Kenny Smith says the Lakers HAVEN’T taken LeBron for granted 👀
“In college I played with Michael Jordan. In the NBA with Hakeem. Never in their tenure did I hear the word ‘my team’ or ‘taken for granted.’ The things they worried about, were not cookies. Or seats on the plane or seats in the stands. Did the Lakers take him for granted? I would say no. When he wanted AD to be there, they went out and figured out a way to get him. When they needed to make a trade for Luka, they did it. When they needed to draft your son, they did It!”
On March 31, the Lakers defeated the Cavs to secure LeBron his record-breaking 1,229th win. In that same game, Luka passed 15,000 points, Rui 5,000 points, and Redick reached 100 wins as a HC.
Lakers GM Rob Pelinka gave the game ball to Redick over anybody else, and LeBron felt Pelinka's priority was "yet another example of the Lakers taking him for granted"
(via @mcten)
Give the LeBron Lakers era a grade.
2019: Missed Playoffs
2020: Championship
2021: Eliminated in 1st Round
2022: Missed Playoffs
2023: Swept in Conference Finals
2024: Lost in 1st Round
2025: Eliminated in 1st Round
2026: Swept in 2nd Round
One championship, but only three playoff series wins since the bubble title… LA failed him. 💔