NBA 2018-19: How ready are the Los Angeles Lakers for the new season?

#2 LeBron's leadership

Much of Lakers' fortunes will depend on LeBron James' form

LeBron loves challenges, loves to lead his team and he doesn't really worry about the end results after putting a ton of hard work to whatever he does. If the end result turns out good to him then that's great! But if not, then he gets back up, makes some adjustments and works even harder.

Last season we witnessed his love for the game and the hunger to do everything to get his team to the finals again and he was able to do that as well. And now, as the new season has come up, with a new franchise and a whole new team with so many talented and skilled teammates, his love and enthusiasm have gone up to another level and he just cannot wait for the season to start for them.

James has got a whole new, almost a young team to work with. He could motivate them easily to work more and perform better on the court. He is also getting better with age, he could shoot better now even from long distance, his ball handling is getting better and he is getting stronger as well.

James has the ability to make everyone around him better and getting a team with a blend of both young and veteran players is what he would ever wish to have. Now, how he utilises everything he has with him, is what we are about to see this season.

But how he is going to adjust with the team's style of playing the game? James usually tries to play the most of the minutes, but the coaching staff could restrict his minutes to give other players the time to make themselves comfortable and confident for the season and for the playoffs as well.