LeBron James is coming to the Lakers in a fashion few really believed he actually would: without another star player already on the roster or committed to joining him there.
When James left Cleveland for the Heat, he brought Chris Bosh with him to a team that already had Dwyane Wade. When he returned to Cleveland 4 years later, Kyrie Irving was already on the roster and the Cavs quickly committed to trading #1 overall pick Andrew Wiggins for Kevin Love. When LeBron joins a new team he simply has not done it alone and never has he done it without a clear all-star level player in the mix to supplement him.