NBA exec: 'If it was all up to LeBron James, he'd have Ty Lue as his coach'
“If it was all up to LeBron, he’d have Ty Lue as his coach and he would do that with the Lakers,” one Eastern Conference executive said. “That’s his guy. Out of all the coaches LeBron has ever had, the one he singles out is Ty. Now he is in a position where he has free-agency on his side and he can maybe force the team to do something to get his guy if he gets fired.
Source: Heavy.com
Source: Heavy.com
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Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
Jalen Brunson’s last four games:
39p/13a
47p/10a
40p/6a
41p/12a
He’s the third player in NBA history to record at least four straight 35p/5a games in a postseason, joining Michael Jordan (2x) and LeBron James.
More on Brunson’s heroics here: statitudes.com/p/nba-game-not… pic.twitter.com/Zkft14PUou – 9:17 AM
Jalen Brunson’s last four games:
39p/13a 47p/10a 40p/6a 41p/12aHe’s the third player in NBA history to record at least four straight 35p/5a games in a postseason, joining Michael Jordan (2x) and LeBron James.
More on Brunson’s heroics here: statitudes.com/p/nba-game-not… pic.twitter.com/Zkft14PUou – 9:17 AM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
NBA stars already out of the Play-In/ playoffs:
LeBron James
Anthony Davis
Steph Curry
Draymond Green
Jimmy Butler
Kevin Durant
Devin Booker
Bradley Beal
Joel Embiid
Tyrese Maxey
Giannis
Dame Lillard
Zion Williamson pic.twitter.com/Ac995nA55E – 8:32 AM
NBA stars already out of the Play-In/ playoffs:
LeBron James
Anthony Davis
Steph Curry
Draymond Green
Jimmy Butler
Kevin Durant
Devin Booker
Bradley Beal
Joel Embiid
Tyrese Maxey
Giannis
Dame Lillard
Zion Williamson pic.twitter.com/Ac995nA55E – 8:32 AM
Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Draymond Green weighs in on LeBron’s future with Lakers warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/05/02/war… pic.twitter.com/l63npEhz6Z – 7:02 AM
Draymond Green weighs in on LeBron’s future with Lakers warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/05/02/war… pic.twitter.com/l63npEhz6Z – 7:02 AM
Allen Sliwa @AllenSliwa
Talking Lakers with @Trevor_Lane from @LakersNation…Link below
-How much is Darvin Ham to blame?
-What’s a ‘Win/Win’ for Lebron & the Lakers?
-Do you trade everything for Trae Young?
-Is D’Lo gone?
youtube.com/watch?v=LxoV16… – 12:24 AM
Talking Lakers with @Trevor_Lane from @LakersNation…Link below
-How much is Darvin Ham to blame?
-What’s a ‘Win/Win’ for Lebron & the Lakers?
-Do you trade everything for Trae Young?
-Is D’Lo gone?
youtube.com/watch?v=LxoV16… – 12:24 AM
Brian Geltzeiler @BGeltzNBA
The second round of the #NBAPlayoffs2024 are going to begin with Lebron, Durant, Embiid, Giannis and Curry all at home watching – 12:00 AM
The second round of the #NBAPlayoffs2024 are going to begin with Lebron, Durant, Embiid, Giannis and Curry all at home watching – 12:00 AM
Nick Wright @getnickwright
Jalen Brunson just became the 5th player in NBA playoff history, joining Westbrook, LeBron, Kareem & Giannis, to average a 40 point double-double over any 4 game stretch.
Truly historic tear he’s been on this past week. – 11:51 PM
Jalen Brunson just became the 5th player in NBA playoff history, joining Westbrook, LeBron, Kareem & Giannis, to average a 40 point double-double over any 4 game stretch.
Truly historic tear he’s been on this past week. – 11:51 PM
Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
NBA playoffs never had Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler, Stephen Curry or Zion Williamson.
Barely had Kevin Durant and LeBron James.
