LeBron James turns 39 on December 30.Will start in less than a month NBA Season 21. but, “He’s preparing like a rookie.”like he said Rob Pelinka, Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager, Lakers. Never in league history has a veteran player performed at such a high level.
“He starts practice at 6:00. He’s probably been in our building this offseason as much as any player.”. He hits the weight room as often as anyone. On any team LeBron has played for, his work has set the tone. “promising his star’s job to the Los Angeles team’s leader, who He continues to spend over $1 million on maintaining his physique.
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and coach Davin Hamm talk on the bench.
Last season, James averaged 35.5 minutes per game. Shooting 50% from the field, averaging 28.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game. For his age, though, he started to have some size issues as time went on: A torn tendon in his right foot kept him out for 27 games. He has missed 111 games due to injury over the past five seasons and 71 games over the previous 15 seasons..
Surrounding is better
Lakers’ plans for classes starting in a few weeks This isn’t about cutting into LeBron’s playing time, it’s about taking advantage of the good environment around him.. “He takes good care of himself. Now the team around him, the players we have, those guys are going to step up and do a lot of the heavy lifting from the get-go. “reveals the coach Darwin Ham.
“We have to work with LeBron Help him finish the season healthy, because that is its goal. That’s why I think adding the depth, versatility, shooting ability that we have, all of those things are going to help us achieve that goal,” Pelinka believes.
Keep your core strong
This summer, the Lakers successfully retained the team’s core by renewing their contract with the team. Anthony Davis, Austin Reeves, D’Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura and Jared Vanderbilt.Additionally, they added Gabe Vincent, Taurus Prince, Jackson Hayes, Cam Reddish they hired Christian Wood.Newcomers also joined them Jalen Hood-Schifino and Maxwell Lewis.
Austin Reeves celebrates a goal during a game last season.
NBA’s new rules on resting stars They will be a factor to consider during LeBron’s season.Hamm said the Lakers will be counting on the long term, “in different parts of the calendar, month by month,” and he’ll try Looking for opportunities to lighten the load for veteran stars. “We have discussed Eliminate consecutive matches. That’s something we would support, but we don’t know if we can remove them all,” Pelinka doubted.