I could see the argument for moving Lebron off the ball if you had an actual good creator. Chris Paul could move Lebron off the ball. But the Lakers are entirely constructed of unproven raw young players and best-of-the-scrap-heap older guys like Rondo, Lance, and McGee. Who are we kidding here? Who is going to move Lebron off ball in that crowd? Rondo is the best of them, maybe he can do it if Lebron develops trust in him. Ball does have real skills, he could develop if he gets more mature and disciplined and stops taking like 6 three point shots a game while averaging 30%.
In any case it's all a huge challenge for Lebron. I see the first half of next season for the Lakers being a lot like the first half of 2014-15 was for us. Except more dramatic because in LA. I expect stuff like Lebron trying to instruct Ball in game basics and Ball's father putting Lebron on blast in social media, Rondo moping and competing with Lebron in the passive-aggressive department, questions about whether Walton can handle it as coach, a record that's not much above .500, and a very active trading deadline.
