[WINDHORST]: Lakers May Need To Trade For LeBron This Summer

[John Murdoch]

Lebron is not smart. He is the one that pushed for the idiotic move of trading for Chuckbrook and now he is surprised that it didn't work out? That's like jumping in a snake pit and being surprised that a snake bit you.

These players need to understand that they are where they are because they are good basketball PLAYERS, not coaches/GMs etc. The Lakers should have never allowed Lebron to be LeGM.

Also if Lebron really wanted flexibility he should have continued doing the 1+1 deals. Now he is still in contract and any team he goes to would have to lose a lot of talent to get him. The man is worth like half a billion dollars, would still get a max deal even with a major injury, and he will earn tens of millions of dollars for the rest of his life, but he was obsessed with getting a few more guaranteed years on his contract? LOL Lebron is not smart.

Almost made me google who Chuck Brooks was

[CS707]

Sure Lebron has a ring outside of playing for the Lakers. But you have to be honest that AD was a significant part of both winning a ring with the Lakers. Without a healthy AD, Lebron either lost in the first round or missed the playoffs entirely.

Sure, takes a team and all that but he never even lands in LA without LeBron/Clutch orchestrating it and it's unlikely he ever wins anything in N.O. as "the" guy. I guess my point was more that AD isn't really in a position to voice an opinion about how LeBron goes about his business. IMO.

He never would have won in NO but i think there are other situations he could have been very successful, i would have loved to see him paired with cp3 for instance. AD is nothing more than a pawn to lebron imo, but i also feel AD's personality is suited to being just that.

Yeah, I didn't mean to insinuate that LeBron was literally the only person that he could have had success playing under. It's just the combination of LeBron's Clutch connections that helped facilitate the trade in the first place and also being the Batman to AD's Robin. AD would still be the support player under CP3 anyway but I'm not sure Paul would have been as effective an ally in terms of forcing the trade in the first place.

[LAL1947]

Why are people still talking about the Lakers trading LeBron, to Cleveland or anywhere else? That's coming from absolutely nowhere. The Lakers are 100% not going to trade LeBron, unless he asks to be traded. He's 100% not going to ask to be traded since, if for no other reason, Bronny has another year left at Sierra Canyon.

Dream killer. Pfft.

[LAL1947]

When Lebron showed up in 2018 - both Jeanie and Lebron has the same goal - put all the chips on the table to win another championship. But in 2022, it seems as if Jeanie is more concerned with setting the Lakers up for sustained success over the next decade (even if that just means a perennial playoff team/fringe contender) while Lebron wants to maximize the limited time he has left to lead a team to the title.

This is a good point. The goals were aligned in 2018... but the goals have separated now and the two parties have to split as a result. In order to have a chance at accomplishing Lebron's goal, the team needs to give up too much of what will be needed in the future. There's a fine line between trading a player at the right time and too late... with vastly bigger consequences for the latter. Lebron is still great, good enough to get assets back in a trade... but not great enough to win with this mess he's made of the roster. The Lakers can't afford to wait for Lebron to walk for free in a year. Trade him somewhere where he has a chance to compete, while hopefully getting assets back. Win-win for both sides, on the court at least. .

[HabsAndDubs]

Not gonna lie, Lebron on this year’s cavs would be such an amazing team to watch. This would also probably be his best cavs team too, which is crazy.

Anyways, he isn’t going anywhere unless he trades himself. Teams are bigger than basketball for him. He’s in LA as a business decision and if ever he believes that winning a title is more important than the perks of playing in Los Angeles, then he can leave. But if the Lakers trade Lebron to improve their team, they’re basically saying that not even the all time great has job security, so you can bet we’ll trade you too, future superstar that signs with the Lakers.

[Creativetran]

They have like ZERO tradeable assetts.

I thought the big hang up was they didn't want to trade a future 1st in any deal? but honestly this whole situation is all on him. Wasn't it him and David who wanted Westbrick in the 1st place? Anyone with a half a brain could see that wasn't going to work.

[Creativetran]

LBJ is the biggest rat in the game, when the ship is sinking he's the first to leave, time after time.

