LeBron James wants to reunite with Kyrie Irving and Tyronn Lue, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
“In a perfect ideal world, Ty Lue would be his head coach, Kyrie Irving would be his point guard, and that would be the end of anything. There would be no coaching search,” he said during a recent appearance on Up & Adams.
Charania added that James getting what he wants is from a guarantee, listing numerous occasions where the Lakers did not hire his preferred teammates and head coaches.
“Well, in 2019, LeBron James really wanted Ty Lue to be the head coach,” Charania said. “The Lakers had negotiations with him and did not hire him. So that’s one thing that he wanted did not happen.
“The last couple years, Kyrie Irving, they made two attempted runs at Kyrie Irving. LeBron James wanted Kyrie Irving as his point guard. That did not happen.”
While the Lakers have not always bent to James’ will, they will still be under pressure to do so considering he can walk in free agency this offseason.
Earlier this month, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported that the Lakers want James back on any terms he wants.
It remains to be seen whether that could include drafting Bronny, with LeBron softening his stance on wanting to play with his son in recent months, and Bronny himself saying that playing with his father is not a dream of his.
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