Fixed that for you.
Lakers been rebuilding since the Spurs series in 2013, please stop the bullshyt. We missed the playoffs
every single year from 2013 until AD got here and we immediately won a championship. Nobody was coming to Los Angeles, with free agents preferring the Clippers over us.
We would STILL be a team missing the playoffs without LeBron.
LeBron been here for 6 years
2019 Bron Got Hurt
2020
Won Title
2021 AD got hurt in playoffs, Bron hurt during the season
2022 Westbrook Fiasco, AD hurt, Bron hurt
2023
WCF Bid
2024 Now (season isn't over)
These LeBron years have been marred by injuries and mismanagement of personnel. Even then, they delivered a title and made the playoffs 2 times.
GreatestLaker posted an image earlier that was relevant, here it is again:
Pay attention to the Laker years, vs the 2nd Cavs stint and the Miami stint.
What stands out is the Cavs and Miami surrounded LeBron with SHOOTERS, something LA has failed to do every single year he's been here outside of the Bubble year.
Miami gave him
Ray Allen (40%), Mario Chalmers (37%), Shane Battier (38%), James Jones (42%) and Mike Miller (41%)
Cleveland gave him
James Jones again (41%), Kyle Korver (44%), Kyrie Irving (39%) J.R. Smith (38%) and Kevin Love (38%)
LeBron with SHOOTERS is a proven system. It works, period. In the Bubble, the Lakers had
Danny Green (37%), Markeif Morris (36%) and KCP (39%)
So, if we want to salvage this season,
Los Angeles needs to make moves for guys that can shoot.
Buddy Hield is being made available, and we know Lavine is on the trade block. They are both shooters (Lavine and Hield shoot 38%)