What could the Lakers get for LeBron?

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What could the Lakers get for LeBron? 

Post#1 » by LakerLegend » Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:27 pm

Hypothetically speaking.
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Re: What could the Lakers get for LeBron? 

Post#2 » by jcsunsfan » Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:32 pm

It depends on where LeBron wants to go and what LeBron wants to give up.

Yes. Thats what I said.
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Re: What could the Lakers get for LeBron? 

Post#3 » by Marvin Martian » Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:34 pm

Lebron is not going anywhere because next season will be his last
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Post#4 » by SkyBill40 » Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:35 pm

jcsunsfan wrote:It depends on where LeBron wants to go and what LeBron wants to give up.

Yes. Thats what I said.


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Re: What could the Lakers get for LeBron? 

Post#5 » by Pantsman » Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:37 pm

It would depend on his future plans. If he only guaranteed one more year I think they could get back a good young player and at least 2 1sts for one year of LeBron. If he can play more than that and signed an extension you could probably double that.
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Re: What could the Lakers get for LeBron? 

Post#6 » by KazuoOda » Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:41 pm

A bag of chips.
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Re: What could the Lakers get for LeBron? 

Post#7 » by LakerLegend » Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:41 pm

I’m assuming Cleveland and New York would be his top options given Boston’s and Indiana won’t be contending next year.
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Post#8 » by Bornstellar » Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:44 pm

There's a part of me that thinks it would be cool to play with Victor for his final season but another party of me that feels physically ill thinking about LeBron in a Spurs jersey
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Post#9 » by Wallace_Wallace » Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:53 pm

Probably Austin Reeves, Rui Hachimura and a 1st
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Re: What could the Lakers get for LeBron? 

Post#10 » by The Master » Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:54 pm

In this scenario, LeBron would go only to the better team than Lakers - and none of the better teams have salary to match his contract and/or additional assets to make a trade. So they would get only some respectable contracts at best.
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Re: What could the Lakers get for LeBron? 

Post#11 » by donato » Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:55 pm

Three seconds and a salary dump
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Post#12 » by An Unbiased Fan » Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:59 pm

Not a MJ or Kobe, that's for sure
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Re: What could the Lakers get for LeBron? 

Post#13 » by Daddy 801 » Wed Jul 2, 2025 11:33 pm

I don’t see him wanting to go anywhere besides Golden State or Dallas. Golden State could probably send Butler and someone else for salary purposes. But who could Dallas even trade to make it work?
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Re: What could the Lakers get for LeBron? 

Post#14 » by Loaded_Hollows » Wed Jul 2, 2025 11:35 pm

LakerLegend wrote:I’m assuming Cleveland and New York would be his top options given Boston’s and Indiana won’t be contending next year.

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Re: What could the Lakers get for LeBron? 

Post#15 » by DusterBuster » Wed Jul 2, 2025 11:38 pm

He's got a NTC if I remember correctly, so it depends where he's willing to go. They wouldn't get terrible return, but not getting anyones top 1 or 2 best players anymore.
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Post#16 » by Coach Carter » Wed Jul 2, 2025 11:38 pm

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Re: What could the Lakers get for LeBron? 

Post#17 » by RB34 » Wed Jul 2, 2025 11:45 pm

LeBron and Rui for AD
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Post#18 » by Tor_Raps » Wed Jul 2, 2025 11:47 pm

No one's giving up 53M worth of good talent for a guy who has 1/2 years left max lol
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Post#19 » by Airmiess » Wed Jul 2, 2025 11:47 pm

Id offer Mikal Bridges + filler.
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Re: What could the Lakers get for LeBron? 

Post#20 » by MavsDirk41 » Wed Jul 2, 2025 11:56 pm

RB34 wrote:LeBron and Rui for AD



Nope, i would rather deal with an injury plagued Davis than mess with that circus

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