Beijing time on February 27 news, although LeBron James himself and his business partner Rich Paul about some of the recent rumors have been debunked, but the impact of James's words during the All-Star period continues to ferment.
Not long ago, sports journalist Brad Sullivan mentioned in his report that an anonymous Eastern conference general manager told him that James's remarks in the All-Star praise oklahoma Thunder head coach Prestie was intended to hope that the Lakers would abandon the current general manager Perrinka, and then poach Presti from the Thunder to take this position.
"I heard he was trying to get Presti to replace Pelinka," the general manager of an Eastern Conference team told reporters, "and although it didn't work out, I could foresee that he would normally try to get Pelinka out." ”
During the All-Star season, LeBron James mentioned Presti as the most valuable player in his position as the team's general manager, praising him for discovering James Harden, Kevin Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka, Jeff Green and so on through the draft.
However, the Thunder's life is not good at this stage, and the players James mentioned are no longer members of the Thunder, and their record this season is only 19 wins and 41 losses. Fortunately, the Thunder have a lot of high-quality future draft capital, which makes them likely to become a force in the future.