CLEVELAND -- LeBron James used a question about Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Josh Giddey as an opportunity to heap praise upon Thunder executive vice president and general manager Sam Presti at Saturday's new conference following his team's practice for the NBA All-Star Game.
"The MVP over there is Sam Presti. He's the MVP," James said of the 44-year-old front office executive who has held the post since 2007. "I mean, Josh Giddey is great. But Sam Presti, I don't understand this guy's eye for talent. He drafted [Kevin Durant], Russ [Westbrook], Jeff Green, Serge Ibaka, Reggie Jackson, Josh Giddey and the list goes on and on and on.