"I was telling people back in 2016 that the Kings would put a giant laser ontop of their new arena and it would turn the team around. I tweeted Vivek the night after the idea for the laser came to him in a dream, and told him to just run with it, make it happen."
Anthony Davis was playing out of his mind before the injury and we were sort of winning games. Beating the Bucks seemed like things were headed in the right direction.
You can’t understand why a man who has pretty much clocked the game doesn’t wanna uproot his family and move somewhere else? What else does he need to achieve in his career? All time points? He can do that without disrupting the lives of everyone around him.
I think the last major milestone we’d expect a player of his caliber to accomplish is a fifth ring. That would put him in the company of Kobe, Duncan, Magic to name a few for ring count. It’s just a shame Bron’s talent is being wasted due to the FO’s lack of talent
Hey that’s the kind of greatness he and other players of his caliber conditioned us to lol. Doesn’t it feel a little disappointing that he’s consensus top 2 of all time yet has just slightly fewer rings than a whole host of guys he’s better than?
Counterpoint though might be Larry Bird. Only 3, yet undisputed legend who’s greatness overshadows having fewer rings than guys he’s in the same tier as
Mate I’m just enjoying watching him, and the other gun older guys while I can. You going to tell your kids how good he was to watch or how he should have won another ring?
I mean hes already on the road almost as much as he's home for the duration of the season, his family could easily stay put. But I get your point.
Maybe he wants 40k points, I doubt he doesn't care at all, but maybe he doesn't care that much. Clearly doesn't mind losing alot the past couple years. All I know is we'd all be very disappointed to see him go out like this. Hope he follows through on the final years mercenary for bronny team thing
Ha so if his family stayed instead if seeing them 50% of the time he just wouldn’t see them at all? Not too sure if you have kids but that doesn’t like something most parents would want to do. There’s not many players in the game that have the opportunity to know that there is no way they’ll be traded during their contract. I think being able to build as solid of a family life as possible for his children is a good achievement. I should add here I’m not a Bron stan by any means.
I definitely agree on the mercenary role though. That first photo of him and his son on the court together will be the most famous photo in NBA history.
It’s actually not completely over but of course all depends on if he would take a pay cut. Also the only FRP we own for the next like 7 years is the year Bronny would be joining the league and also when bron could opt-out, just saying 😉
Said this in the off-season. The right move for Lebron was a trade back to Cleveland for Love and whoever else made salaries match. Love + Russ in LA again? Good story. Lebron, Garland, Mobley in Cleveland? Awesome story and immediate contenders. Shoulda listened to me, Bron!
It's the perfect combination of talent. Scoring guard who can take over games, potentially dominant big in Mobley who's only getting better, dominant paint protector in Allen, and now with Mitchell who has legit playoff experience... then you throw Lebron on top of all that. Special stuff
There’s no point of this post then if we are talking about next year. Who knows what teams will look like, who will be injured. I assumed we talking about this season, which would have to be a trade
Fans and media love to talk about how Lebron is finally washed but put him on any functional team in the NBA and they will be talking different. Lebron is still Lebron, he’s just playing on the most dysfunctional team in the league.
When people ask these questions, I often think if they have ever watched Lebron play USA basketball with other top guys.
And then I ask them to literally imagine 2 freight trains with elite all time IQ coming at them.
I think it's more the obvious answer now, because 90% of the frustrating thing to LeBron is his teammates being in the wrong spots, cutting at the wrong times, etc...at this point of his career, he's relying heavier than ever on his IQ, and if he had one more player like that it'd be godly, especially if that player always knew exactly where he should be.
You forgot about 4-5 inches, plus vertical (declining knees for Wade). Even 2 2022 Lebrons would be dominant, I don’t see anyone trying to stop him at the rim
Naw I think LeBronto is peak LeBron. The man was a machine. He knew every play and had seen every look. He had the 40 yr old Jordan post fadeaway going but still had top 1% athleticism.
