LeBron James’ frustration with how the Los Angeles Lakers have treated him in the offseason is evident. He feels excluded from key decisions, like the team’s sale, and believes his contract situation doesn’t reflect his value.
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This is according to NBA insider Jason Timpf, who broke down LeBron’s frustration on his podcast.
“I get defensive of LeBron. On the contract side of it. I don’t think LeBron is expecting the Lakers to trade Dalton and a first for a 33-year-old win-now vet.
“I don’t think LeBron’s that unreasonable, I think where his frustrated is, he was sixth in MVP voting. He was Second-Team All-NBA. Even after he got hurt, when he came back, he was still playing at that eleventh to fifteenth best player in the league type of level then.
“I think he looks at it, and he goes, James Harden just signed a new two-year deal. Why is it that I am being hand-strung on just wanting a one-plus-one like he always wants? I think he feels like, as a basketball player, he deserves a one-plus-one, and I kind of side with him on that.”
Timpf makes some good points and he may be correct on how LeBron is feeling. Of course, LeBron hasn’t come out and said how he’s truly feeling.
As fans, we’ll just have to sit back and wait to see how this drama unfolds.
