LeBron James provided an honest assessment of the Los Angeles Lakers’ roster ahead of the upcoming NBA trade deadline.
James said that he likes L.A.’s roster as currently constructed. But he also pointed to some inconsistencies and acknowledged that the team needs to needs to be better if its going to make any real noise in an extremely competitive Western Conference.
“I can only speak to the group that we have here. We’re 29-19 right now. We’ve had some really good moments, we’ve had some not so good moments. We’re want to try to continue to build on that. Me speaking on anything other than that is not my pay grade,” James said following L.A.’s 112-100 loss to the New York Knicks on Sunday night.
“I like this group but we got to get better, and that’s good. We should want to get better. … It’s a tough Western Conference, it’s a tough league. It’s been tough all season as far as dealing with injuries, guys in, guys out. Unfortunately, our All-Star two-guard [Austin Reaves] has been out for a minute and that’s a big piece for our team. It’s kind of hard to see what we can really, truly be.”
More to come.
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