If Lebron had signed with Rockets in 2018-2019

Yep, it was a dumb decision for him. He wanted to chase some Hollywood career when he could have just done that after retiring.

It's not like Durant, Dwight, Jordan, or any player that's appeared in a movie needed to play in LA to do so. I mean, I guess if you're a rotation guy like Rick Fox it helps you.

 

Lebron chose the Lakers to build his media empire in LA before he retires from basketball, not to win championships. If he wanted to win as many titles as possible before he retired, then I think he would’ve signed with Houston. I also get the feeling that Harden and Lebron don’t really like each other. I don’t think they have beef or anything like that, but there is something there and I would be surprised if they ever really considered playing together.

 

I think his family played a huge role as well...they wanted to be in LA...his sons going to school there and his wife wanting that city

plus with all that cap space and young players available for trade, he probably had dreams of another Big 3 with him as the leader

Houston would’ve been guaranteed championships for him

 

Idiot

 

what da fook is this thread?

 

oops, sorry @D-rock , didn’t realize you were the OP. Classic speculative thread! my bad

 

The fact that you think Lebron just wants to appear in movies shows you don't understand his motivations.

https://www.fastcompany.com/company/springhill-entertainment

 

Not what I think.

I said he wanted to chase a 'Hollywood career' and you bringing this up proves that point. I didn't say he just wanted to appear in movies. I brought up other players appearing in movies to show you didn't need to be in LA to do anything in Hollywood.

 

It really isn't that. I think they are both alphas (regardless of how some of you view Lebron) and Houston is James Harden's team. It was never going to be anyone else's team, even with Bron here. Even if Bron was not pursuing his LA glamor, I don't think he would of chosen the Rockets for this very reason.

When he went to Miami, even though Wade was the guy there, Bron was young, entering the prime of his career and he likely knew he could easily take that Alpha role from Wade. In Houston, he was technically coming at tail end of his career and he was not going to take the ball away from Harden at all.

It's no different than all you guys that were mad about Butler ghosting Houston and choosing Miami. Butler sees himself as alpha dog and even though he had conversations with James, he likely had a hard time wanting to be 2nd or 3rd fiddle and chose to ghost Houston altogether. You have to realize that a lot of NBA players have huge egos. Most egos are checked once they realize they are not top dog in the NBA, but the top 5 players in the league, they definitely will not take a lessor role that easily, especially if they already have a championship, hence why CP3 swallowed his pride and decided to come to Houston knowing he was at the end of his prime.

 

If we got LeBron, we probably would have had to let Paul go.

... That said, Harden and LeBron with that supporting cast would have still been straight up unfair. If you recall, in 2018 when our starting lineup was healthy, we were a ridiculous 55-4 or something, and by many advanced metrics, one of the very best teams in NBA HISTORY. Then you replace Chris Paul with fuggin LeBron James??? That team would have wrecked the NBA as long as LeBron's 3-pt shooting remained respectable.

 

Boris Diaw 2.0

 

More like he won't make it out of the 1st round.

 

Talking to yourself in the mirror again, I see.....

 

James (Harden that is) is in his prime, and this has been HIS team since he got here.
I'm sure Morey knew that the 'other' James, (as in LeBron) would want to be King (the Chosen One) if he were to come here.
Too many alphas. I believe it would have been a bad pairing.
LBJ likely also knew that too

 

Seems a bit ironic to not want "drama" but do want Jimmy Butler.

 

What's with all these lame tweet threads?

@Clutch

 

With the "Justice and Equal Opportunity for All" movement going on, there's a good chance Portland sweeps LA in the first round with no interference from the refs that is.

 

Jimmy's "drama" issues stem from individuals not working hard enough to compete. I don't think he would of had that problem here and likely would have found himself worn out that he couldn't outwork the beard.