It's as if I have been watching a different LBJ all these years compared to the one that people think will become a Lakers. No way in heck is he going to play for LA when he is winding down his career, he will never be more beloved than Kobe there and that isn't good for his legacy! He is not going to do it! No way! Kobe was/is too big there, he just doesn't have enough time to be the lasting figure in Lakers heart like Kobe. LBJ cares about how he is remembered on the court and no one will look at him as a king in Kobe's court. Oh, he'll be hot at the moment (his last few years) but he will never be THE MAN when it's done because that's all Kobe.
I also have trouble seeing him go to the much tougher conference, he will be beat up and [dang] near dead trying to get to the finals every season. He's not going to do it!!! Look what Durant had to do to get his ring!
LBJ and 1 other star on LA is not a championship team. It's hard for teams to win with 3 stars these days. Can you imagine LBJ and one of PG13 or Cous beating 3 of GSW, Spurs, Houston, LAC (if they add a couple pieces), and OKC (with PG13 if he doesn't go to LA)? They would have to be nearly a perfect team to even get the #1 spot and pray that round one is an easy team. LOL that's messy! NOPE, NOT HAPPENING! It's as if people think LBJ has had to go through 3 tough rounds to get to the Finals, in the West it's guaranteed unless you are the #1 seed and with the way the West has been, even that isn't a given.