Although the start of free agency p. Recent season tidbits: Trice —. No matter what they do with that 22nd overall pick, expect the Lakers to address their poor shooting in some sort of way during free agency. Names like J. Redick, Otto Porter, Jr. Either way, it obviously motivated him in some ways, evidenced by how many times he used it as a hashtag on Twitter and Instagram. LeBron might even bring that back, but either way, he will find some sort of specific self-motivation to get him back into the NBA Finals.
What about Anthony Davis, though? Entering a season with an older roster is not exactly a new thing for LeBron, with three of the five oldest championship rosters in that period including his name. Dallas in and San Antonio in were the other two squads and of course, both those rosters took down James on their way to the crown.
It shouldn't exactly come as a surprise that the Lakers will be on the older side of the ledger given the long history of veteran role players scrambling to play with the 4-time champion. Rather than the average age, it might simply be more relevant to look at the age of the best player on a championship-winning roster so let's assume James would be the Finals MVP of the NBA Finals.
He will be 37 years old come June, which would make him the second-oldest winner of the award behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who was 38 in It's no surprise the Lakers were able to win the Championship in with a healthy and fresh James leading the way. Missing 27 games in and , injuries have bitten the Lakers superstar in recent seasons. You can certainly make the case that the pandemic interrupted season and the ensuing months off prior to the bubble postseason benefitted James and the Lakers on their path to the title.
For so long the iron man of the league, there's no question the Lakers' title hopes cling to the health of LeBron James. Yes, they are all well into their thirties but it will always come back to LeBron and often injured fellow star Anthony Davis. If they are to win the title it will be a remarkable achievement.
Certainly more unlikely than the Heat, who had their average age propped up by a veteran-heavy bench. In that season LeBron was just 28 and in his prime alongside Chris Bosh. Can he do it again nearly a decade later? The majority of NBA championship teams have held top seeds at No. The Boston Celtics are the lone No. The Houston Rockets are the only team, seeded at No. Perhaps that explains why the L. Clippers and the Denver Nuggets faltered recently in hopes to avoid facing the Lakers in the first round.
The Clippers dropped from No. Although the third-seeded Nuggets fielded a full roster, they lost by double digits to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Had Portland lost, the Nuggets would have faced the Lakers in the first round. You want to wait and play the best teams later on. Give yourself the best possible chance. Maybe they lose. I call it good strategy. Dudley then questioned that strategy. After all, Vogel said James, Davis and Schroder still need more time to improve their conditioning.
Vogel conceded James, Davis and Drummond need more time to develop chemistry.
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