When needing advice, who do you usually call? Your parents? Your friends? Colleagues? Well, in Myles Garrett’s case, he called an NBA legend.
Garrett revealed that when he decided to ask for a trade from the Cleveland Browns, he called none other than LeBron James for advice.
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Garrett announced on Feb. 3 that he would be seeking a trade from the Cleveland Browns, something the team said they won’t do anytime soon.
Garrett revealed to Rich Eisen that he reached out to James for advice.
“What was his thought process going into it before he left Cleveland? Just making sure I made a logical decision, taking my time. Just trying to take away the pressure of doing something like that. Cleveland, really that area, northeast Ohio, has been his home. It feels like my home, as well.”
The Browns superstar shook up Super Bowl week by announcing his trade request — @Flash_Garrett told us why now?
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As many recall, James, an Ohio native, started his career in Cleveland with the Cavaliers but left in free agency to the Miami Heat.
Garrett said he didn’t make this decision lightly.
“It’s not a decision I take lightly,” Garrett said. “It took time and lots of conversation, but just looking at the trajectory of the team, talking to some of the higher-ups … I have a lot of respect for them, but I just don’t think we’re aligned on where the team is going in the near future.”
“I feel like the window for us as athletes is only so broad and only continues to close as years go by with anything being able to happen on that field from day to day,” Garrett said. “I want to be able to go out there and compete at the highest levels, day in and day out, and play for championships, like I said.”
Like most athletes, Garrett just wants to win, and he didn’t see that happening anytime soon in Cleveland.
“I have a lot of love for Cleveland, but it’s always for me been about [competing] for championships, winning those big games and winning Lombardis,” Garrett told Eisen. “We haven’t had the opportunity to do that. That’s all I’m asking for.”
“It’s never been about the Hall of Fame for me,” he told Eisen. “It’s not about money or records. You’re remembered for winning, bringing a trophy back home to your city, whichever city that is. That’s how you’re remembered in your community, by your peers, your teammates, your friends, all of that. We want to play the game, we want to do things to be remembered.”