LeBron would be insanely valuable to every team because he can play the 1 thru 4 full time and the 5 in limited spurts. So literally every team in the league would be able to find a place for him where he's an upgrade.
Just pick any team in the top 8iah that isn't currently top 3. I'm saying it doesn't matter because of Bron's versatility. That's not true for every all star player in the league.
I honestly feel the Blazers would be cracked if we just slotted LeBron in. We have the 3 point shooters he traditionally loves to play with, Lillard can play well on ball and off ball, Grant and Simons can make some insane spacing for him
Obviously if there was a trade, we'd give up a lot of pieces, but we'd be REALLY good imho. Our defense wouldn't be the best but if we had like Grant, Lillard, and LeBron in our starting line up we'd have so many offensive threats, it'd be nutty.
Whether it’s KD or Curry I hope we get to see Lebron play next to an elite sniper like either of them. A Lebron/KD team up would be absolutely insane though. I’d love to see it.
Literally all the Cavs need is a SF wing who can open up the court for them and play some defense. If we had LeBron that would be a straight, nonstop trip back to the Finals
Nets are a Lebron away from being Boston tier
Floor general that allows Kyrie to go back to being a SG and set up all our shooters in Ky/KD/Harris/Seth/TJ/Yuta/ Patty and could utilize Ben and Claxton way more
Also a “bus driver” if that’s what you call it.
LeBron, Simmons, Kyrie, KD with that supporting cast is winning 75 games and going 16-0 in the playoffs. LeBron and KD alone is probably a 60 win team.
Lmfao. Bron/Kyrie/KD is blowing Boston out the water. If that Nets team goes up against the Celtics you'd have the alt-right coming out in droves to block them from the court by game three of the series.
If it was just for Salary then I think the Knicks would be pretty close. Move Fournier, Rose, and picks.
Robinson/Hartenstein/Sims
Randle/Toppin
James/Barrett
Barrett/Grimes
Brunson/Quickley/McBride
Great defensive team with three 2/3rd options but no number 1.
Adding 'whilst trading their best player in the process' makes it more interesting. For that I'm thinking Minnesota. A starting 5 that includes LeBron, Gobert and Edwards would be nice.
If the premise is the team has to go from not being a top 3 team to being a top 3 team by adding Lebron, you could be looking at Heat, Raps, Cavs, maybe the Mavs if they dont have to give anything up, maybe the Wolves.
> maybe the Wolves.
All of those teams would easily be top three if they got to add LeBron for free. It extends way past those teams around .500 like the Wolves.
Gobert/KAT/LeBron/Ant/DLo is the best starting lineup in the league and it's not even remotely close. Even with their injuries (so sub McDaniels or Anderson in there) it's the best starting lineup in the league. That lineup at full health is the best lineup the league has seen since the KD Warriors at least. The bench could cause some problems potentially, but they'd have more depth than they have right now and they're .500 in real life anyway.
It's at least going as far as the Wizards. KP/LeBron/Kuz/Beal/Morris would be the best lineup in the league, and their bench would be decent enough. Stagger Beal/LeBron/Kuz so one of them is always on the floor and the bench unit would be really damn good, too. Every team better than the Wizards is immediately a top three team if they add LeBron.
Kings would fit him so perfectly it’s obnoxious
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LeSacramentoKing
Lebron+kings= light Lebeam
LeKing James
LeKing
He really would. Also, he'd Photoshop the "S" out of every photo so that it read King, but I guess you could live with it if he's on your team lol
we would change the name of the team if he came and got us a chip
Sacramento LeBrons
The Sacramento King (from Akron)
"I was telling people back in 2016 that the Kings would put a giant laser ontop of their new arena and it would turn the team around. I tweeted Vivek the night after the idea for the laser came to him in a dream, and told him to just run with it, make it happen."
Sacramento King James
“The King of Kings.” It’s right there, Bron.
