Lakers 2027 First Rounder: Projecting Lakers Team Building w/Luka

[fishonjazz]

Lebron isnt MVP level anymore. Can he play like a MVP for a game? Sure, but not for a season and I doubt even for an entire series.

I mean right now he is playing like an all star.
Get him in the playoffs and he probably has another gear

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I mean right now he is playing like an all star.
Get him in the playoffs and he probably has another gear

Certainly still an all-star, but hes more like a top 20 guy and not a top 10.

 

[fishonjazz]

Certainly still an all-star, but hes more like a top 20 guy and not a top 10.

Fair

 

[NUMBERICA]

Certainly still an all-star, but hes more like a top 20 guy and not a top 10.

He’s top-10 in PER and BPM which is about as conclusive as it gets to saying he’s a top-10 player still (a stance I had before looking). Put another way, are there really >10 players you’d have over Lebron James right now (for current production, not future projection)? Not buying it.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

He’s top-10 in PER and BPM which is about as conclusive as it gets to saying he’s a top-10 player still (a stance I had before looking). Put another way, are there really >10 players you’d have over Lebron James right now (for current production, not future projection)? Not buying it.

If we are talking about a series, I can agree, but for a season, no. His defense is awful. The Lakers are 8.7 points per 100 with him on the court, mostly because of the defense, and he was playing with AD mostly.