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<\/p>\nLos Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is having-surprise, surprise-another strong campaign this season.<\/p>\n
He is coming off back-to-back triple-doubles to lead the Lakers to back-to-back wins against the Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors.<\/p>\n
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The Lakers improved to 6-4 and will next face the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
At 39 years old, James remains one of the most dependable players in the league. While he hasn’t won as MVP since 2013, he’s been in the conversation every season.<\/p>\n
On NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal’s “The Big Podcast with Shaq,” co-host Adam Lefkoe said online gambling site Draft Kings offered a bet on who would win as MVP this season among the five studs featured on Netflix’s “Starting Five” documentary series: James, Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum, Minnesota Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards, Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler and Sacramento Kings’ Domantas Sabonis.<\/p>\n
Lefkoe picked Tatum, with the Celtics having a phenomenal start this season and the five-time All-Star forward averaging close to 30 points per game.<\/p>\n
While O’Neal agreed with the choice, he also floated a different possibility involving the NBA and James.<\/p>\n
“I’d say Tatum, or if the Lakers are doing well, 1, 2, 3 or 4 spots (in the Western Conference), they may try to give it to LeBron for his farewell tour,” said the Hall of Fame center, who won as MVP in 2000.<\/p>\n
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Sign up at https:\/\/t.co\/F4hGpNAg6P#DKpartnerpic.twitter.com\/0wAf78Ilbf \u2014 The Big Podcast (@bigpodwithshaq) November 12, 2024 James is currently averaging 23.2 points-his lowest since his rookie year-a career-high 44.4% shooting from long distance, 7.7 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game.<\/p>\n
While the four-time MVP has been key, it’s his running mate, Anthony Davis, who’s been putting up MVP-type numbers for the Lakers with career-highs of 31. 2 points and 57.7% shooting on top of 10.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 2.0 blocks.<\/p>\n
The Lakers haven’t been in the top four of the Western Conference since the 2019-20 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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