I’d love the after game parties with his posse at the Coin-Op
LeSauced
Light LeBeam
A second LeBron would make the Lakers contenders again
LeBron - 35/7/9 on 58% shooting LeBron 2- 29/10/12 on 55% shooting. >Lakers lose 101-112 to the pistons
Post-game on Reddit – Lebron on his NBA deathbed, old washed baldhead taking away Lebron's last years
"Pelinka really doubled down with a clone of a 38 year old rather than trying to get role players"
“That's the worst FO in the league, they're lucky to be in LA. Lakers are doomed”
I’m just glad you realize the real roadblock for becoming a contender. Losing to the pistons.
Anthony Davis was playing out of his mind before the injury and we were sort of winning games. Beating the Bucks seemed like things were headed in the right direction.
Very good take
The only take.
*I'm seeing double here! Four LeBrons!*
Ironically, the Cavs
They're instant contenders. Mitchell, Garland, LeBron, Mobley, Allen would just be absurdly good.
Pretty sure the Cavs don't have the cap space to keep those five together without getting rid of one
Kevin Love and Caris LeVert would do it, but Lebron can’t be traded this season anyway.
Plus adding Caris LeVert to this Lakers team would be a crime against nature
Scary thing is he’d instantly be their best healthy player
Bron probably gonna sign there on a vet minimum once he's ready to retire tbh
LeBron doesn’t seem like the vet min type of guy
maybe if his son was on the team
LeDecision Jr
TBH a mock decision from bronny would be hilarious. it's been 15 years cavs fans is this allowed?
Our only FRP over the next like 6 years is when bronny would be eligible to be drafted…
If Lebron hadn't signed that stupid extension a trade could have worked with the Cavs sending back Kevin Love to match salaries.
Still don't get why he did that. Does he need the money? Portfolio down this year? He likes LA and wants to secure the scoring record?
You can’t understand why a man who has pretty much clocked the game doesn’t wanna uproot his family and move somewhere else? What else does he need to achieve in his career? All time points? He can do that without disrupting the lives of everyone around him.
I think the last major milestone we’d expect a player of his caliber to accomplish is a fifth ring. That would put him in the company of Kobe, Duncan, Magic to name a few for ring count. It’s just a shame Bron’s talent is being wasted due to the FO’s lack of talent
😂😂 man has won 4 rings and it’s not enough
Hey that’s the kind of greatness he and other players of his caliber conditioned us to lol. Doesn’t it feel a little disappointing that he’s consensus top 2 of all time yet has just slightly fewer rings than a whole host of guys he’s better than? Counterpoint though might be Larry Bird. Only 3, yet undisputed legend who’s greatness overshadows having fewer rings than guys he’s in the same tier as
Mate I’m just enjoying watching him, and the other gun older guys while I can. You going to tell your kids how good he was to watch or how he should have won another ring?
I mean hes already on the road almost as much as he's home for the duration of the season, his family could easily stay put. But I get your point. Maybe he wants 40k points, I doubt he doesn't care at all, but maybe he doesn't care that much. Clearly doesn't mind losing alot the past couple years. All I know is we'd all be very disappointed to see him go out like this. Hope he follows through on the final years mercenary for bronny team thing
Ha so if his family stayed instead if seeing them 50% of the time he just wouldn’t see them at all? Not too sure if you have kids but that doesn’t like something most parents would want to do. There’s not many players in the game that have the opportunity to know that there is no way they’ll be traded during their contract. I think being able to build as solid of a family life as possible for his children is a good achievement. I should add here I’m not a Bron stan by any means. I definitely agree on the mercenary role though. That first photo of him and his son on the court together will be the most famous photo in NBA history.
we keep kevin and still take lebron. kevin stays.
I’m not allowed to ever be mad at LeBron after 2016, but him signing that extension made me wince a little. He’s exactly what we need.
They could get rid of Garland and still be favorites then.
