Lebron to Cleveland (with BKY)

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Lebron to Cleveland (with BKY) 

Post#1 » by shagadelic45 » Fri Jul 11, 2025 9:38 pm

First, to get CLE under the second apron and aggregate salary:

1.

LAL TRADES: Vincent, Kleber, Goodwin

LAL RECEIVES: Strus, Wade


CLE TRADES: Strus, Wade, 2031 #1

CLE RECEIVES: 2031 #2, 2031 #2 (LAL)


BKY TRADES: 2031 #2, 2031 #2 (LAL)

BKY RECEIVES: Vincent, Kleber, Goodwin, 2031 #1 (CLE)

Lakers do it to help facilitate a Lebron deal.....give them a little more cap room under the apron

Cavs do it to get under the second apron and facilitate a Lebron deal....

Nets get another first for their rebuild......



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LA TRADES: Lebron, Bronny, Knecht,


CLE TRADES: Garland, Hunter


Cavs get Lebron....Lakers rebuild around Luka
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Post#2 » by zimpy27 » Fri Jul 11, 2025 9:45 pm

Lakers do deal 1 and run away laughing
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Post#3 » by jbk1234 » Fri Jul 11, 2025 10:41 pm

Hardest of passes. The Cavs aren't trading for LBJ and gutting their team. Windhorst is pretty plugged in and said as much. Look, if LBJ really wanted to play for the Cavs this season, he wouldn't have opted in.
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Post#4 » by DowJones » Fri Jul 11, 2025 11:15 pm

LeBron can come back to Cleveland for one last ride next year. Cleveland shouldn’t have to give up Garland, Hunter, Strus, Wade, and a 2031 unprotected 1st for 1 year of James.

Amazing deal for the Lakers, though.
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Post#5 » by bgrep14 » Sat Jul 12, 2025 2:15 am

This is horrible
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Post#6 » by SlimShady83 » Sat Jul 12, 2025 2:27 am

I don't care where he goes, will take almost anyone in return as well.
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Post#7 » by toooskies » Sat Jul 12, 2025 4:12 am

Cleveland counters with a 1st and CPJ for Bronny and the Lakers buying out LeBron’s contract.
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Post#8 » by jbk1234 » Sat Jul 12, 2025 2:30 pm

toooskies wrote:Cleveland counters with a 1st and CPJ for Bronny and the Lakers buying out LeBron’s contract.


Bronny makes too much.
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