When LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent in the summer of 2018, he was already among the most unique elite players in NBA history.
However, it took “The King” eight seasons to earn his first ring in the Elite Series. Even so, he had been selected to the All-Star Game seven times and won the regular season MVP twice before that.
That way Lyndon Johnson would have no problem admitting to The Sporting News why he left the Cavaliers the first time. “I went to Miami to win a championship because I felt like I couldn’t do that in Cleveland.”
Today, having won four NBA championships and been named MVP in four league finals, he continues to talk about the historic Big Three he formed with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh on the Heat. “That was the only reason I joined Wade and Bosh. In Cleveland, I recruited good players and we tried. But when I first became a free agent, I thought it was best to look for a ring elsewhere. “
Of course, LeBron James returned to the Cavaliers in 2014 to achieve this feat in a more mature way, taking the team he had been obsessed with as a kid to the top. They accomplished that goal in 2016 by defeating the Golden State Warriors in an epic seven games in the Finals.
“In addition to helping my usual team win, I’m starting to think I should go somewhere else soon to try and do the same thing, and what better place than Los Angeles and the Lakers,” the legendary forward concluded.