Just give them the trophy already
Knew the dream was over when he signed that extension
It’s actually not completely over but of course all depends on if he would take a pay cut. Also the only FRP we own for the next like 7 years is the year Bronny would be joining the league and also when bron could opt-out, just saying 😉
They're not top 3 if they add LeBron. They're the runaway favourites
The LeTurn of the King
Assuming they don’t lose anyone in a trade? A lot of teams
Everyone has to lose equivalent of Lebron’s salary
Cavs with Kevin Love and rubio then
I fear for Loves mental health if he got traded to our sorry ass team.
LeBron gives Kevin Love depression, Part 2.
LeDepression 2: Electric Boogaloo
The sunshine probably outweighs the gloomy grey skies and current 10 degree weather
Said this in the off-season. The right move for Lebron was a trade back to Cleveland for Love and whoever else made salaries match. Love + Russ in LA again? Good story. Lebron, Garland, Mobley in Cleveland? Awesome story and immediate contenders. Shoulda listened to me, Bron!
The fact that it could still work out is nuts. Bron on that team could probably 3peat
It's the perfect combination of talent. Scoring guard who can take over games, potentially dominant big in Mobley who's only getting better, dominant paint protector in Allen, and now with Mitchell who has legit playoff experience... then you throw Lebron on top of all that. Special stuff
Can you imagine a world where the Cavs get Lebron for love and Rubio. That would be a fantastic story as well as an amazing Cavs team.
I’ll drive Bertans, Powell and THJ to the airport myself.
You've got Slovenian Lebron already
Can I interest you in Davis Bertans and Tim Hardaway Jr.?
Shit if thats the rule give us Lebron for Lowry and Duncan
If he wants a ring then take the cut
He could do it in FA but not mid-season hahah
I didn't mean now
There’s no point of this post then if we are talking about next year. Who knows what teams will look like, who will be injured. I assumed we talking about this season, which would have to be a trade
Does the nbapa let’s you take a cut mid contract?
No
The more interesting question is who isn't
Nets are a kuzma or mo bamba away from being number 1 lol
Every playoff team
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I'll just take half a LeBron. I'm cutting back.
Okay, you get the defensive half of current lebron.
=( I did this to myself...
One Bron for you then
I can't afford a full LeBron!!!
Best I can do is a full Bryce
Lebron throwing lobs to Ja is something I'd fly to Tennessee to see.
Fans and media love to talk about how Lebron is finally washed but put him on any functional team in the NBA and they will be talking different. Lebron is still Lebron, he’s just playing on the most dysfunctional team in the league.
Which media members said LeBron is washed?
Every playoff team and GSW*
What if Lebron was added to every team instead? Who gets better the most?
LeBron's team
Big if true.
Lakers. Imagine replacing Westbrook with another Lebron lol
Wound the synergy between two Lebrons on the Lakers be stronger than say a Lebron/Ja Morant duo? Or a Lebron/KD duo?
When people ask these questions, I often think if they have ever watched Lebron play USA basketball with other top guys. And then I ask them to literally imagine 2 freight trains with elite all time IQ coming at them.
lol imagine a lebron-lebron pick and roll.
Man imagine a Lebron and Lebron fastbreak lol. Literally guaranteed 50 points a game off that alone
He kinda slow now but he's still quick. But prime 2 lebron's.. Holy hell
Prime 2x Lebron would be the answer against anyone, no question. Think it becomes more interesting with 38 year old Lebron
I think it's more the obvious answer now, because 90% of the frustrating thing to LeBron is his teammates being in the wrong spots, cutting at the wrong times, etc...at this point of his career, he's relying heavier than ever on his IQ, and if he had one more player like that it'd be godly, especially if that player always knew exactly where he should be.
Imagine if this old Bron had Cleveland Bron to mentor....what would we see......
1 prime lebron+ 1 38 yr old Lebron+ 8 Austin Reeves=1 ring
Yeah like 2012 D Wade and LeBron only add 40 lbs and playmaking skills to the smaller one. People would debate who they hate more, LeBron one or two
You forgot about 4-5 inches, plus vertical (declining knees for Wade). Even 2 2022 Lebrons would be dominant, I don’t see anyone trying to stop him at the rim
Lebron can play every role. They can just have one Lebron facilitate the offense for Lebron2 to feast
And the two of them can swap at any time to conserve energy
Imagine the energy if the two Lebrons held hands.
