Beijing time, October 18, LeBron James, as one of the greatest players of all time, if not the greatest player, when you play by his side, you have to do your best. Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso knows this all too well. After all, he played with LeBron James throughout his career before signing with a new team, forging a close bond with the two along the way. Now, the former Lakers NBA champion wants to bring to the Bulls what he's learned from James.
In an interview with Chicago's Sun-Times, Caruso detailed LeBron, how his old teammates' work ethic affected him, and what he hoped he could bring to the Bulls. Caruso said: "Any time LeBron is on your team, you're fighting for the championship, it's no secret. If he's on your team, it's like you get to the Finals and try to win the championship. If you don't win it, it's a failure. That's what he's asking for himself, and it sounds ridiculous. ”
"Playing around players like LeBron, Danny Green, Rajon Rondo who have been in the league for years and won championships, you can tell from their rhetoric that their requirements for the game are very different and I'm lucky to be a part of it." Caruso went on to add. As long as LeBron James is in this team, they have the hope of competing for the title, which is a well-known thing. However, playing by his side also means playing harder and more stressfully. Caruso stressed that this is very cruel and full of challenges.
That means you have to take it all seriously. Caruso is familiar with this presence of LeBron: he is shaped every day by this goal of winning the championship and his greatness, and he also withstands all the pressure. Now, with leBron and the Lakers teaching him a silent lesson, the Bulls guard also hopes he can use what he learned around James to help the team. The Bulls are a promising team and their roster has improved tremendously. With the addition of veteran DeMar DeRozan and point guard Lonzo Ball, they formed a combination of Ravin + Vucevic + Brother DeRozan, which is very strong.
Caruso brings his defensive and bench firepower, and the Bulls are likely to be a dark horse. Caruso's championship pedigree may be exactly what the Bulls need next, all of which he said thanks to LeBron. If it weren't for James, not because of the Lakers, Caruso probably wouldn't have gotten so much exposure, and he wouldn't have gotten a high-paying contract. Without James, he might have run out of balls by now, or even faded out of the NBA.