Los Angeles Lakers: Moves to make to gain LeBron's trust

Los Angeles Lakers: Moves to make to gain LeBron’s trust

By Jason Reed | Apr 24, 2019

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2. Sign Carmelo Anthony

Again, you could make the case that signing Carmelo Anthony is not the best thing the Los Angeles Lakers can do and we certainly would not sit here and refute that. Anthony has been a shell of himself the past few years and there is a reason his career seemingly came to an abrupt halt this season.

However, Anthony is still in the gym and is working on his game, which might mean that his career is not yet over and he wants one last hoorah in him to chase for a ring. Due to his friendship with LeBron James, that might land him on the Los Angeles Lakers.

This would not be a massive move and even James knows that. Anthony is not the same player he was even four years ago and cannot make this team a title-contender overnight.

But, if Anthony is willing to take a lesser role off the bench and act as a three-point specialist that gets 15 or so minutes per game, why not bring him in? The worst-case scenario is that the Lakers sign him to a veteran minimum and release him if it doesn’t work out over the first few months of the season.

The reason this could help LeBron’s trust is that it seems like the front office is going out of its way to make sure it is not catering to LeBron — it is the Lakers after all. This would be a relatively small move to make with no risk to change that narrative.

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