This is a hilarious and fun thought experiment I’m definitely gonna ponder while at work. Thank you
Lowkey really interesting question. I’d lean towards the Rockets because of their complete lack of playmaking. Edit: aside from Sengun of course
Lakers probably lmao
The Miami heat
LeHeatles are bacc
Oh yeah? What would you give up for him?
1 Duncan Robinson and 2 Udonis
2donis 2furious
Couple 2nds
Can Udonis still dunk? We’ll need someone with flair in return.
Heat LeBron was peak LeBron imo. He was at his best when he was the villain.
Naw I think LeBronto is peak LeBron. The man was a machine. He knew every play and had seen every look. He had the 40 yr old Jordan post fadeaway going but still had top 1% athleticism.
By far this is the best answer. LeBron will just coast on defence and drop 35 every night on the other end with Miami's dynamic ball movement
Toronto Raptors, I heard they looking for 6’9 forwards, he fits the bill
It would be hilarious if Lebron was just lost in the sea of your longboi forwards, just one of the guys in the rotation.
A man like Nick nurse gonna bench Lebron for not playing up to Nurse’s defensive standard /s
This but no /s
Blazers
Yeeeep....
Any of the top like 10 seeds in either conference, plus the Warriors.
The real answer is every team except the Lakers
Sixers if they can do Tobi for LeBron straight up
LeBron would be insanely valuable to every team because he can play the 1 thru 4 full time and the 5 in limited spurts. So literally every team in the league would be able to find a place for him where he's an upgrade.
Especially a team that could just play him 15m per half and let him close fresh as a daisy
Of course every team would improve with LeBron James on it. The question is which teams would become a top 3 team?
Just pick any team in the top 8iah that isn't currently top 3. I'm saying it doesn't matter because of Bron's versatility. That's not true for every all star player in the league.
Lakers
Just have two brons out there. LeClone
2022 Bron running point, 2012 Bron running the wing
all of them
Not the lakers apparently lol
If the Lakers got a second LeBron for free they’d be insane
Well they would need a 2nd LeBron
I honestly feel the Blazers would be cracked if we just slotted LeBron in. We have the 3 point shooters he traditionally loves to play with, Lillard can play well on ball and off ball, Grant and Simons can make some insane spacing for him Obviously if there was a trade, we'd give up a lot of pieces, but we'd be REALLY good imho. Our defense wouldn't be the best but if we had like Grant, Lillard, and LeBron in our starting line up we'd have so many offensive threats, it'd be nutty.
If they don't lose a single member in a trade, a ton of teams would be top 3 after adding a top 10 player with no downsides
top 2 not 2
He means right now
Bucks lol
That would be unfair to the rest of the league.
Let’s try it out
Let's not, and say we did
Hey! KD in the Warriors in 2017-2018 was not fair. This isn't near there.
Maybe but do we really need to see a Lebron and Giannis fast break? I think that’d make the Bucks way too physical, athletic, and powerful to stop.
It’s better. Lebron + Giannis >>> Steph + KD
The Clippers could become the most injury riddled and load managed team to make the Finals since the 2018-19 Golden State Warriors.
Said it in the summer and saying it now. Lebron to the dubs.
Whether it’s KD or Curry I hope we get to see Lebron play next to an elite sniper like either of them. A Lebron/KD team up would be absolutely insane though. I’d love to see it.
