James: Smart has experienced big scenes. I want to continue to lead by example and learn from Luca.

Yesterday, Lakers forward James attended the media day of the new season and was interviewed by Spectrum SportsNet.

When asked about his handover of responsibility to Doncic and Smart's locker room leadership, James said: "Of course, that's definitely an asset. You introduced Smart, a champion player, who has experienced many things and has experienced many big and critical battles in his career. We are all familiar with the years he played at the Celtics. He has a winner mentality and is willing to give all his own money to win, fight for floor ball, and urge his teammates to take responsibility. He can always stand up.

"And I have teammates like Luca in my current career stage. He was only 26 years old when he came, and he was not even at the peak. And I want to continue to lead by example here, whether on the court or off the court, on the court or in the power room, no matter what I have to do, as long as I can make Luca say to me, ‘Listen, brother. Thank you, brother. I appreciate everything you did. ’ And staying by their side, I was also learning from him, from Luca, and from some young teammates. So it's great for me to be in this position. ”