“They weren’t ready to help the future superstar.” How much pressure did LeBron face?
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JJ Redick recalled Paul Silas’s words about James’ first season in the NBA, while Bam Adebayo spoke about Miami’s failures.
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Injuries, injuries and more injuries. Bam Adebayo spoke about Miami’s failures during the last playoff draw
Center, one of the leaders of the Miami Heat, Bam Adebayo, opined that the abundance of injuries in the Florida club during the 2022/2023 season affected the team’s result in the last final of the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs. ) with the Denver Nuggets (loss by a score of 1-4).
“We lost in the final series because we (the Miami Heat) were one of the most traumatic teams last season. All these ups and downs definitely influenced our performance. And the fatigue also affected”, — quotes the words of Adebayo ESPN.
Bam Adebayo and Nikola Jokic
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And Miami did have injuries. For example, guard Tyler Harrow suffered a broken arm in the first round with the Milwaukee Bucks and ended up missing the rest of the playoffs, despite Harrow being cleared by medical staff to play in the NBA Finals.
Meanwhile, star forward Jimmy Butler suffered an ankle injury in the first game of the series with the New York Knicks, after which the basketball player was forced to miss the second game. Point guard Gabe Vincent was injured in game four of the series with the Boston Celtics and missed game five.
And that’s not to mention an almost unexpected knee injury to guard Victor Oladipo in a series with the Milwaukee Bucks. Naturally, after such an unsuccessful pass and landing, Oladipo no longer appeared on the site.
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“It’s all about the ego.” JJ Redick, according to Paul Silas, on envying LeBron James in his first season in the NBA
Former NBA player, now expert JJ Redick, told the story of Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James. Specifically, Redick recalled the King’s first season in the NBA with the words of Paul Silas.
“He (Paul Silas) once talked about LeBron’s team, about how teammates really hated James. The whole problem is his ego, they weren’t ready to help the future superstar, they just didn’t accept it. LeBron in his first season helped the Cavaliers win 35 wins, by the way (the previous season, Cleveland had 17 wins. – Approx. “Championship”).
LeBron James in 2003
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After that, LeBron had some standout seasons, but that first one was perhaps the most impressive, as James did so well. The team was very jealous of this,” Redick said on air of his podcast.
Paul Silas led the Cleveland Cavaliers for two years, from 2003 to 2005. Silas’s tenure just coincided with the arrival of James to the club from Ohio. Silas later worked for the Charlotte Bobcats (2010-2012), and in December of last year, Paul died of cardiac arrest at the age of 79.
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Rest. Insider Shams Charania voiced Miami’s current offer for Damien Lillard, Los Angeles Lakers are betting on rookie Jackson Hayes
The Miami Heat are willing to offer star Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damien Lillard three or four first-round picks, draft pick trade rights, second-round picks and young Shams Charania (The Athletic). they count on rookie Jackson Hayes so they can spend regular court time with big man Anthony Davis-Jovan Buha (The Athletic). ESPN). Guard Garrett Temple will sign a one-year contract with the Toronto Raptors for a total of $3.2 million: Adrian Wojnarowski (ESPN). Mayami Heat power forward Kevin Love is expected to continue as a regular starter for the team Florida: Ira Winderman (South Florida Sun-Sentinel). Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are unlikely to receive new four-year contracts from the Los Angeles club: Brian Windhorst (ESPN) The head coach of Boston Celtics manager Joe Mazzulla confirmed that defenseman Derrick White will be the starting point guard for the upcoming regular season, The Athletic’s Jared Weiss. .
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