Rich Paul made headlines during the offseason for loudly stating that his client, LeBron James, wanted to be on a contending team during his final years in the NBA. Paul remains unconvinced of the Los Angeles Lakers qualifying to be in that category.
In the first episode of the new show featuring Paul and Max Kellerman, James' agent doubled down on the Lakers still needing more to truly have a chance at winning the title. The ceiling of the current roster in Los Angeles came under scrutiny.
Paul said, "I personally don't think the Lakers are good enough to be contenders right now.