not a winning team, but Lebron is playing winning basketball.
So you think if Lebron was the GM or even owner he could trade DeRozan for RussHe has influence, like every star player.. but the idea he has MAJOR influence doesn't seem to pan out based on the example I stated. If he did, then those decisions would have been made and they would have traded those 1st round picks already.
The "major" decision that he was involved with was Russ..... And even then the Lakers actually wanted Russ and you're a fool if you think they didn't. Lakers front office are obsessed with a 3rd star idea (kawhi, Russ, Beal, Kyrie,etc)
LeBron wanted DeRozan first, but most importantly the front office is the one who decides on the compensation.
I can say hey I want "x" but if the other team wants too much in return for "x" then it's on the front office to say no deal.. that's their job
They going berserkLeStans fighting for they lives lately