It is no secret that I’m not a LeBron apologist. I don’t worship him or his basketball game. I don’t think he’s the greatest to play the game nor do I believe he makes everyone around him better. I believe that he is a great talent. I think he has a drive to win that is as high as any in the game. I think he’s a generational player. And that’s all.

Part of the reason LeBron has this power nd influence over the three franchises he has played for in his NBA career is because the media has largely contributed to creating the monster that is LeBron. Yes I called him a monster and let’s dig into few reasons why I say this.

First in his first run in Cleveland, definitely his second nd now his stop in LA, LeBron is the de facto General Manager of these teams. I heard Ryan Hollins debating on ESPN’s First Take that LeBron couldn’t be the de facto GM because he didn’t sign the checks. Hey Ryan, of 3.7 points per game average in ur career that was a bust to say the least, where u been living man.

Every one knows that every move made during LeBron’ s Cleveland days were at his direction. He didn’t have to sign the damn checks to be the man telling his team what to do. Ryan also stated in his defense that Cleveland had to sign the players they did cuz of the cap. Here is point two, LeBron was always LeBron first. He took so much money that his team had to use the lower rung players to support MeBron.

Then he goes to LA nd they’re constructing a roster that looks very inept. And u have Laker Legend Magic saying he will consult LeBron on all moves. That’s stupid. Idgaf if he is LeBron. He won’t win the West in these four years if he doesn’t have at least one more superstar on that team.

By the way, in the wake of LeBron bolting again, how does Cleveland look? Kyrie gone, the good young core u had.. gone, Isaiah Thomas who would’ve been good to build around.. gone. They’re left with a good number of players the league doesn’t really want nd in salary cap purgatory.

Oh and for the record offensively they will be miles better than the LeBron days cuz now they gotta have an offensive identity besides LeBron plus four.

Good luck LA. U will be relevant, u will be a quasi contender nd ur franchise value will surely elevate. But I’m going to tell u the biggest benefactor of LeBron being in the West is the whole Eastern Conference. Now they can focus on constructing themselves to compete against the best in the West not a LeBron led squad that will get every advantage cuz he’s on their team.

This season will be interesting