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Los Angeles Lakers: Building the perfect team around LeBron James in LA

By Jason Reed

CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 05: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrates after hitting the game winning shot to beat the Toronto Raptors 105-103 in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena on May 5, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 05: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrates after hitting the game winning shot to beat the Toronto Raptors 105-103 in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena on May 5, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 23: Brandon Ingram (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Other key pieces:

These are just the pieces that are typical to LeBron James’ contending teams. What makes the Lakers so intriguing is that they can fill those typical pieces while giving James something he has never had before.

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Brandon Ingram is another scoring threat for the Lakers that could develop into a 20-per-night scorer as early as next season. This gives the Lakers four, if not five, guys that can all score 20 points any given night (George, James, Ingram, Randle, Kuzma).

LeBron is also playing with someone just like him, which has never been a luxury granted to him. Lonzo Ball is a guard that can control all aspect of the offense, can get to the hole, dish dimes and is an excellent rebounder for a point guard. Ball will help in all aspects. While he won’t be a main scorer, he will be another avenue to run the offense through besides James.

One other piece I think the Lakers should consider for a LeBron super team is Nerlens Noel. Noel has been rumored to be a potential teammate of LeBron in LA and would add size off the bench, something this team would need.

The final results:

The final results of this team is scary and would make the Lakers instant title contenders and may finally overthrow the Warriors as the NBA’s best team.

  • PG — Lonzo Ball
  • SG — Paul George
  • SF — Brandon Ingram
  • PF — LeBron James
  • C — Julius Randle
  • 6 — Kyle Kuzma
  • 7 — Seth Curry
  • 8 — Nerlens Noel
  • 9 — Drafted shooting guard
  • 10 — Ivica Zubac

All the Lakers need to add is a guard in the 2018 NBA Draft and the team would be deep in all aspects. This team has everything. It has a stellar defensive backcourt with Ball and George, multiple scoring options, three-point specialists and size off of the bench.

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Ignore the big three in Miami, this may be the best team that LeBron James ever had. It certainly would be the deepest.

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