If There is a Time For Lebron To Demand a Trade, It Would be NOW

[LakersLegacy]

LeBron's finale is playing with multiple sons on the Lakers

[LakersLegacy]

LeBron "allergic to adversity" James

He did 1 season with the Lakers young core of future all-stars before they were traded for Davis

[bledredwine]

I'm actually surprised he hasn't vocalized this as I fully expected him to jump ship again.

It is risky for PR and his image though.

"I'm surprised LeBron hasn't done the thing he's never once done in his 21-season career"

You know there are LeBron haters out there with brains; you guys really do them a disservice.

Sure, didn't force a trade, but he has;

1. formed super teams, bandwagoning multiple times

2. literally quit on court multiple times

3. made public statements, throwing players under the bus


So I wouldn't put forcing a trade beyond him at all.

You really do Lebron a disservice if you can't even comprehend why one could think he'd force a trade and are trying
to rep him on the internet. It just makes him look worse as we go back and forth.

You're right about one thing though- I am not a fan at all.
I like legitimate competitors and sports, not the type of garbage that I listed above.

[PistolPeteJR]

Who cares what Lebron wants. A team would have to give up two very good players salary wise to deal with the drama. Dude used to be worth it, not anymore though. Let him finish his career in the situation he created.

He created the Lakers FO being incompetent from 2013 onward?
Sure, he had some say with regards to Westbrook, what else was his fault?

AD demanding a trade to LAL?
Trading Zubac for nothing?
The FO not wanting to resign Caruso and prioritizing THT instead?
Trading Green and a 1st for Schroder?
Signing a Montrezl Harrell who’s out of the league?
Refusing to give Ty Lue a long-term contract?
Refusing to offer DeRozan a 3-year contract in 2021 which resulted in him choosing Chicago?


Yeah let’s not do this. He definitely has some fault with regard to the Russ move, but not much else. At the end of the day, in any case, a competent FO makes more successful moves than poor ones, and that is absolutely not the case with the Lakers over the past 12 years.

[Lalouie]

lebron needed lal as much as if not more than the lakers need him

he needed the lakers to expand his reach.

lebron has always been in command as far as a team needing him. not the lakers. a ring.,,,meh, the lakers have bunches. a star?, meh the lakers have become the #1 brand in usa sports based on their stars

in los angeles, lebron is just another star jersey

in other words,,, lebron is in NO position to demand anything. the lakers have another seminal star now and lebron is in the side car

[PistolPeteJR]

I'm actually surprised he hasn't vocalized this as I fully expected him to jump ship again.

It is risky for PR and his image though.

Sorry, when did LeBron ever request a trade? I’ll wait.

[Michael Jackson]

All joking aside, he isn't leaving Bronny even if Bronny doses't crack the roster next season. He is set in LA. Bronny has 2 more years on his contract as does LeBron. Everyone is staying put. No team is trading for him right now because of the CBA. Any team that could potentially put something together cannot compete. It is a moot point.

[Iwasawitness]

I'm actually surprised he hasn't vocalized this as I fully expected him to jump ship again.

It is risky for PR and his image though.

You must not know much about LeBron if you're expecting him to demand a trade. That isn't who he is.

[ball_takes23]

Unfortunately for Lakers fans, he’s not actually demanding a trade, he’s just publicly throwing everyone else under the bus like he does with every other team that he’s on

[Wolveswin]

James/Reaves/Bronny/1st for Towns/Hart…fire up the media circus.

[bledredwine]

I'm actually surprised he hasn't vocalized this as I fully expected him to jump ship again.

It is risky for PR and his image though.

Sorry, when did LeBron ever request a trade? I’ll wait.

No need to wait
I said jump ship, which he’s done three times.

I wouldn’t put requesting a trade beyond him, and if you don’t understand why, I have another post stating why.

[PistolPeteJR]

I'm actually surprised he hasn't vocalized this as I fully expected him to jump ship again.

It is risky for PR and his image though.

Sorry, when did LeBron ever request a trade? I’ll wait.

No need to wait
I said jump ship, which he’s done three times.

I wouldn’t put requesting a trade beyond him, and if you don’t understand why, I have another post stating why.

Hm, I'm not sure when he jumped ship?

Are you referring to the summer of 2010 after 7 years of all-time-low FO handling in Cleveland when he decided to leave after having played out his contract?

Perhaps you're referring to 2014 post-contract when he decided he wanted to go home and try and win there again, his broken relationship with Pat Riley simply being the final straw?

2018 post-contract? After having been very clear with the FO that they shouldn't trade Irving the summer prior and to let him have a chat with him first, but they decided not to wait? Or after having made it clear to them that he would wait and see what they do to continue building a championship cast, but they wouldn't budge unless he signed an extension, the exact same situation Giannis is in right now for which he has received no backlash?

No idea what you mean.

[Iwasawitness]

Sorry, when did LeBron ever request a trade? I’ll wait.

No need to wait
I said jump ship, which he’s done three times.

I wouldn’t put requesting a trade beyond him, and if you don’t understand why, I have another post stating why.

Hm, I'm not sure when he jumped ship?

