Some in the media are questioning whether it might be time to dismantle the Los Angeles Lakers and rebuild from the ground up given that the team is struggling to even finish above.500. Of course, LeBron James and Anthony Davis are the two most valuable trade chips on the team. It is possible to argue that James is still among the league’s top-15 players at 39 years old. He might be the difference that pushes one of these underdog teams over the edge if added to a championship contender. In all likelihood, the Lakers won’t trade for James unless he explicitly expresses his desire to be traded. At this point, he represents the franchise and is departing from the most illustrious It would be a difficult decision for the greatest NBA team to relocate. His son plays for USC, and the family has since relocated to Los Angeles.
Still, stranger things have occurred. James wants to win as many NBA championships as he can. The Lakers don’t appear to be a serious contender right now, barring a major move.
Bill Simmons conjectured on a podcast with Howard Beck, another NBA analyst, regarding several trades centered on James. He arrived at Miami as a possible trading partner as a result of this mental exercise. These are the two deals that Simmons (as seen in the above video) fictitiously created:
