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Originally Posted by Underdog
I think LeBron is an excellent on-court leader, but his pull as a GM/coach undermines the actual GM and coach to the point where they can’t do their jobs properly. He makes the personnel decisions or he walks. He gets a yes-man for a coach or he walks. It’s not just his clout, but also his overestimation of his abilities to put a squad together that has this team in shambles... He wanted Love, he wanted Smith, he wanted Thompson. he wanted Rose, he wanted Wade — hell, he even wanted Calderon.
Dude wants to “be like Mike,” but maybe he should wait until he retires as a player before he fails as a GM...
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Completely agee. Lebron should have allowed space for the GM and coach(es) to do their thing instead of holding the Cavs hostage to do his bidding. The Cavs could have a lineup of Kyrie - Shooter - Wiggins - Lebron - Literally Anybody right now, instead they’re looking at a massive cap-strapped rebuild once Lebron leaves for the Rockets. They have $55 million alone committed to Love, Smith, and Thompson alone.
Maybe Cavs gift Mavs Love this off-season for absorbing Smith or Thompson. Along with a high draft pick and DSJ’s development I think that would get the Mavs in the playoffs.