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JJ Reddick Saved Me

[jay @jaychilled]

LeBron has this savior kink where he has to pick the absolute worst option for himself , pray it’s gone but that dude knows how to pick the worst fit for himself

[Gabe @Hoops_GE]

This is hilarious because LeBron and Rich Paul are basically like “The San Antonio Spurs are the ideal team” and the Spurs are like “LeBron is clearly the perfect fit for various reasons” yet we all know it won’t happen for whatever dumb reasons

[Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski]

The Wolves:
- Have a spot ready for him
- A lot of youth to take burden off him
- Plenty of defense to surround him
- No concern of it looking like a bald-faced ring chase. Winning in Minnesota would be historic.

Not sayin, just sayin.

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

LeBron’s been a “long-time fan” of Anthony Edwards 👀

“Coming to Minnesota to end a long championship drought would make an even stronger argument for GOAT status.”

(via @JonKrawczynski, h/t @TheNBABase)

[patrick @couldbepatrick]

easiest his life will ever be. corner camp, spam cuts, and play decent defense and you get a ring

[Milly 🐏 @emelendez30]

@jaychilled @WorldMeetsAaron It’s ok tho they’ll just start scapegoating Luka, then reaves, then when they run out of people to blame maybe Rob Pelinka will finally catch heat 😂

[jay @jaychilled]

@emelendez30 @WorldMeetsAaron It’s like people don’t understand every superstar has unreasonable fans. That’s what the internet is nowadays

The gm has been sabotaging your favorite team for decade now and you are mad at LeBron cuz of fans on twitter? It’s insane to me

[Milly 🐏 @emelendez30]

@WorldMeetsAaron So you wanted a key contributor to a playoff team gone because he has annoying fans? That ain’t crazy logic to you?

[jay @jaychilled]

I got lakers fans at my job right now to this day telling me Marcus smart was the real reason we won 1st round last season and LeBron didn’t do nothing special

[shisofly @SunriseShilo]

@lebronfan23_ @MaskedInLA @Shais_Goated why yall hate watching us? we always supported bron

[ski @kantguardcoach]

Rob Pelinka couldn't sell water to a dehydrated homeless man

[Daman Rangoola @damanr]

LeBron James, Laker Champion

LeBron James’ Lakers tenure has ended at 8 seasons, his longest stretch with a single team in his career. That meant eight offseasons and eight trade deadlines — sixteen transaction cycles of news, excitement, chaos, and exhaustion. It feels almost impossible to take a breath and step back, but I’ll try.

The one thing that I think has absolutely been forgotten is the state of the Lakers when LeBron James arrived. Lakers ownership had just finished firing the owner’s brother, hiring a first time President of Basketball, a first time GM, had a roster full of young, but unproven talent - and most importantly, they were absolutely rudderless. Let’s be very clear here: the Lakers were on their way to being a decade-long mediocrity. LeBron James didn’t go the Kawhi route and demand a trade for a co-star, he just signed with the team, and for that I will be forever grateful. He WAS the franchise savior, there is no other way to view that.

Now, the Klutch angle. The Lakers may bristle at being “pushed around” to do things like trade for Anthony Davis. But look at what the Lakers were doing that same offseason. They insulted and low-balled Ty Lue. Then, on the day they introduced Frank Vogel — the guy who had originally agreed to be the lead assistant — Magic Johnson went on television and trashed everything about the organization. So yeah, you got pushed around by Klutch to trade for AD, and thank god for that.

LeBron would go on to carry the franchise to a championship, the same year that he carried them through the untimely death of Kobe Bryant, followed by a global pandemic. I was asked on a podcast appearance I did the day LeBron signed about my expectations as far as championships, my answer: Set the over/under at 0.5. LeBron hit the over. Mission accomplished, end of story.

Were there lows that followed? Was the Russell Westbrook trade the worst trade of all time? I think so, and I think it’s stupid to pretend that LeBron didn’t push for that either - of course he did, it was a mistake, and it ended the title window for the team. But LeBron didn’t make the trade himself, I’d be much more amenable to the fact that LeBron James and Klutch were some overbearing pains in the asses if the organization actually had their own basketball principles and philosophies to fall back on. To date, I have seen no evidence of that.

I find myself defending LeBron today and his legacy as a Laker, but at the same time I don’t blame anybody for the relationship ending today. This was a relationship that had its ups and downs and both sides find themselves at a crossroads where saying goodbye is the most logical outcome. The Lakers have to build their franchise around their next centerpiece in Luka Doncic, and while LeBron James gave Luka the space to be himself, LeBron’s stature is too large for this team to not take it’s cues from him - it is time for the franchise to become Luka’s, fully and unmistakably. For LeBron, whether it’s commuting to San Francisco, or ending his story book career where it started, I can appreciate how those options just feel better to him today.

LeBron’s Lakers tenure was messy, political, dramatic, and eventually exhausting. But that cannot be separated from what came before him: a franchise with no direction, no credibility, and no obvious path back to relevance. He chose the Lakers without demanding a co-star first. He made them matter again. He helped deliver Anthony Davis. He won a championship. Everything after that can be debated, but the central fact cannot: LeBron James came to Los Angeles and did the job.

