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James: I envy Flag, he has a Hall of Fame teammate as soon as he enters the league, unlike my teammate CBA

2:27am, 1 July 2025【Basketball】

In the NBA draft, the Mavericks selected Flag with the No. 1 pick. Without any surprise, Flag, the biggest No. 1 pick, became the No. 1 pick.

For this reason, former No. 1 pick LeBron James also expressed his own opinions.

James said: Flag's advantage is that he has Hall of Fame teammates as soon as he enters the league, which is not like me at all. These people can provide Flag with a complete blueprint.

James's words are also very artistic!

1. It seems that he is praising newcomers, but in fact he cut off all possibilities for newcomers -

Flag performed better than James, because he had Hall of Fame teammates as soon as he entered the league, but James did not!

Flag's performance is not as good as James, so even such good conditions can only be like this, which is enough to show how difficult it is for James' achievements!

So, who is Flag's Hall of Fame teammate?

Kerry Irving, Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson!

Kerry Irving used to be teammates with James in the Cavaliers, and Anthony Davis used to be teammates with James in the Lakers. And James once said that he has never been on a super team!

In other words, Irving and Anthony Davis, who worked with James, are not teammates in the Hall of Fame. Irving and Anthony Davis, who worked with Flag, are the Hall of Fame teammates! That's what James led Irving and Anthony Davis to become Hall of Fame teammates.

After the incident, Irving and Anthony Davis, whom James worked hard, have now become Flag's mentors. If Flag really becomes a superstar, then James will make a great contribution.

2. Continue to step on the former teammates, and belittle the teammates again to improve yourself

If you say Flag has a Hall of Fame teammate, go and say it, don't say it's not like me!

When James first entered the league, the Cavaliers' lineup was indeed not very good, but no matter what, he also had an All-Star teammate Ilgoskas. Later, the Cavaliers introduced players such as Ben Wallace, Larry Hughes, O'Neal, and Jamison, who were either All-Stars or good role players.

So, even in the so-called Cavaliers 1.0 period, James' teammates are not bad!

As for the later Heat period, there were a lot of giants; there were also three giants during the Cavaliers period; and the Hall of Fame during the Lakers period.

So, you don't have to talk about yourself.

Many NBA stars have indeed experienced the shabby team lineup, but in terms of James' career teammates, his teammate resources are probably just like the historical status he pursues. Just compete for one. He said second, but no one dared to say first!

Moreover, for rookies, a good team lineup at the beginning is not necessarily a good thing, but they lose a lot of opportunities to perform! If the lineup remains unchanged, the Mavericks' starting lineup for the new season may be:

Irving, Klay Thompson, Flagg, Anthony Davis+X. For a lineup like

, Flag may not have too many opportunities to hold the ball, and his tactical status will not be very high. It is impossible to get comprehensive data. He has almost no chance to pass the ball in 21 seconds and then give Irving a chance, so the data is definitely not very good.