Draymond GreenForward, Golden State Warriors

LeBron & Rondo’s basketball IQs on the same Lakers team 🤯 #nba #lakers #lebronjames #draymondgreen

22 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief interview segment, Draymond Green asks Rajon Rondo about the experience of being two "alpha" leaders on the same Lakers roster alongside LeBron James. Rondo explains that he recognized his role as a star role player and deliberately set aside ego, choosing instead to respect both LeBron and the coaching staff. He highlights the mutual respect between the two alphas and praises LeBron’s unparalleled discipline and commitment, describing him as arguably the greatest player of all time who takes extraordinary care of his body.

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going through the season as A, two alphas, B, two guys who, I mean, who knows which one of y'all smarter is. What was that experience like for y'all two as the savants that y'all are?
You know, I knew my role at the time. We're two alphas, but at the same time, I pride myself on being a star role player. So for me, I fell in line. I knew what it was, you know what I mean? It wasn't no ego beating the chest. It was like, okay, I got, I'm gonna have an opinion, which he always respected it along with the coaching staff. So it was always a hell of a line of respect that we had for each other. Nobody take care of their body like him. He's arguably the greatest player of all time. He's very disciplined. He goes over and beyond what, you know, the average or even what some of the great NBA players have done.