As LeBron James has shown during the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2024-25 season, he’s still got enough left in the tank to be the best player on the floor on any given night.
James has found his offensive groove the past week after a rough stretch of shooting the basketball, though that hasn’t necessarily turned into wins for the Lakers. For example, James broke out in a blowout loss to the Miami Heat and followed it up with a massive triple-double in a losing overtime effort against the Atlanta Hawks.
With James turning 40 years old at the end of December, head coach JJ Redick’s got to find a balance between relying on James to bail out the Lakers and finding him enough rest to ensure he gets to the end of the regular season and potentially the playoffs in one piece.