LeBron James And Stephen Curry Can No Longer Carry Their Teams To A Championship, Says NBA Executive

An eastern conference executive believes the days of LeBron James and Stephen Curry willing their teams to championships are over.

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Eight of the last 12 seasons in the NBA have finished with either LeBron James or Stephen Curry hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy. The two men have really been the dominant forces in the league and have established themselves as two of the greatest players ever.

An NBA executive though, thinks the days of LeBron or Curry carrying their teams to championships are over.

“I think things are cyclical,” an Eastern Conference executive told ESPN. “The reality is LeBron is older, so the guy that’s driven that for the prior 15 years isn’t in the position where he alone can will himself to championships anymore. Same with Steph.”

To be fair to Curry, it was only last year that he carried the Golden State Warriors to a title, so to say he can no longer do it, might be a bit unfair. It might well be the case for LeBron though and I am not being critical of him when I say that.

He is going to be entering his 21st season in the league in 2023-24 and it is unrealistic to expect anyone at that stage to carry a team. The fact that some might believe he can do it speaks to his greatness, as no one else has played this well this deep into their career.


Kendrick Perkins Also Believes LeBron James Can’t Lead The Lakers To A Title Next Season

Kendrick Perkins was teammates with LeBron on the Cleveland Cavaliers and he holds him in very high regard. When he was asked if James could lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a title next season though, Perkins stated he doesn’t. He felt it would be unfair to have those kinds of expectations on someone who is going to be 39 years old later this year.

He believes the onus should be on Anthony Davis to lead the Lakers and that is how it should be. LeBron, who averaged 28.9 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 6.8 APG, 0.9 SPG, and 0.6 BPG last season, will keep playing at a pretty high level for a couple of years but the only way the Lakers would win championships in that time would be if Davis elevates his game and becomes the undisputed best player on the team.

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Gautam Varier is a staff writer and columnist for Fadeaway World from Mumbai, India. He graduated from Symbiosis International University with a Master of Business specializing in Sports Management in 2020. This educational achievement enables Gautam to apply sophisticated analytical techniques to his incisive coverage of basketball, blending business acumen with sports knowledge.Before joining Fadeaway World in 2022, Gautam honed his journalistic skills at Sportskeeda and SportsKPI, where he covered a range of sports topics with an emphasis on basketball. His passion for the sport was ignited after witnessing the high-octane offense of the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. Among the Suns, Shawn Marion stood out to Gautam as an all-time underrated NBA player. Marion’s versatility as a defender and his rebounding prowess, despite being just 6’7”, impressed Gautam immensely. He admired Marion’s finishing ability at the rim and his shooting, despite an unconventional jump shot, believing that Marion’s skill set would have been even more appreciated in today’s NBA.This transformative experience not only deepened his love for basketball but also shaped his approach to sports writing, enabling him to connect with readers through vivid storytelling and insightful analysis.
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