Recently, former NBA player Austin Rivers talked about James' role in the Lakers on his show "Off Guard."
Host: "Before LeBron came back, Reeves was playing well, Luka was also playing well, and the Lakers were still winning. Do you think the Lakers will let LeBron play a role similar to Draymond Green, playing more off the ball and helping his teammates become better - or will he continue to be strong? The ball?"
Rivers: "I think LeBron is who he is. If I doubt his ability to do this (play without the ball)? I don't doubt it. He can do whatever he wants on the court and can play any role. ) How to position him and what they talked about before is another matter. I don’t know the specific situation.”
“What is certain now is that both Luka and Reeves performed the best in their careers. So will LeBron’s return to the team disrupt the team’s chemistry? Will it affect the current flow of the offense? Will Reeves and Luka still have so many opportunities to touch the ball? These are reasonable questions. However, LeBron is a ball-handling player. He has never been a 3D role without the ball. "