Rich Ball telling Wode that yes, LeBron has agreed to a two year ninety seven million dollar contract extension with the Lakers.

Bill Plashky of the LA Times wrote a column saying the King's New Deal guarantees mediocrity.

He went on to write, quote, a move that ordinarily would have brought out the purple and gold flags.

Instead, felt like the raising of a white one.

Shannon will LeBron win another championship in the next two years?

Well, I get, I will somehow get Kyrie.

I think it's going to be very, very difficult.

I don't believe they can win a championship the way this roster is currently constructed.

And you know who the third option is, Skip.

But I don't know what Plashky wanted them to do.

Let me tell you some of the names that's that's going to be available next year in free agency.

And you tell me which one's better than LeBron.

Chris Middleton, Kyrie, James Harden, Andrew Wiggins.

Now, which one of those guys you think right now makes you better?

None of them.

Now, Skip, there's going to be virtually impossible for them to rebuild through the draft.

The Pelicans have their picks in 23, have the option to take 24 or 25 pick.

And they got, I mean, pick swaps.

So, I mean, I believe if AD and LeBron had a third piece,

or if Russell's willing to accept the role,

Russell still see himself as a number one.

That happened to be the third option.

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