LeBron James is no longer the same about winning, according to an NBA team leader

Count Executive President of the New Orleans Pelicans, David Griffin, among those who believe that LeBron James is beyond his best days.

The former general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers told Sports Illustrated that he was "miserable" in trying to build a list around the NBA superstar and asked if James was more focused on the extra-judicial priorities that help the Lakers to go ahead. He added that James had changed after winning a title with the Cavaliers, his hometown, in 2016.

"There was not much else for him," Griffin said. "I do not think it's the same animal about winning."

Griffin said that he had not had fun trying to build a winning list around James. Although his efforts helped win a championship, Griffin was ready to move on when his contract expired in June 2017. He stated that the experience had allowed him to feel that he "was not going to win a championship". liked the game more ".

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"All we were doing was so inorganic and unsustainable and, frankly, not fun … I was miserable," Griffin said. "By the time we won the championship, I knew I was going to leave, I could not stay for a sum of money."

The Lakers are among the favorites to win the NBA title this season after acquiring Anthony Davis in an exchange with the Pelicans earlier this summer. James' first season in Los Angeles was a disappointment, with the team finishing off the post-season for the sixth consecutive season.

Expectations will be higher in 2019-2020, but it seems hard to imagine that James will receive a free pbad from fans and media if the Lakers do not argue at least for a championship.