People Call Out LeBron James for Choosing Every Player on Lakers' Wish List for His All-Star Team

LeBron James takes Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson, Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, and Kawhi Leonard. Basically, everyone tied to the Lakers.

LeBron James reacts from the bench during a game against the Magic.
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LeBron James reacts from the bench during a game against the Magic.

Let's get this out of the way early. Here's how the All-Star rosters for Team LeBron and Team Giannis were filled out.  

#TeamLeBron as drafted by @KingJames for #NBAAllStar 2019! pic.twitter.com/OK0ChaS5SB

— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 8, 2019

#TeamGiannis as drafted by @Giannis_An34 for #NBAAllStar 2019! pic.twitter.com/BeshQF5g8z

— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 8, 2019

Now, let's talk about Team LeBron, which consists of three starters who will be free agents this summer in Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Kawhi Leonard. James also took Anthony Davis with his first pick among the reserves. You know, the same AD who has spent the last few weeks making a not-so-secret push for a trade to the Los Angeles Lakers.

The move by LeBron to pick Davis first among the reserves was not lost on Antetokounmpo, who made a perfectly timed tampering joke. 

LeBron drafted his All "Please come to the Lakers team".

— 3.21.21 (@deandresfs) February 8, 2019

Charles Barkley even got in the action when LeBron and Giannis brought up the idea of making a trade. Chuck suggested that Antetokounmpo trade everyone on his bench for AD. 

Team LeBron basically tryouts/recruiting for future Lakers 🤣

— Isaac Dennis (@IsaacDennis_2) February 8, 2019

When looking at Team LeBron, people couldn't help but notice that there were a number of players that have been linked to being on the Lakers' wish list. 

Lebron picked Kyrie, AD, and Klay to his all star team😂 he tryna get the lakers right for next season

— That Houston Sports Fan 🚀 (@Hakeem_theDr34m) February 8, 2019

Lebron is a genius. He purposely selected players that he wants on the Lakers for his All-Star team (AD, Klay, etc). You spend more time with your team on the weekend. Lebron has a better chance to persuade players on his team to signing with the Lakers.

— RaptorsFan (@RaptorsFanAC) February 8, 2019

Lebron drafted a whole team of free agents. His halftime speech is literally going to be a lakers pitch lololol

— Keg (@GratefulKeg) February 8, 2019

LeBron’s team is basically everyone who could be on the Lakers next year and Harden.

— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) February 8, 2019

They say actions speak louder than words, and LeBron is going to show these future Lakers' targets why they should come play with him during the All-Star Game. 

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