Now, that brings up an interesting question, which Kellerman rightly also retorts with. The Lakers have a decades-long reputation as a superstar-friendly organization. Paul represents one of the biggest superstars the game has ever had. Is Paul arguing that should go away? Well, we don’t exactly get an answer because Paul then just kind of talked in circles about Pat Riley and the Heat and the Lakers without really committing to anything. “LeBron was always a pro. Regardless what Miami was, there was never a thing of body fat, being out of shape, none of that. None of those things. Being on time? Nothing. I don’t want to misconstrue that because sometimes that can be misconstrued. But, going back to mindset, Pat Riley’s mindset, Pat Riley had a championship mindset so the foundation, ‘It don’t matter how upset you may be, we’re doing this thing this way.’ … I would say, if there’s room to grow for the Lakers, it would be in that department. ‘Yes, we are the Lakers and let’s establish this culture. We’ve got 17 championships. Let’s establish this culture of being a championship organization and having these pillars.’ That don’t stop you from having great service and rolling out the carpet here and there and doing certain things that’s preferential. That’s fine. Everyone’s going to do that, by the way.”
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