LeBron James, Laker Champion

[jay @jaychilled]

I can’t understand why all lakers fans don’t have these exact same thoughts

[Daman Rangoola @damanr]

LeBron James, Laker Champion

LeBron James’ Lakers tenure has ended at 8 seasons, his longest stretch with a single team in his career. That meant eight offseasons and eight trade deadlines — sixteen transaction cycles of news, excitement, chaos, and exhaustion. It feels almost impossible to take a breath and step back, but I’ll try.

The one thing that I think has absolutely been forgotten is the state of the Lakers when LeBron James arrived. Lakers ownership had just finished firing the owner’s brother, hiring a first time President of Basketball, a first time GM, had a roster full of young, but unproven talent - and most importantly, they were absolutely rudderless. Let’s be very clear here: the Lakers were on their way to being a decade-long mediocrity. LeBron James didn’t go the Kawhi route and demand a trade for a co-star, he just signed with the team, and for that I will be forever grateful. He WAS the franchise savior, there is no other way to view that.

Now, the Klutch angle. The Lakers may bristle at being “pushed around” to do things like trade for Anthony Davis. But look at what the Lakers were doing that same offseason. They insulted and low-balled Ty Lue. Then, on the day they introduced Frank Vogel — the guy who had originally agreed to be the lead assistant — Magic Johnson went on television and trashed everything about the organization. So yeah, you got pushed around by Klutch to trade for AD, and thank god for that.

LeBron would go on to carry the franchise to a championship, the same year that he carried them through the untimely death of Kobe Bryant, followed by a global pandemic. I was asked on a podcast appearance I did the day LeBron signed about my expectations as far as championships, my answer: Set the over/under at 0.5. LeBron hit the over. Mission accomplished, end of story.

Were there lows that followed? Was the Russell Westbrook trade the worst trade of all time? I think so, and I think it’s stupid to pretend that LeBron didn’t push for that either - of course he did, it was a mistake, and it ended the title window for the team. But LeBron didn’t make the trade himself, I’d be much more amenable to the fact that LeBron James and Klutch were some overbearing pains in the asses if the organization actually had their own basketball principles and philosophies to fall back on. To date, I have seen no evidence of that.

I find myself defending LeBron today and his legacy as a Laker, but at the same time I don’t blame anybody for the relationship ending today. This was a relationship that had its ups and downs and both sides find themselves at a crossroads where saying goodbye is the most logical outcome. The Lakers have to build their franchise around their next centerpiece in Luka Doncic, and while LeBron James gave Luka the space to be himself, LeBron’s stature is too large for this team to not take it’s cues from him - it is time for the franchise to become Luka’s, fully and unmistakably. For LeBron, whether it’s commuting to San Francisco, or ending his story book career where it started, I can appreciate how those options just feel better to him today.

LeBron’s Lakers tenure was messy, political, dramatic, and eventually exhausting. But that cannot be separated from what came before him: a franchise with no direction, no credibility, and no obvious path back to relevance. He chose the Lakers without demanding a co-star first. He made them matter again. He helped deliver Anthony Davis. He won a championship. Everything after that can be debated, but the central fact cannot: LeBron James came to Los Angeles and did the job.

LeBron James, Laker Champion

[jay @jaychilled]

@ImaPatriot00 @OVOLakeShow It’s like the 10 years before LeBron joined that team didn’t happen in yall minds. Lakers fans are the most strange fans I’ve ever witnessed

[eden ‼️ @redlettrday]

@NBAWAY0FFS

[jay @jaychilled]

Lakers are the most ungrateful fanbase I’ve ever witnessed . No lie , and the people that cover their games besides Trevor lane, raj chipalu and Jovan buha are some of the most condescending people I’ve ever heard cover games

[Saeko Snow @TheSaekoSNOW]

I don’t think games should be announced until there is a release date AND it’s 6 months away MAX.

[jay @jaychilled]

@MarvelRivalsALT It’s not over, my teammates instalock him every single comp game and then the other teams cyclops destroys us . It makes me want to ban the character no matter what

[jay @jaychilled]

@HakarisupremaC I’m never gon be ready

[Deus ♱ @DeadMansRequiem]

I feel bad for this generation of young gamers man like imagine being one of these young niggas tryna muster up the courage to ask your mom for an 80 dollar game let alone 100

[Scott Snyder @Ssnyder1835]

ABSOLUTE BATMAN is going to be an animated series!

Nick and I can't thank @WB_Animation and @DCOfficial enough for making this happen.

https://t.co/IG1ntjIPTU

[Lit Smoke @SmokeyAndLit]

Finding out that J Cole never called Drake back makes Port Antonio look so fucking corny. I heard that shit n was thinking “damn this nigga really standing up now”. Whole time he shouting Drake name but not returning his phone calls.

I hate fake ass niggas.