LeBron is still going to use a bunch of possessions in the regular season. It saves him wear and tear if he's driving in a clear lane. It's so much more work and physical toll to get to the basket and finish over/through bodies with bad spacing.
There's always going to be some tradeoff between shooting and ability to run a PNR among players available on cheapish 1-year deals, but the Lakers picked up some of the absolute worst perimeter shooters in the league. That's a catastrophe with LeBron.
There's always going to be some tradeoff between shooting and ability to run a PNR among players available on cheapish 1-year deals, but the Lakers picked up some of the absolute worst perimeter shooters in the league. That's a catastrophe with LeBron.