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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Sincerely speaking in his first press conference with his new team, LeBron James said the Los Angeles Lakers had "a long way to go" before ending up same level as the Golden State Warriors. .
James says he's excited to play alongside several ball players, but understands that the Lakers may have to take their "bumps and bruises" very early with so many new pieces.
"We have a long way to go to get to Golden State," said James when asked if the Lakers could challenge the two defending champions. "They can pick up where they left off, starting at training camp, we are at zero, so we have a long way to go, we can not worry about what Golden State is doing. for a few years now. "
"We are all new to each other, we have to take our bumps and bruises," added James. "There will be good times and bad times, if we continue to work the process and continue to sacrifice each other and to make the commitment and the time necessary to succeed, all the rest will go into square."
It was the first time James had been addressing the Los Angeles media since his signing with the Lakers in July. He had a serious tone in his press conference, something that head coach Luke Walton told James at the clinic this summer.
"He knows what time he is in. He sets the tone that it's time to come to work," Walton said. "… There is definitely that look that I've already seen with someone I've played with before I know the season is fast approaching."
Walton, who played alongside Kobe Bryant, was seen asking who this person could be.
"Ronny Turiaf," Walton snapped.
Walton says that he wrote several different lines and wants to see how these different groups work together in the camp. The Lakers added the likes of Rajon Rondo, Lance Stephenson, Michael Beasley and JaVale McGee in the off season. The Lakers have several ball machines with James, Rondo, Stephenson, Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram, to go with a lot of depth.
Walton said that even for small balls and potential alignments with a smaller center, Walton has three or four combinations in the lead, the Lakers wanting to run and push the pace as much as possible.
But all the pieces will revolve around the only sure thing the Lakers know about James, who has competed in eight consecutive NBA finals.
"We have the best player in the league," said Ball, when asked how much has changed in the past year. "And the expectations are much higher now."
James was asked if there was something that was putting pressure on him at this stage of his career.
"Nothing," James said.
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