Magic Johnson signed LeBron James when he was president of the Los Angeles Lakers, and while he left before the trade was consummated, he laid the groundwork for the Lakers to acquire Anthony Davis as well.
You can’t allow him to say, ‘Hey man I don’t want to play center.’ No no no no no, first of all you’re with the Lakers and we’re trying to win.
Davis has been vocal about his preference for playing power forward, but the Lakers devoted more than half of his minutes to the center position in the 2020 playoffs and won a championship as a result.
But again, if he comes back a Laker, I’m gonna support him, I’m gonna cheer for him and all that, but I just don’t think he’s a Laker.” Schroder is a free agent this offseason.
If the Lakers are going to play James off of the ball more, they are going to have to find a lead ball-handler that can also shoot well enough to work with James in ways that Schroder did not.
Rob Pelinka will attempt to do just that this offseason, but there’s a give and take involved in any move they make.