Should the league's oldest player be offloaded?
39-year-old Los Angeles Lakers All-Star power forward LeBron James is submitting another solid year, although the first time in a while he seems to have taken a significant step backwards on offense.
James has long been floated as a potential trade fit for the Golden State Warriors, a longtime playoff rival of James' during his tenures with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Lakers. James has gone 2-3 against Golden State. Future Hall of Famers Stephen Curry, 36, and Draymond Green, 34, are no spring chickens themselves. The team seems anxious to maximize its youth as assets and keep a window open for Curry as long as he remains at an All-NBA level.
"But simply, it's just a game," Windhorst adds. "James has repeatedly made two things clear both in public and behind the scenes: He wants to be a Laker, and the trades hhe wants involve the Lakers making roster upgrades around him. James had chances at last season's trade deadline and during his unrestricted free agency to consider a move. There was no drama, as he quickly and repeatedly pledged to stay.
"Jonathan Kuminga is in a vital time in his tenure with the Warriors," Windhorst allowed. "Over the past two weeks, coach Steve Kerr has put him in the starting lineup and boosted his minutes, touches and shots."
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