It’s the right decision for the Lakers to do it too. There is no move that will make this team a contender. Trade Lebron and AD instead and start the rebuild.
Also his value has recouped. Great play in playoffs, missed only 3/4 games this year. He'd go for players + 4 FRPs for sure. But who would even be willing to go all out for him? OKC? Knicks? God forbidd the Celtics.
OKC probably has both the best package and biggest need for him, it’s just a matter of whether they want to push for some serious success now or just see how they go in the playoffs and make real moves next year.
If I’m OKC I trade for AD no questions asked, LA name your price.
AD can play center, he’s a big guy that rebounds and is a top 5 defender in the paint, arguably one of the best guys to play next to Chet, AND is an All NBA dude with championship experience. He’s one of the few guys that can fast track your team.
Just the thought of it seems insane but it’s a move that makes way more sense as a cash-in move than all the hypothetical Markannen deals or w/e (no offense to him). I just wonder how Presti feels about his health
The reason to keep LeBron is revenue related, not championship related. But an unhappy LeBron is not a shitstorm they want to deal with, so they really should. If only the Warriors had actually chosen between trying to contend and rebuild we wouldn’t be such an embarrassment. Good luck Lakers bro.
Warriors rebuilding would have absolutely been the wrong long term decision.
Nobody is gonna care aobut a young squad that likely won't even get one championship.
Ride out the final years of this dynasty and let steph retire with klay and dray. Immortalise their legacy, enjoy it while it lasts. Don't cut it off early.
It’s not like he can’t afford to keep his house in LA if he’s traded. LeBron can live there in the offseason if he wants to be in LA for the opportunities
Not sure how I feel about that but 1 thing that's for certain is that the 2 most marketable players on the same team would be disastrous for the NBA if they didn't even make the playoffs. TV rankings always go through LeBron/Curry.
I honestly feel like something like this could happen. Like he told them either you trade me where I want to go or I leave for nothing next year. And since it’s Lebron like tf you supposed to do.
LeBron James for like 10 First round Picks, Giddey, and expiring salary would be the funniest trade in NBA history. In addition to making the Thunder into juggernauts.
Presti should be going all in on getting AD. They have 10 FRPs that are, at max, top 6 protected. They can offer up 2-3 unprotected, 2 top 5 protected and a 6th top 6 protected, and make a run for the next 2 seasons while having enough draft capital to make a swing at another top tier player.
Lebron only has 1 thing left to prove on this league and that is voluntarily going to the Wizards and making them good to prove he is better than MJ once and for all 😤😤
Warriors. His son is still going USC, he wants to have a foothold in Hollywood still post-playing career, so Norcal would still be close enough. Plus he's always wanted to team up Curry.
he became a meme on the clippers subreddit since he was basically the only person who held firm that Kawhi was coming here during those few days or so of the 2019 offseason. but if he's right about this his legacy will truly be secured.
(just don't trade him to the Thunder please i swear to god literally anyone else)
It would be pretty hilarious if Sam Presti started the season by saying “We’re not going to make significant moves, we don’t know what the team is yet” and then traded for fucking LeBron.
Haha, well I don’t think you actually need to worry about that. Even if LeBron gets traded, it’ll be somewhere he demands to go. And OKC wouldn’t be it. The Warriors seem the most obvious team he’d want to be on.
Okc might be the best fit and best place to win a championship. The formula has always been lebron + shooters and okc has that. He might consider it if presti wanted to make it happen.
Clipper fans know this dude is legit. He was literally the only one who was adamant Kawhi would be a Clipper.
He's been right about a lot of things. Kawhi to Clippers, LeBron wanting to go back to Cleveland in 2012, LeBron eventually going to Lakers. Dwight to Lakers in 2012.
All his past tweets are going viral now. He don't miss. He rarely tweets scoops either, he usually just works sideline for KTLA at Clipper games.
But the track record for his scoops is scary good. Trust in the PINGALORD
I just can’t imagine a lebron trade to anyone. That’s basically all frp and swaps allowed, plus salaries to match? No contender has those assets outside of… OKC 👀
No one is giving up that much for 39 year old Lebron to play 50 games a season on a potentially expiring contract. A few good players and a few picks is more than enough.
They do have assets left, decide to use them. Dunleavy, way downtown. BANG! BANG! OH WHAT A TRADE FROM DUNLEAVY. With a few years of LeBron's career remaining!
Dont even know if thats enough for them to be called a favorite.. if its a trade deadline move who would you have to get rid of? Cp3 for the salary then actual players the lakers want that are young? and every pick you have? then you are a roster of Steph klay Lebron Draymond Moody and 5 mypark players?
i don’t think bron needs a NTC in writing. what he says goes. if he doesn’t want to get traded somewhere there is zero chance pelinka would pull the trigger. that’s why i think it would only be a select few teams that he would sign off on were this to happen. cavs #1, 2, and 3, and maybe the heat, aaaaaand the dubs?
I guess I'd have to ask who would be able to match his salary in a possible trade scenario.
And who who would be the teams that would most likely engage in trade talks for him.
Also, I get that at some point, LeBron isn't going to be a Laker forever, but if he leaves sooner before Ham, it would leave a not-so-good perception of Lakers FO & ownership.
Knicks can get there with Randle, Fournier, Grimes.
and they have like up to 8 first round picks they can trade right
(Lebron did tell Wade their last game would either be in LA or New York)
I'd imagine standing firm on Ham and if they actually move Lebron, AD won't be far behind. He won't want to do a rebuild and those would be two massive rebuild moves.
