This season, the Los Angeles Lakers missed the playoffs. As the boss of the team, James has received a lot of criticism. Some people criticized him for being too involved in the team's lineup building, and the Westbrook deal had his "credit". But there's one thing James won't be blamed for. That's how he did personally in the 2021-22 season.
This season, James played in 56 regular-season games, averaging 30.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, including the second-highest number of points per game in the league, behind Embiid's 30.6 points. Although the 21-22 season was James' 19th season in the NBA, his personal performance was perfect.
Although the outside world has been questioning James, the Lakers teammates seem to be very supportive of him. Recently, Bazemore spoke about James in an interview with the American media. He said: "James averaged the top three points per game in the league, what else do you want him to do?" For this team, for us, his body has endured a lot. ”
At the age of 37, James's personal status remains at the top of the league, which is a great thing in itself. In the all-time scoring list, James is only 1325 points behind Abdul-Jabbar. Next season, he will become the king of all-time scoring. Bazemore also spoke about it and paid tribute to James.
"He's chasing Jabbar," Bazemore added. "He did a lot for the game. He provides a platform for a lot of people. He is changing the world. ”
It can be seen that Bazemore has great respect for James. According to reports, Bazmore was recruited by James to choose to give up the Warriors to join the Lakers. But last season, Bazemore was average with the Lakers, and was once abandoned by Vogel. At the moment, Bazmore is a complete free agent, and it is not certain where to go next season!