It has been 7,843 days since 18-year-old LeBron James took the court to make his NBA debut. That special night in Sacramento would get the ball rolling on what has turned out to be one of the greatest NBA careers of all time.

Fortified by acquisitions of various degrees, the lords of the rings find themselves back in the hunt for title No. 5, leaving us wondering how deep LeBron James and Stephen Curry can pull from their respective reservoirs to make it to June — one more time.

The 22-year veteran states flatly that the team can contend for the championship with the players the Lakers have assembled around him.