Does LeBron Need Extra Help?

The NBA season has been an exciting one up to this point. The Golden State Warriors have proven they would not have any problems getting things figured out, as they have the best record in the NBA. Joel Embiid has put faith into “the process” as the 76ers seem to be putting some of their talent together, and have been winning some games this year, all without their number one pick, Ben Simmons, who fractured his foot before the season even started. Karl-Anthony Towns is having an incredible sophomore year after winning Rookie of the Year last year, and Giannis Antetokounmpo is showing a 6’11 point guard can dominate, as he was voted an All-Star starter for this year’s game in New Orleans.

One of the main headlines, as of late, has been the best player in the league: LeBron James. In January, the Cleveland Cavaliers dropped five of seven games, and after a loss to the Miami Heat, LeBron had something to say about it. “We need a f---ing playmaker!” LeBron James, yes, the best player in the world, told a reporter that the defending champions needed another playmaker. This is the same Cavs team that also has Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, both of whom are All-Stars. The remark was talked about for weeks, and is still talked about. This is the best player in the league basically saying he needs some more help. LeBron gets compared to Michael Jordan as the greatest to ever play the game, and I have never heard a report about Michael Jordan saying he needed help. I would bet that almost every player in the league would love to be in the same situation that LeBron is in, playing with two all-stars and basically bringing back the same roster from the championship team from the year before. Kyrie Iriving, in my opinion, is the 2nd best point guard in the league right now behind Russell Westbrook, and Kevin Love is a stretch man that put up 34 in ONE QUARTER against the Blazers earlier in the season. They just added a deadly three point shooter in Kyle Korver, and have a very solid big man in Tristian Thompson. His comments really surprised me because, well, they don't need any more help. If I was a general manager in the NBA, I wouldn't try to trade with them at all. It would only make them more dominant than they already are. 

The Cavs are sitting atop the Eastern Conference right now with a 35-15 record, 2.5 games ahead of the second-place Boston Celtics, and are 3rd in the NBA in wins behind the Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs. The Golden State Warriors, who, after blowing a 3-1 Finals series lead to the Cavs, brought Kevin Durant, a former MVP, to their roster, are sitting atop the NBA in wins at 43-8 so far this season. Is LeBron looking at the Warriors success this season and thinking they need another piece if they have a third meeting with the Warriors in the Finals? I am not sure what it is, but being atop of the East in wins and having a very good supporting cast, with two other All Stars, it doesn't seem like any need for extra help to me.