There was a point in the career of LeBron James when you could roll him out with four other guys off the street and the all-time great could drag them to competent NBA play. That is no longer the case for the Los Angeles Lakers superstar.
James will be 41 years old in December and the task of elevating the Lakers bench should not be falling on his shoulders alone. Not anymore.
The outlier stat of how poor LeBron's on/off numbers looked as a result of carrying those responsibilities in 2024-25 proves it.