Los Angeles Lakers Rumors
Get a free trial James looks like he could play a few more years and he’s reportedly set on playing at least two more seasons, via Shams Charania of ESPN on the Pat McAfee Show: “I said on this show I wanna say when the season ended, two years at least,” Charania said. “Could he go three? Potentially, but when you think about two years that’s this season and next season. And next season like great timing right? It is All Star Game, All Star Weekend in Los Angeles and that would be Year 23 for No. 23. It is a lot of good parallels for next season. “But listen, if LeBron James wants to play a third season and wants to play beyond next season I don’t think anyone would be surprised. But obviously whenever he does retire I think he deserves kind of that farewell moment that Vince Carter got, that Kobe Bryant got, that different players have received. And so I do think we’ll know if it is the last year because it’s something that you want to celebrate. One of the greats of the game like we have with Michael Jordan, with Kobe Bryant and now potentially LeBron James.So I think next year is the window really when you think about last season and then obviously the year after that if he can.”
Walker Kessler on Lakers' radar
Buha mentioned Kessler as a name to watch for the Lakers as a potential trade target, and one the team has seemingly “been interested in”: “I think we need more time to see which guys become available,” Buha said. “Walker Kessler is a name that the Lakers have been interested in that would make a lot of sense and would allow you to either start a two-big look or probably more realistically bring him off the bench.”
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Gerald Bourguet: Bradley Beal (right elbow soreness) is questionable for tomorrow’s game against the Lakers. Josh Okogie (right hamstring strain) remains out, Jalen Bridges and TyTy Washington are with the G League team, and Grayson Allen is no longer listed on the injury report
“The AD comparison is a tough one just cause AD’s so accomplished where he’s at in his career right now, and Chet obviously has a long way to go to match that, but I think he controls his destiny,” Caruso said. “Whatever he wants to accomplish in this league, he’s got it in front of him. He’s got the work ethic, he’s got the competitiveness. If you have those two things where you have the ability to get better, you have the want to get better, and you have the work ethic to get better, if you have those things, you can control your own destiny in the NBA.”
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Anthony Davis on LeBron James' triple-double vs. Kings: 'He never ceases to amaze any of us'
LeBron James posted his first triple-double of the season, including 16 points in the fourth quarter, as the Los Angeles Lakers improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2010-11 with a 131-127 defeat of the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena. James finished with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. All three marks were season highs for the 39-year-old in his 22nd season. “Just when you think he’s slowing down, man, he continues to show the world why he’s the greatest,” Anthony Davis said of James’ performance. “To go on that stretch, he actually looked to the bench and was trying to come out the game. We told him, ‘You’re not coming out.’ He comes out and hits another 3. He never ceases to amaze any of us because we just know what he’s capable of.”
“Listen, I could do that at 22, but at almost 40, I don’t need to be doing it for four quarters,” James said after adding 14 rebounds and 10 assists, accounting for the 113th triple-double of his career. “I have the luxury of having a MVP-caliber player next to me [in Anthony Davis]. AR [Austin Reaves] can get it going in bunches. D-Lo [D’Angelo Russell] can catch fire. Rui [Hachimura] has been consistent, and he can get going and score in bunches, as well. “So, this team is not built for me to have 16-point quarters through all four quarters. That’s not how it’s constructed and nor should it be. We’re a team, and we all play together.”
