As far as blockbusting openings to a season go, LeBron James choosing a second exile from his Ohio homeland and riding his white horse into California to rescue the Los Angeles Lakers is as good as it gets. The Golden State Warriors did the impossible in free agency, upstaging LeBron's arrival in LA within 24 hours of 'The King' announcing his decision. Until his injury in late January he was looking at a max deal with the New Orleans Pelicans.