“As a fan, visually speaking, LeBron and Steph Curry would be special. I have no doubt about that,” SAS said on First Take. “I don’t want to see it because LeBron James does not deserve it. LeBron James does not deserve to be with Steph Curry! Here’s why: Stay your a** right there in LA. You won a championship in the Bubble. I understand you lost next year in the first round. You had a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, you had a Kyle Kuzma, you had a Montrezl Harrell, you had an Alex Caruso. What do you do? You let those cats go away.”
‘LeBron derailed the Lakers’
“A lot of the mobility that the Lakers could have exercised if you had some of those pieces is something that derailed this franchise,” SAS added. “We got so caught of the greatness of LeBron James, the individual player. He’s on the Mt. Rushmore all-time, I get it; there’s no shade there. We don’t pay enough attention to the power of his influence and the moves that he compels to make. That serves to derail a franchise like he did in Los Angeles.”
“Nah, you can’t get to leave that and go to Golden State. Stay yo’ a** right there in Southern California with Anthony Davis, and figure it out. That’s my position,” concluded Smith.
Messy trail
