On November 4, Beijing time, according to Yahoo reporter Hayes, this offseason, James invited Lillard to his home for a private meeting, thick eyebrows were also on the scene, they exchanged together for an hour and a half, and finally Lillard said he was not ready to join the super team.
After Lillard was eliminated by the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs, Lillard complained to the team: If we can't stand out in the first round and two of their best three or four players didn't play, then we are not in a position to win the championship.
In the offseason this year, rumors that Lillard may apply to leave the team attracted heated discussion, and when his future was full of uncertainty, James and Lillard appeared to watch the WNBA, the two embraced and laughed, and then James invited Lillard to meet at home, and the thick eyebrows were also in the old Zhan home.
According to Hayes, Lillard took a taxi from the hotel to James's mansion that night, and was greeted at the door and escorted him to the top floor of the elevator; James and Thick Brow were sitting on the side, waiting for Lillard, they ate and talked, James began to talk and told about his life experience in Los Angeles.
Lillard revealed some of the conversations at the time, saying: "LeBron asked me what I thought of my situation, and I told him just like I told you [Hayes]: I just want to be in a position where I can win everything. He painted me with such a picture, which might be the case if I left. He didn't tell me to come to L.A., he just said what might happen; I told him, 'I know if I play with you guys, given my abilities, I know we're going to succeed; I know who I am and who they are.'"
James, Brow, and Lillard talked for 1.5 hours about Lillard's future, and finally Lillard told James: I don't know if this is the way I want to go; Lillard is not ready to join a super team like the Lakers.
After the meeting, James invited Lillard to visit the rest of his mansion and backyard, after which Lillard took a taxi back to the hotel.
Lillard also said: "I know it's good to play in the big city with James and Thick Eyebrows, but I know inside that I don't belong anywhere; I'm not afraid to step out of my comfort zone, I make decisions based on what I really want to do.
In the end, Lillard chose to be loyal to Portland and continue to stay in the Blazers, but if Bilups still can't make a qualitative change in the Blazers, I'm afraid that Lee will really apply to leave the team; since the beginning of the game, the Blazers have ranked 10th in the West with 3 wins and 4 losses, Lillard averaged 18.6 points, 8.6 assists and 4 rebounds per game, shooting 34.9% from the field and only 23.1% from three-point range.