Are you referring to the summer of 2010 after 7 years of all-time-low FO handling in Cleveland when he decided to leave after having played out his contract?

Perhaps you're referring to 2014 post-contract when he decided he wanted to go home and try and win there again, his broken relationship with Pat Riley simply being the final straw?

2018 post-contract? After having been very clear with the FO that they shouldn't trade Irving the summer prior and to let him have a chat with him first, but they decided not to wait? Or after having made it clear to them that he would wait and see what they do to continue building a championship cast, but they wouldn't budge unless he signed an extension, the exact same situation Giannis is in right now for which he has received no backlash?

No idea what you mean.

Not to mention, in all of these cases, LeBron was no longer under contract, therefore he didn't belong to any team. By definition, he couldn't have "jumped ship".

[Lunartic]

"Nooooooo guys dont mention lebron has left 3 different teams! thats not his character stop mentioning it - it was freee agency!!!!! !"

Dude has been on more teams than most star players save for worst offender in Kevin Durant.

Jokic - 1 Team
Embiid - 1 Team
Duncan - 1 Team
Kobe - 1 Team
Booker - 1 Team
Curry - 1 Team
Giannis - 1 Team
Lillard - 2 Teams
Wade - 2 Teams
Brunson - 2 Teams
Kawhi - 3 Teams

Bron - 4 teams so far

Dude is a team hopper, jumping from team to team looking for opportunities to win more rings. Being pedantic and insisting that leaving a team once his contract is up when he intentionally signs for PO contracts is silly. He's a team hopper.

[bledredwine]

Sorry, when did LeBron ever request a trade? I’ll wait.

No need to wait
I said jump ship, which he’s done three times.

I wouldn’t put requesting a trade beyond him, and if you don’t understand why, I have another post stating why.

Hm, I'm not sure when he jumped ship?

Are you referring to the summer of 2010 after 7 years of all-time-low FO handling in Cleveland when he decided to leave after having played out his contract?

Perhaps you're referring to 2014 post-contract when he decided he wanted to go home and try and win there again, his broken relationship with Pat Riley simply being the final straw?

2018 post-contract? After having been very clear with the FO that they shouldn't trade Irving the summer prior and to let him have a chat with him first, but they decided not to wait? Or after having made it clear to them that he would wait and see what they do to continue building a championship cast, but they wouldn't budge unless he signed an extension, the exact same situation Giannis is in right now for which he has received no backlash?

No idea what you mean.

1. Quitting literally on court against Boston and then teaming up with two MVP candidates in his own conference and proclaiming championships before winning one (bogus/uncompetitive move)

2. Quitting and leaving Miami to go to Cleveland

3. Leaving Cleveland to form a team in LAL.

You know this and let’s not pretend or downplay the obvious. Sure, forcing a trade is not beyond the realm of possibility and it’s ridiculous to act like you’d know if he would or not. That’s the beauty of having opinions on this forum.

[AFM]

Lebron for Kuzma + filler, who says no?

[bb22]

He’s not leaving. Would have negotiated a different 1+1 and been moved draft day if he was going anywhere.

His next move is whether to announce that this will be his last season. That way he puts some pressure on the organization and gets the attention he wants for a well-deserved farewell tour.

[Iwasawitness]

"Nooooooo guys dont mention lebron has left 3 different teams! thats not his character stop mentioning it - it was freee agency!!!!! !"

Dude has been on more teams than most star players save for worst offender in Kevin Durant.

Jokic - 1 Team
Embiid - 1 Team
Duncan - 1 Team
Kobe - 1 Team
Booker - 1 Team
Curry - 1 Team
Giannis - 1 Team
Lillard - 2 Teams
Wade - 2 Teams
Brunson - 2 Teams
Kawhi - 3 Teams

Bron - 4 teams so far

Dude is a team hopper, jumping from team to team looking for opportunities to win more rings. Being pedantic and insisting that leaving a team once his contract is up when he intentionally signs for PO contracts is silly. He's a team hopper.

None of this changes the fact that him demanding a trade is something he's never done in his career. Not our fault if you guys can't differentiate between the two.

[ball_takes23]

Sorry, when did LeBron ever request a trade? I’ll wait.

No need to wait
I said jump ship, which he’s done three times.

I wouldn’t put requesting a trade beyond him, and if you don’t understand why, I have another post stating why.

Or after having made it clear to them that he would wait and see what they do to continue building a championship cast, but they wouldn't budge unless he signed an extension, the exact same situation Giannis is in right now for which he has received no backlash?

No idea what you mean.

Giannis is dealing with the worst supporting cast out of any star in the league, a worse supporting cast than Lebron had in Cleveland in 2018, and yet he has still never once publicly called out the Bucks front office. Meanwhile Lebron is already publicly calling out the Lakers front office less than five months after stealing Luka from Dallas in one of the most lopsided trades in nba history. Comparing Lebron to Giannis here is laughable.

[gottamakeit]

The only way i see him playing for a team other than the Lakers (this season), is by getting a buyout of his contract. Hell, it could be a packaged buyout with him and Bronny. Then Father and Son could go look for an ideal situation for themselves