LeBron James will take a step back in terms of scoring and continue being more of a facilitator

Now 36-years-old, LeBron James continues to dominate at an older age than usual for many in the NBA, but is “Father Time” finally catching up to “The King?” James has rarely shown wear and tear over his now 18-year playing career, but he missed a chunk of time last year and seemed to take a step back when his team needed him the most. 

Maybe this was because that ankle injury was still bothering him, but nonetheless, with all of the talent available on Los Angeles’ roster entering the season, James is going to be more of a facilitator and floor general than ever before. He will still have his big scoring nights when he gets his, but overall, LeBron is going to be able to take a step back and not have to take on all the scoring load for his team for once. 

Westbrook and Davis will definitely be key focal points in the team’s offensive attack with LeBron being the one leading the charge, resulting in James not only having a ton of energy to finish the season, but hopefully for the Lakers’ sake, he will have less of a chance to wind up getting hurt. 

As LeBron James has aged, he has been becoming more and more of a better passer and two seasons ago when the Lakers won the championship, LeBron averaged a career-high 10.2 assists per game, which also led the league that year.

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Since joining the Lakers, he has averaged 8.9 assists per game, which is why he will once again cement himself as one of the better passers and facilitators in the league during the 2021-22 season.