07-03-2025, 12:36 PM
(07-03-2025, 12:21 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Well...I for one DON'T think this latest round of LeBron drama is just a media creation. I think he (LeBron) really wants...something. Not sure if it's a trade, a buyout, or just for the Lakers to continue catering to him and not Luka during his last year or two. But, I don't think it's all a big nothing, as has been suggested.
At the end of the day though, I'm not sure it will amount to anything. Nobody is going to trade for him, as we've discussed ad nauseam. I've wondered if his goal is to force a buyout, but I'm not sure.
Of course it is possible that LeBron's ego is hurt, because Lakers put Luka as their future, which is of course the only logical thing to do, not much future around a 40 year old. He might be hurt a new 1+1 offer was not on his table, as Lakers are moving on. However, I don't think he could find a franchise that would be willing to trade for him, cater to his every need and wish and make him a center of their team while making a true contending push. So the logical result would be, that he will get his attention and a month or two of media highlights about him and his future, before he will publicly acknowledge what a great team Lakers have build and how he is excited to give it another go for a title with this great team.
The other possibility is, that the media is just overblowing things. Rich Paul did publicly say that they are not looking for a trade. That they just want Lakers to be competitive (as all Lakers fans want too). Nothing wrong with a little push for a FO.