No matter how ya feel about them – or those still balling – their absences dim the marquees – 9:17 PM
NBA playoffs never had Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler, Stephen Curry or Zion Williamson.
Barely had Kevin Durant and LeBron James.
No matter how ya feel about them – or those still balling – their absences dim the marquees – 9:17 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
need someone to make one of those lebron deepfakes where he recalls how he was telling alexander the great that tj mcconnell was going to take down the bucks – 8:41 PM
need someone to make one of those lebron deepfakes where he recalls how he was telling alexander the great that tj mcconnell was going to take down the bucks – 8:41 PM
Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Draymond Green weighs in on LeBron’s future with Lakers warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/05/02/war… pic.twitter.com/PgBckPWFTF – 5:05 PM
Draymond Green weighs in on LeBron’s future with Lakers warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/05/02/war… pic.twitter.com/PgBckPWFTF – 5:05 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
One more run: USA Basketball leans on veterans LeBron, Durant, Curry to win gold in Paris
nbcsports.com/nba/news/one-m… – 12:39 PM
One more run: USA Basketball leans on veterans LeBron, Durant, Curry to win gold in Paris
nbcsports.com/nba/news/one-m… – 12:39 PM
Justin Verrier @JustinVerrier
Last night’s Group Chat: After Dark, discussing another Clippers playoff stinker, the Heat’s long-term plan, whether LeBron is better off leaving L.A., a lookahead to Wolves-Nugs, and many forced movie references:
open.spotify.com/episode/1ljH7u… – 12:34 PM
Last night’s Group Chat: After Dark, discussing another Clippers playoff stinker, the Heat’s long-term plan, whether LeBron is better off leaving L.A., a lookahead to Wolves-Nugs, and many forced movie references:
open.spotify.com/episode/1ljH7u… – 12:34 PM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Thursday’s @LockedOnLakers podcast! What’s LeBron’s future with the Lakers? Is he staying? Where else could he go? Is Bronny still a factor? Is even LeBron surprised his career has gone this long? @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wha… – 10:56 AM
Thursday’s @LockedOnLakers podcast! What’s LeBron’s future with the Lakers? Is he staying? Where else could he go? Is Bronny still a factor? Is even LeBron surprised his career has gone this long? @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wha… – 10:56 AM
More on this storyline
Now, James is in position to dictate whether the Lakers bring back Ham, and if not, he can have sizable input into the team’s next coach. Depending on how things go with Lue and the Clippers, locked in a first-round battle with the Mavericks, James could push to finally get Lue back to Lakerland. “There are a lot of factors there, Ty is under contract (for 2024-25) but if the Clippers decide they need some changes, he could be one of the changes,” one league executive told Heavy Sports. “LeBron can be a free agent. If Ty is out there, it is pretty clear that’s who LeBron wants.” -via Heavy.com / May 3, 2024
During the same interview, Charles Barkley also gave his two cents on when LeBron James should decide to hang it up and call it a day. “I hope he retires while he can still play,” Barkley said. “I saw Michael Jordan [play] with the [Washington] Wizards and it was not pretty. I saw Patrick Ewing with the Orlando Magic. I would love to see [LeBron James] retire sooner rather than later…because it ends badly when you keep on playing.” -via Clutch Points / May 2, 2024
“I think there’s a lot of uncertainty coming out of that organization,” Green said on The Draymond Green Show. What’s going to happen with Darvin Ham? Me personally, I think it’ll wrong to fire him for multiple reasons. “However, he’ll catch a lot of flack for the season that they had. But their roster didn’t get better than last year and they were a play-in team. Yeah, they made it to the Conference Finals with LeBron James and Anthony Davis playing the way that they were playing, but they didn’t get better. “They lost Dennis Schroder. I don’t think they replaced him well. Gabe Vincent didn’t bring anything to the season. Obviously he was hurt. But even once he got in, he didn’t shoot the ball well. Schroder was huge for them and they lost him… -via TalkBasket / May 2, 2024