The older generation of NBA players have long liked to criticize James for taking shortcuts by frequently changing teams in his career. Recently, former Utah Jazz star John Stockton also joined the ranks.
"I like people who can tie their belts and say 'Let's do it'. We have to get better, play harder, play smarter, not think where the grass is greener. I'm going there to win the championship. I think this (James's operation) reduces the value of the championship. You don't climb the top, you're taking a helicopter and going straight to the top," Stockton said in an interview with Yahoo Sports.
Most critics of James seem to be accusing him of joining the Miami Heat in the early 2010s, teaming with Dwyne Wade and Chris Bosh. When James returned to the Cavaliers in 2014, he also joined a star-studded team, including Kyrie Irving, and quickly traded Kevin Love.
However, when James joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, the Lakers were in one of the darkest periods in team history. Two years later, the Lakers won the O'Brien Trophy and James won the NBA Finals MVP honor. Indeed, James has changed teams more times in his career than other legendary players such as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and others. However, James was not selected from a competitive team from the start like these players, which might have forced him to leave Cleveland in the offseason in 2010. The Lakers are very busy this summer, and they recently signed a three-year, $165 million contract with Doncic. This is the first time in LeBron James' brilliant career that he was not the team's first choice at the beginning of a season, and he no longer had to take on heavy responsibilities.
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