And he's the one who put the biggest hole in the ship in the 1st place

[John Murdoch]

So guys lets hear some offers..

[ciueli]

So guys lets hear some offers..

I think you missed out on the big bonanza, James Harden and Ben Simmons were available.

[LAL1947]

Here's a GREAT reason for the Lakers management to put their thinking/trading caps on and figure out how to trade Lebron for Luka. The Lakers are 9th in the attendance rankings despite being the most storied franchise in the league. 9th!! While a Dallas team featuring Luka are 1st, even though he's surrounded by a motley crew who aren't starting quality.

Luka + Lakers = Love

http://www.espn.com/nba/attendance/_/sort/homePct

[Richard4444]

Here's a GREAT reason for the Lakers management to put their thinking/trading caps on and figure out how to trade Lebron for Luka. The Lakers are 9th in the attendance rankings despite being the most storied franchise in the league. 9th!! While a Dallas team featuring Luka are 1st, even though he's surrounded by a motley crew who aren't starting quality.

Luka + Lakers = Love

http://www.espn.com/nba/attendance/_/sort/homePct

[Manimal]

Timofey Mozgov and Loul Deng plus a 2nd for Lebron. Final offer.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

People act like LeBron pushes a needle at all these days. Facts are he has been first round exit or missed the playoffs in 2/3 of the last year and this year will be another such year. They had to manufacture one year where he could to further with all other teams not wanting to play.

If LeBron gets traded it's just same story. He is unable to adapt to play of other players. 100% halts progress of younger players and does total freezing of team play in favour of him getting his numbers and in the process sacrificing team offense and the team defense. And leading his team to first round exit. Any other potential all-star in the team will be recuded jump shooter. Why would anyone want that circus for a year or two and lose all your assets in the process?

You make some good points about LeBron not being able to adapt to other players that I had never really thought about. Michael Jordan could play with anybody and they did not have to change the way they played.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

I love how at least half of posters in this thread are responding to something that was never said nor suggested.

Maybe because most people (me included) would trade Lebron and salvage some value before make a trade he would like.

I must not be most people because I would be willing to trade everybody but LeBron.

I would have my scrotums on the floor when I told him you were not a good GM so far as I can tail. I do not know if he has a no trade clause but I would ask him to prioritize his teammates In terms of Trade or don’t trade.


As a Washington wizard fan I saw something that seemed like a surgical airstrike (Russia Ukraine thing is pretty serious I’m afraid!!). Tommy Shepherd traded Montrezl Harrell Spencer Dinwiddie Davis Bertans Aaron Holiday all at the deadline. The wizards were instantly transformed into a totally different chemistry team. Anytime you have LeBron James you just need to more semi-decent guys at a bunch of cohesive role players to have a good shot at the playoffs and beyond

I am not saying LeBron is it a prima donna or he’s a horrible GM but what I’m saying is he’s the greatest of all times and he still bankable and he still a pretty darn good player

I like Michael Jordan he has not had a break and this guy still grinding like a Karl Malone but at a higher level at the same age

Now those that say just trade LeBron and keep everybody else fine but I don’t see it that way not in LA

If anything I would be trying to trade Anthony Davis to the clippers to get Kawhi Leonard

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

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[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Lebron is not smart. He is the one that pushed for the idiotic move of trading for Chuckbrook and now he is surprised that it didn't work out? That's like jumping in a snake pit and being surprised that a snake bit you.

These players need to understand that they are where they are because they are good basketball PLAYERS, not coaches/GMs etc. The Lakers should have never allowed Lebron to be LeGM.

Also if Lebron really wanted flexibility he should have continued doing the 1+1 deals. Now he is still in contract and any team he goes to would have to lose a lot of talent to get him. The man is worth like half a billion dollars, would still get a max deal even with a major injury, and he will earn tens of millions of dollars for the rest of his life, but he was obsessed with getting a few more guaranteed years on his contract? LOL Lebron is not smart.

Almost made me google who Chuck Brooks was

He could’ve called him Chuckbrick

I still say Westbrook when the wizards finished last year 17 wins and six losses was a beastDown the stretch of the regular season

Please bear with me until I get those bifocals Replacement for last glasses