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Will LeBron Play Hardball With the Lakers? Why His $ Is About Much More than LeBron
It's a reflection of LeBron's still-strong influence on the league that four days into the offseason for the Lakers, the "will James return" discourse is already in overrdrive. And it reflects the significant pressure under which Rob Pelinka will operate this summer, because it's an important part of an offeason that internally and externally is expected to be one of significant progress.
Maybe not enough to catch the Thunder and Spurs atop the West, but one where the path to another title for Luka is a lot more clear.
So Brian Windhorst of ESPN laid out some interesting context Thursday…
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