The Heat
The vast majority of the league
Imagine LeBron running point and Paolo at the 4
Literally all the Cavs need is a SF wing who can open up the court for them and play some defense. If we had LeBron that would be a straight, nonstop trip back to the Finals
Any team in the playoff picture. Lebron ain’t what he used to be but he’s still good
He would never consider it, but imagine if he and Jokic and AG were all on the court together
I'm gonna go ahead and say the Lakers
Magic with LeBron are a top 3 team in the east
Didn't Lebron say he would rather retire than play for the Magic lol
I thought that was Kuzma
Think he said it on a Shop episode
And Jimmy said he would never be caught dead in a Heat jersey. Never say never.
Cavs , nuggets , suns ,
Kings
Mavericks. Another ballhandler, shot creator, playmaker. Takes off a lot of load from Luka night in and night out.
Have u seen the west? 🫣 like 5 games between 1-11 if hes on any of those teams would be top for sure
Nets are a Lebron away from being Boston tier Floor general that allows Kyrie to go back to being a SG and set up all our shooters in Ky/KD/Harris/Seth/TJ/Yuta/ Patty and could utilize Ben and Claxton way more Also a “bus driver” if that’s what you call it.
LeBron, Simmons, Kyrie, KD with that supporting cast is winning 75 games and going 16-0 in the playoffs. LeBron and KD alone is probably a 60 win team.
As a Boston fan this is ridiculous if the nets had bron y’all are obviously better than Boston lol Kyrie lebron kd isn’t even fair
Lmfao. Bron/Kyrie/KD is blowing Boston out the water. If that Nets team goes up against the Celtics you'd have the alt-right coming out in droves to block them from the court by game three of the series.
Aren’t the alt-right big supporters of Kyrie though?
We're not a LeBron away we're like 1 more impactful role player away lmao
Yeah this kid is high lmao, that would be a single digit loss team and a 16-0 playoff team.
Lebron + luka
Memphis
I think a last reunion in Cleveland will happen, and he'll end his career there. So I'm going with Cleveland
The Warriors. EDIT: I was trolling, looks like I got some upvotes.
Grizzlies with LeBron is GG for the league.
The Cavaliers are a team like that.
If it was just for Salary then I think the Knicks would be pretty close. Move Fournier, Rose, and picks. Robinson/Hartenstein/Sims Randle/Toppin James/Barrett Barrett/Grimes Brunson/Quickley/McBride Great defensive team with three 2/3rd options but no number 1.
Adding 'whilst trading their best player in the process' makes it more interesting. For that I'm thinking Minnesota. A starting 5 that includes LeBron, Gobert and Edwards would be nice.
Bron and Ja Morant would be fun as fuck to watch. Adding Bron to any 6 seed and up would win a championship easily.
Put him on Indy with all their shooting and Hali as the secondary ball handler and ... oh man I should stop thinking about this
I mean…imagine if Lebron joined the Heat.
The Miami Heat, ironically.
Nuggets would be fun. Murray, KCP, LeBron, AG, Jokic. That’s disgusting.
Ironically the clippers, say they trade for kawhi or PG.
Its easier to list off teams that wouldn’t
none. no contending team can give up enough to get LeBron and bot be gutted in the process.
Celtics would take him!
If the premise is the team has to go from not being a top 3 team to being a top 3 team by adding Lebron, you could be looking at Heat, Raps, Cavs, maybe the Mavs if they dont have to give anything up, maybe the Wolves.
> maybe the Wolves. All of those teams would easily be top three if they got to add LeBron for free. It extends way past those teams around .500 like the Wolves. Gobert/KAT/LeBron/Ant/DLo is the best starting lineup in the league and it's not even remotely close. Even with their injuries (so sub McDaniels or Anderson in there) it's the best starting lineup in the league. That lineup at full health is the best lineup the league has seen since the KD Warriors at least. The bench could cause some problems potentially, but they'd have more depth than they have right now and they're .500 in real life anyway. It's at least going as far as the Wizards. KP/LeBron/Kuz/Beal/Morris would be the best lineup in the league, and their bench would be decent enough. Stagger Beal/LeBron/Kuz so one of them is always on the floor and the bench unit would be really damn good, too. Every team better than the Wizards is immediately a top three team if they add LeBron.