Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[michaeltex]

To take your point one step farther, I think the MOST realistic possibility of Lebron pairing up with Kyrie would be Lebron coming to Dallas.

Likelihood? Quite small.

But I think the other ways to pair them up are even less likely. The Mavs love Kyrie, he's found a home, he doesn't want to go anywhere else, and he's super influential. 

Adding LBJ would be hard to squeeze in, since they already have too many players as it is. And LAL can't sign him to make a sign-and-trade scenario, so the Mavs would have to shed 2 players somehow, or a 3-for-1 or 4-for-2. All of it is far fetched. Yet imo the most likely way for LBJ to pair up with Kyrie, if that's his goal.

And shedding those players would likely gut the recently acquired roster improvements in favor of a year rental on Grandpa LeBron. Leaving DAL with a big hole and no assets afterward. 

I'd rather endure another 26-win season than bring in the LBJ circus.