Klay Thompson: NBA insider reveals private LeBron James thoughts on Lakers rumours
KLAY THOMPSON wouldn’t work alongside LeBron James at the Los Angeles Lakers.
LA Lakers might go for Klay Thompson says pundit
That’s according to one of James’ team-mates who spoke privately to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith.
The Lakers are expected to make a big play to sign a high calibre free agent in 2019.
Thompson is one of those players potentially available to the Lakers next summer.
There has been plenty of speculation surrounding Thompson’s future with the Golden State Warriors as Kevin Durant is also set to become a free agent.
A player such as Thompson would likely elevate the Lakers to title contenders alongside James in an instant.
However, Smith has revealed he spoke with one of James’ team-mates who doesn’t think Thompson would be the best fit.
“I had one of LeBron’s team-mates just text me saying ‘Klay wouldn’t work in L.A’,” Smith said on ESPN’s First Take.
“Had another one of my boys try to dissect why that wouldn’t be the case.
“The belief is very, very clear.
“Klay Thompson moves without the ball, LeBron James is asking you to basically be a spot-up shooter because he’s the one dribbling the ball all the damn time.
“Let me commend the LeBron and the Lakers for this much.
“Thus far this season, if there is one thing I have seen vast improvement in with the Los angeles Lakers is their movement of the basketball, making the extra pass.
“Watching them move the basketball to get shots was very impressive.
“Now, I think they missed too many of them because they lost but the movement of the basketball is something I appreciate because that’s not something you see enough of.
“I am saying to you if we have any questions about whether or not Klay would work with LeBron, is it because of LeBron rather than because of Klay?”