Every year for the past eight seasons, new Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has punched a ticket to the NBA Finals. He also hasn’t missed the postseason for over a decade because, word on the street is, he’s very, very good at this basketball thing — arguably the greatest to ever do it.
Despite this, there are people that are already doubting whether or not James is a lock to make the playoffs in his first season with the Lakers. On one hand, the Western Conference is loaded with talented, playoff-tested teams, but on the other hand, it’s LeBron James.