Whether you like the way James plays or not, as a fan, you have to acknowledge his basketball prowess.
Especially in terms of improving teammates, there are very few active players who are better than him.
The most typical example is the Lakers' Lonnie Walker.
The talented forward of draft template Wade is playing his best performance of his career after coming to the Lakers partner James.
Lonnie Walker has played for the Spurs for the past four seasons.
Under Popovich, he spent most of his time in the team's sixth-man role.
In his best year of statistics, Lonnie Walker averaged just 12.1 points per game and shot just 40.7 percent from the field.
Unable to cash in on his talent, the Spurs chose to drop him in the offseason.
Not only did the two sides not renew his contract, but Lonnie Walker left as a free agent, not even a signing.
After leaving the Spurs, Lonnie Walker signed a middle-class contract with the Lakers for an annual salary of $6.5 million.
In Los Angeles, at the Purple and Gold Army, he finally found the right way to play.
So far this season, Lonnie Walker is averaging 14.7 points per game, shooting 45.5 percent from the field and 38.4 percent from three-point range.
In addition, he averaged 2.1 three-pointers per game, with a true shooting percentage of 57.8% and an offensive efficiency of 112.
The above six data are all career highs for Lonnie Walker.
Back to the point, why do we say that James activated Lonnie Walker?
The main reason is that the former's excellent big-picture view of the game creates more and easier scoring opportunities for the latter.
At the Spurs, Lonnie Walker needed to create his own shooting space a lot of the time because of the team's lack of playmaker.
When you come to the Lakers, teammates can see themselves at a glance when they are in an empty position, and the defensive pressure is less, and the game is naturally easier.
According to statistics from the NBA's official website, James has given Lonnie Walker 31 assists this season, the most for the team.
When he received a pass from James, he shot 53.8 percent from two-point range, far outpacing the rest of his teammates.
As Walker said in a previous interview: "I love watching LeBron play, but I prefer to play with LeBron".