SA37 wrote:3ammy3uck3ts wrote:SA37 wrote:I would guess LeBron to Miami is a remote possibility because LeBron likes his super friends and being home. I also think he might not want to deal with Riley again. I'd expect him to go (in order of preference) to Cleveland, Golden St, Dallas, or New York. I'd say the teams with an outside chance would be Miami, San Antonio, and Denver.
Cleveland can’t match salary, Golden State could but they’d have to send out Draymond and I don’t think they’d do that tbh (would probably have to work out a Kuminga sign and trade too) Dallas is only interested in a buy like Cleveland as they’d have to give up too many pieces to match salary, New York could do it if he wants to go there. Miami can match salary the easiest by far without giving away key pieces, Denver can’t match salary, and San Antonio could match salary with Vassell Sochan and Barnes but I’m not sure they would considering they weren’t interested in KD either plus the probably want the ball in their young PGs and Wembys hands for development.
There’s not a ton of options if he doesn’t ask to be bought out tbh
I believe LeBron has a no-trade clause and I don't think most teams want to give up a ton of value for LeBron, so a trade is really unlikely.
It's hard to imagine the Lakers would just buy him out, as he'd just go to a contender and the Lakers would have to potentially face him.
I think he'll play the year out in LA and sign with one of the teams I mentioned the following year.
Honestly that’s the most common sense path here. He plays out the season as a Laker, Lakers get $$$ and Lebron keeps all the good will he has accumulated. Then for his last year he goes to the Cavs where they will cater to him.
Remember he has aspirations to own a team, he would have to be beyond an idiot moron to try to force a trade now especially to this team. It’s just the dog days of summer and this is a nothing burger to keep the NBA in the headlines.
