LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers' legendary legend Magic Johnson has expressed hope that his new star LeBron James will be able to regain the glory of the team absent from "playoffs" since 2013.
"LeBron is a very intelligent person who knows what he wants and how he will achieve his goals. I encourage him to be the most successful athlete in history. I also encourage him to bring us back to a beautiful time," Johnson said.
"I'm looking forward to the start of the season and I can not wait until this team starts playing together and building something. I know it will be complicated at first, because many players did not play together and do not know each other. We told Locke Walton (the coach) It's bad, we saw that when LeBron went to Miami (2010) and when he returned to Cleveland (2014), we'll see difficulties, but in the end we'll have a nice team. I have the confidence that LeBron is an example for our young team to know how to control things on and off the pitch. "He said.
Johnson said the three-time winner, who left the Cleveland Cavaliers to move to the West, plays his role as a player and coach and has become a role model for young players in the team.
The 33-year-old James will be surrounded by young men Lonzo Paul, 20, Kyle Kuzma, 23, and Josh Hart, 23.
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He will also be assisted by veteran players such as Javal McGee, the 2017 and 2018 Warriors, and Ragon Rondo, who won the title with the Boston Celtics 10 years ago, and Kantavius Caldwell-Bob.
The Lakers begin their season by visiting the Portland Trail Blazers on October 18, before playing their first home game at Staples Center Stadium against the Houston Rockets two days later.
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