LeBron James Sends Message to Former Teammate

LeBron James has sent a message to his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate. The Los Angeles Lakers are set to get their season underway against the Golden State Warriors. On October 20th, the Lakers will take the court with a totally different roster. One of the roster changes revolved around former fan favorite Alex Caruso. How will this impact the team going forward?

Fans were disappointed at the end of last season. It came to an end earlier than they expected in the playoffs.

Now LeBron James has come out with some words on his former teammate Alex Caurso. Take a look.

LeBron James Sends Message to Former Teammate

LeBron had some kind words for his teammate back in 2020.

“When you try to play high-level basketball, you’ve got to have high-IQ players, and he’s one of them. And not only does he have a high-level IQ, he also plays with high energy, and we know what we’re going to get out of him every night,” James said in 2020. “It’s not about him making shots. But we know he’s going to defend and he’s going to play at the level that he’s capable of playing at. We all know that once he checks into the game every single night, so we know what to expect out of him. And to be honest, when he makes shots it’s extra credit for us, but he puts that work in on his offensive skill set to get better and better, and we love everything about him.”

Rob Pelinka also talked about Caruso.

“We made an aggressive attempt to re-sign Alex Caruso, and we made an aggressive attempt to keep Talen,” Pelinka said on Thursday. “That’s the thing with unrestricted free agency is that you can be in the mix, but players control the ultimate choice.”

“Alex was tremendous here as a championship player, and we’ll be forever grateful for his contributions and his growth,” Pelinka said. “Seeing him go from a G Leaguer, to a two-way (player), to an elite player was something we’ll always be proud of. But he had choices and he chose another team. We pursued him and wanted to keep him, same with Talen, and obviously came to a deal with Talen, and Alex moved on.”