3 Burning questions for LeBron James heading into the NBA offseason

#2 Can he be the leader the Lakers need him to be?

LeBron is the true rendition of an idol one wants in their team.

Time and again, James has given ample proof of his abilities to be an efficient and effective leader for his team during crunch times. He possesses all physical and mental equipment needed to lead a team from the front, with an aura that demands respect.

Carrying such grandeur on a regular basis requires superhuman work ethic and that is what rubs off on all his teammates. Considering the Lakers are able to retain the prominent part of the young core in LA, LeBron should be willing to take it up a notch.

The team struggled mightily whenever he failed to step up or missed time due to injury, and that's a glaring anomaly that needs to be taken care of. Leading a successful regular season campaign and topping it off with a resilient and deep playoff run will require confidence on an individual basis from every player and way less reliability on the talents of the King than now.