In reality, it was fine.
Everyone should be over the moon happy right?
On one hand, this is classic LeBron.
Dude, the team just traded for LUKA DONCIC to get you help and improve its roster.
We all remember the Russell Westbrook era.
Adding that bang out of player to the Lakers roster makes sense…NOW THAT YOU HAVE LUKA.
Sure the league ultimately reversed the trade, but the initial intention definitely happened.
My question, is why would LeBron or LeBron’s camp have an issue with that?
Luka, in theory, is going to be on the Lakers for the next 10+ years.
LeBron is 40 with an unknown future.
No shit they are now going to be making decisions with Luka in mind!
It’s still not a lock that he even signs his extension!
Plus he’s about 15 years younger!
That all seems pretty normal behavior to me.
Somehow, it seems like all of that context gets lost.
Again, LeBron asked the Lakers for help at the deadline and they brought in Luka friggin Doncic.
That would be insane.
That’s doing too much if you have that stance.
To me, that’s what makes this experiment so fascinating.
For 20+ years, LeBron has been calling the shots.
He looks across the locker room and sees Luka doing this
Good luck!
