When the Los Angeles Lakers signed LeBron James in free agency, president of basketball operations Magic Johnson pitched him on having ‘tough-minded playmakers.’
For James, this was a significant change from having three-point shooters that helped him win three championships in eight consecutive NBA Finals appearances.
However, the thought process was teams like the Houston Rockets showed they could not outshoot the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors.
As the Lakers will miss the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, James was recently asked about the team’s roster construction and the lack of three-point shooters, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN:
“That experiment?