NBA rumors: LeBron James struggling in 'Space Jam 2' player recruitment originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com LeBron James' first season with the Lakers did not go as planned. The four-time NBA MVP was limited to a career-low 55 games (and recently was shut down for the rest of the season), the Lakers missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year and LeBron is very likely to not make the All-NBA first team for the first time since 2007. He recently told Howard Beck of Bleacher Report that when it comes to the Lakers' recruiting efforts this summer: "I will be as active as I need to be for this franchise to get better."