James is about to be 38 years old. Due to his age, James no longer has the ability to play carry in the game, but he still has the ability to play carry at a certain time. Although his personal ability has declined, James' basketball experience is the best in active service. If James can join a talented young team, that team will definitely become one of the powerful. Because of this, since last season's All-Star Game, there have been voices calling on James to return to Cavaliers from time to time.
James admires the Cavaliers very much. He has publicly praised the Cavaliers many times. So does the Cavaliers also hope that James will return? The answer may be no, because the Cavaliers now have a superstar who can carry the competition at critical moments. With this person, the Cavaliers already have the ability to compete with the league's strongest forces. After the start of this season, the Cavaliers made great progress under the leadership of this person, and currently ranks second in the Eastern Conference with a record of 8 wins and 1 loss.
This player is Mitchell . In today's Cavaliers' away vs Lakers game, Mitchell made 10 of 17 shots and 12 of 13 free throws, scoring 33 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, leading the Cavaliers to reverse the game while falling behind by 12 points at one time, and finally defeated the Lakers 114-100. After this game, the Cavaliers won 8 consecutive victories. After the game, Mitchell was asked about James in an interview. Mitchell said: James won the first championship for the Cavaliers. We are all grateful and respectful, but now we are trying to build a different team culture that belongs to us.
Mitchell's answer conveys a clear message: we don't need James, we need to build our own team culture. The reason why Mitchell is so confident is that he can average 31+7+5 levels of data per game this season (31.4 points, 6.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds), and he believes that he can lead the Cavaliers to success.