LeBron James has played the Warriors in the NBA Finals two seasons in a row. They’ll forever be linked, and it’s hard to ask James certain questions without the Warriors being evoked in some way.

James recently had an interview with the “Open Run” podcast, which is partnered with a company that James co-founded called “Uninterrupted.”

Numerous topics were discussed in the interview, including James’ desire to one day own an NBA team.

His triumph in the 2016 NBA Finals was really a legacy-altering accomplishment for him, as he lead the Cavaliers to victory from a 3-1 series deficit, something no team in the NBA Finals had ever done.

Perhaps the most iconic play towards the end of game 7 was his block on Andre Iguodala, which he credits to J.R. Smith.

“Buy me a second,” said James, referring to the advice he gives to teammates to somehow slow the momentum of the offensive player with the ball as he’s about to attempt a run-down block. “If you look at the play, J.R. swung over the top, and Iguodala had to scrunch just a little, and that gave me just a split second… and I was ready.”

James was also initially worried that he’d be called for goaltending, but replays showed that it was a perfectly timed block.

Another interesting piece of information he shared was that after the Cavaliers’ game 4 loss, he was up at 2:30 in the morning with his wife watching Eddie Murphy’s standup special “Raw.” He then sent a group text message to his teammates to motivate them for what seemed like an improbable comeback at the time.

I don’t know if Murphy ever talked about the finer points of pick-and-roll defense in “Raw,” but I guess unwinding with some laughs was all James needed.

James also gave his opinion on Kevin Durant joining the Warriors, albeit without ever directly mentioning his name.

James seems like an expert on this issue, considering that he famously joined Dwyane Wade and Chis Bosh in Miami.

“You look at Fortune 500 companies and you look at great CEOs, they don’t go hire a CFO that’s 50th on the chain,” said James. “It’s like they all go hire the best guys because, listen, they know those guys are going to help them be successful.”

He raises a good point about successful people surrounding themselves with people who’ll ensure they remain at the top. In this analogy, Durant is the type of CFO whose talents can be plugged in anywhere, and as workers have the right to leave for other employment opportunities, there’s nothing stopping the accumulation of talent besides budgetary concerns.

James clearly wouldn’t have a problem with it, because in a lot of ways, the Warriors are operating based on the precedent he set.

Their situation is also different in the sense that they drafted Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green.

Durant was the only guy added to that core via free agency. James and Bosh both joined a Heat team that previously had only Wade.

It’s nice to hear that James supports other players’ right to join whatever team they wish to join via free agency, though. As long as the team can make the salaries work, why not assemble the best team possible?