In late January, Anthony Davis implored the Lakers front office to get him a center, explaining why he was more suited to playing power forward.
Less than 10 days later, the Lakers traded Davis for Luka Doncic.
The Lakers were justified in trading Davis for a generational talent six years younger than him. However, many eyebrows were raised when Lakers governor Jeanie Buss said Davis was “complaining about where he was being played and he wasn’t happy” with his role.
Buss essentially gave credence to the notion that Davis’ complaining got him shipped out of town.
LeBron James isn’t willing to make the same mistake.
After crashing out of the playoffs on Wednesday, James was asked if the Lakers erred by leaning too much into a center-less philosophy, which also led to him playing out of position.
“My guy AD said what he needed, and then he was gone the following week,” James laughed. “So, I got no comment. I put that uniform on every night, gave everything I had, and that’s all that matters.”
