There’s definitely something special about the Los Angeles Lakers as a franchise. Much as the haters and naysayers laugh about Lakers exceptionalism and their big market advantages, there’s something special about this franchise to enable them to put together these three iconic superstar duos. You can’t bottle it, other franchises can’t duplicate it, but it’s as real as being in 32 NBA Finals and winning 16 NBA championships and counting.
In the scale of what’s happening in our country today, the Lakers clawing their way back on top may be trivial and inconsequential but for some reason, I look at it as a sign of a new era where right once again will rule, hope will once again spring, and the stars will once again align in favor of all things good and honorable. Go, Lakers!
FROM THE ABOVE ARTICLE:
The age of the NBA super team seems to have faded when Kevin Durant left the dynastic Golden State Warriors last summer, but the NBA’s unique restart has presented an opportunity for a revival for star players looking to join up in the future.
In fact, one coach inside the NBA’s Disney campus believes it will happen.
“The next super team will come out of this,” he told Yahoo Sports. “I believe it’s inevitable.”
The coach doesn’t believe players are coming into the campus with the mindset of recruiting players from other teams. In fact, he said the superstar players are providing the example of keeping everything on track to ensure the restart can be completed for the financial sake of the players.
“Guys wanna play in the now, but they’re also looking ahead,” he said. “They know it’s a lot of money at stake for the immediate future and for way down the line.”
But in the present, there’s so much down time on the Disney campus, there are opportunities for players to fraternize with each other and plan their next moves. It’s not dissimilar from the USA Basketball setup that produced the entertaining and polarizing Miami Heat trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, who joined forces in 2010.
The three took the unprecedented path of signing shorter extensions following their third seasons, with many believing they discussed it with each other during the summers spent together with USA Basketball leading to the 2008 Olympic Games.
It was also the setting that birthed the relationship between Brooklyn Nets players Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan, sources said, when they were all on the 2016 Olympic Team in Rio, which took place weeks after Durant left Oklahoma City to join the Golden State Warriors.
If I’m not mistaken, the Lakers and Bucks share the same hotels. Maybe LeBron, AD, and Giannis will get an opportunity to have dinner together. Just saying…