Former LeBron James teammate reveals how long Lakers star could keep playing

LeBron James is entering his 23rd NBA season, and everyone is wondering erstwhile his vocation volition end. The league's all-time starring scorer with 42,184 points is readying to spell for different title ringing with Luka Dončić, and erstwhile teammate Markieff Morris claims that this whitethorn not beryllium the end.

James finished past play with averages of 24.4 points, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds for the LA Lakers. The concealed to his longevity lies successful cautious attraction for his body, millions invested successful grooming and regeneration, which allows him to stay an elite scorer, constituent defender and rebounder.

Although helium is nary longer physically successful the apical signifier of his younger days, helium makes up for it with hoops intelligence. He often conserves vigor successful the regular season, portion successful the playoffs helium becomes a versatile and reliable defender.

Markieff Morris reacts

Markieff Morris, a seasoned with 14 years of acquisition and LeBron's teammate from the title twelvemonth 2020, believes that James inactive has a batch to show.

"How aged is helium now, 41, 42? He tin surely play until he's 46. That's a fact. He's 42 and he's inactive successful the premier of his career, astatine 42," Morris said connected "Million Dollaz Worth of Game."

Although the assertion that LeBron is successful his "prime years" whitethorn beryllium a spot of an exaggeration, arsenic the stats are not astatine their peak, the constituent is clear: James continues to predominate and shows nary signs of slowing down. His durability is impressive, playing 141 games implicit the past 2 seasons. If the injuries bypass him and helium continues to make his shot, helium could enactment astatine the apical for a fewer much years.

In his career, LeBron played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and LA Lakers. He won a ringing with each of those clubs, doubly with Miami. He holds the grounds for the fig of appearances successful the starting 5 successful the regular play (1,560 games) and successful the playoffs (292). He besides holds the grounds for the astir All-Star appearances – 21 successful total.

The lone question present is however agelong his assemblage volition last, but it's wide that we tin expect large games from this legendary 41-year-old for a agelong clip to come.