Lakers were heading down a dark path before Bron. You could believe it was time for him to go, but he saved the Lakers so anybody looking at his time in LA like this, is off to me
Tristan Thompson says he sacrificed becoming an NBA All-Star to help LeBron win a championship
โBefore LeBron came back, I'm averaging 12 and 10. I'm getting ISOs in the block. I'm going to work. I'm having a good time. But when LeBron comes, he's like, โDouble T, screen roll, duck in the paint, and guard. Make sure no one scores on you, and we're going to get you everything around the rimโโ
โAs a young guy, you're like, โMan, I was just getting started. I'm going at All-Stars and having great nights. I'm playing against Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap and having good nightsโ In my head, I'm like, โI'm about to be an All-Star. I could be an All-Starโ
โI remember Rich called me. He said, โDouble T, it could go two ways. Either you're going to buy into what's needed to be done win a championship or you might be gone. And once you get moved, you don't know what it's going to look like. You don't know what team you're going to go toโโ
โI said, โYou know what, I'm going to make the executive decision for my career, and I'm going to sacrifice. I'm going to sit right here and enjoy this ride. And sure enough, it was a good rideโ
"If LeBron's tenure with the Lakers was a failure then Joker's tenure with the Nuggets, Giannis' tenure with the Bucks, and Shai's tenure with the Thunder is a failure."
@colincowherd and @getnickwright on LeBron's legacy with the Lakers
Dj Akademiks says nba star are definitely betting on their games but itโs harder for them to get caught compared to a Malik Beasley because so many people are betting on them so itโs harder to spot a red flag compared to a role player
Kendrick Perkins:
"Rich Paul, little turtle head snotty nose ass called me all throughout the season every time I'm on TV I get a text message from him. I've been calling him for 2 days now and he been ignoring me. We got a problem"
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Fat Joe GOES OFF on James Harden calling him the biggest loser basketball has ever seen:
"James Harden is at the strip club don't ever compare Dylan Harper to him"
"James Harden is a LOSER guys, if you don't understand he's a cancer he'll mess up your whole team"
Jaylen Brownโs trade value isnโt that high around the league, per @BobbyMarks42
โI had an analytics guy tell me, โWe view [Jaylen Brown] as the seventh-best player on a TEAM.โโ๐ณ
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