Lebron doesn't play 5 positions as proven by 2 decades of bad teammate fits and chemistry, or point guard stats like hold-time & assisted rate, or imposing spot-up roles like a point guard (reducing teammate assists and increasing their assisted rate/play-finishing) - so all the stats confirm that he has a point guard skillset and no stats...
Denver, Grizzlies with Warriors having equity if Wiggins returns with a bang.. Lakers are biggest underperforming team ever and they were last year too (preseason favorite missed play-in)
He's 24 actually
I personally think Duncan peaked around this age.
Same with Kobe. I've always felt #8 was better.
What's Luka going to do at 26-27? Average a 35 point triple double? I doubt it.
It's within a realistic percentile that this is Luka at his best.
Lebron's abnormall ball-dominance imposes spot-up roles, so teammates like AD, Ingram, Reaves, Wade and Pippen can't play their best game..
It's the story of Lebron's career.
a career of bad fits and weak chemistry that underachieves the on-paper talent.. The only time he didn't underachieve the talent was when Mo's all-star spacing...
Bron was asked about his injury after the game. Said he actually had a torn tendon and declined to have surgery.
Healing time would obviously be more than a month. Will be interesting to see how he performs from here on out.
I honestly don't know, brother.
It is becoming a bit of a distraction on the Philadelphia side tbh. The ring is the ultimate goal. If this MVP stuff wasn't hanging around Joel would be taking some nights of I'm sure.
If they were desperate for wins I'm sure he would still play but the fact is the 3 seed is almost a certainty now. Joel...