LeBron James is, without a doubt, the most important and influential person in the city of Cleveland. It’s why the Cavaliers do just about whatever it takes to keep him happy. And in a new Bleacher Report piece about the power that LeBron has, Cavaliers general manager David Griffin confirms that LeBron is consulted about all of the roster moves that he makes.
“He’s going to have the biggest voice,” he told B/R’s Ric Bucher. “He’s the most important, accomplished player in the league, and he’s an absolute basketball savant. He has the most thorough understanding of Xs and Os on the floor and best mind for the game off the floor of any human being I’ve ever known. Coach, front-office person, anything. It would be crazy for me not to consult with him on what we want to do.”
But while Griffin admitted that LeBron plays a big role in the way the Cavaliers do business, he also said that LeBron never makes him feel like he’s just a puppet doing whatever LeBron tells him to do.
“The idea of him dictating things is not how he is,” he said.
You can read the entire B/R piece here. It also takes a closer look at how LeBron interacts with his head coach David Blatt and the power that he displays while leading his teammates.
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[via Bleacher Report]