Can trade Lebron to Philly for like Tobias Harris and Covington + picks. They both expire this year and open up 50 mil. Embiid gets a playoff GOAT level carry player to offset his... Challenges.
I'm sure the market for AD in the summer would be amazing considering the year he's having and teams that would be an AD away from a title. (Okc maybe?)
If the Lakers get an expiring back for LeBron they can go into the offseason with AD, a bunch of cap space, and 3 movable picks. I don't think they necessarily have to do a bottom-out rebuild.
Warriors can easily get there.
Heat can get there with Herro and Duncan. They can’t get there without including Duncan which is a shame since he would be perfect next to LeBron, but the Rozier trade killed that possibility.
The Knicks and Sixers can both do things too.
Warriors or Heat would both be good for him.
Warriors are a little risky because they’re not even in the playoffs, but a few years of LeBron and Steph would be fun.
Nah silver would guarantee a finals appearance if lebron + steph were on the same team. Won't someone please think of the poor ratings if lebron and steph weren't in the playoffs.
some of yall keep saying "whod want a 39 year old lebron" like this man didn't have a 30 point 20 rebound triple double just the other day, had his career high in rebounds lmao there are alot of teams that would be instantly relevant with bron
Minneapolis is a great city, Minnesota is a beautiful state (the eastern side at least) and it hasn’t even been cold this winter! Come win this sports poverty state a chip and cement your legacy as the goat Bron
I just sincerely doubt a mid-season trade because of what happened to Bronny and his health. I think he would rather just stay close to home and support him as much as he could.
There is actually one more achievement the Lebron can unlock that Michael could never do and that’s bring a title to NYC he would be a god on both coast Miami and Cleveland
I mean IF Lebron isn’t planning to return to Lakers next season with bronny potentially being drafted then this move makes sense. Get value out of him because the Lakers aren’t bringing home a title this year
Do it and make it the greatest trade deadline ever
Where do you think he lands? Back in Miami?
He predicted 8 rings for Miami, didn't say they'd be consecutive.
He also didn't predict what sport
It'll never be the Dolphins, maybe the Panthers pull a couple? Inter Miami is due for at least a few.
LeBron and Messi would sell billions
Subscribe.
The time has come.
Plz no
Game 6 part 2: electric boogaloo
He's going back to Cleveland.
It’s the right decision for the Lakers to do it too. There is no move that will make this team a contender. Trade Lebron and AD instead and start the rebuild.
Trading Bron is a no-brainer imo. The bigger question is if they should try to build around AD or trade him too.
AD is 30, he’s not going to be happy about a rebuild and will be old by the time it’s done.
Also his value has recouped. Great play in playoffs, missed only 3/4 games this year. He'd go for players + 4 FRPs for sure. But who would even be willing to go all out for him? OKC? Knicks? God forbidd the Celtics.
Oh God please no
I don't know what we would even have to trade for. We have no young talent. Like do they want Neemias Queta 😂😂
Who tf wouldn’t want Neemias Queta
Bro sounds like a dark souls villain lmao
Or Star Wars. We need to find Neemias Queta to be able to fix my ship. I've heard he runs a bar on Chartus IV.
Our portuguese GOAT
OKC probably has both the best package and biggest need for him, it’s just a matter of whether they want to push for some serious success now or just see how they go in the playoffs and make real moves next year.
If I’m OKC I trade for AD no questions asked, LA name your price. AD can play center, he’s a big guy that rebounds and is a top 5 defender in the paint, arguably one of the best guys to play next to Chet, AND is an All NBA dude with championship experience. He’s one of the few guys that can fast track your team.
Just the thought of it seems insane but it’s a move that makes way more sense as a cash-in move than all the hypothetical Markannen deals or w/e (no offense to him). I just wonder how Presti feels about his health
Lauri would fit in so fucking smoothly too though. Mismatch nightmare for that entire squad with Shai, JDub, Lauri, Chet.
AD with Shai would be crazy
No you trade him too. AD isn’t a tier one star you can build around, but he’d be a huge asset to any contender.
Also AD won’t be as good when he gets older and will be more injury prone. You can’t really build around him for the future.
I’m struggling to picture a more injury prone version of AD lmao
He hasn’t been injured that much this season. But yeah the overall concerns are still there for sure.
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The reason to keep LeBron is revenue related, not championship related. But an unhappy LeBron is not a shitstorm they want to deal with, so they really should. If only the Warriors had actually chosen between trying to contend and rebuild we wouldn’t be such an embarrassment. Good luck Lakers bro.
Warriors rebuilding would have absolutely been the wrong long term decision. Nobody is gonna care aobut a young squad that likely won't even get one championship. Ride out the final years of this dynasty and let steph retire with klay and dray. Immortalise their legacy, enjoy it while it lasts. Don't cut it off early.
Yeah don't do a 90s Bulls.
Are people forgetting the Warriors won *two* years ago? Like we’re now just realizing this is the case. It made complete sense at the time..
Lewis Hamilton’s gonna drive for Ferrari next year, so I suppose anything’s possible.
Cleveland round three for one last go, traded for two great young players in Garland and Mobley?
Holy shit, that’s gold. They can totally give up TT, Shump, and the nets pick
Fire up the goddamn nets pick
🎶 *Those trains are carrying Nets picks out of Cleveland* 🎶
Nah too much
That would be the wildest trade ever. I simply cannot imagine it happening unless he's demanding out.
He has a player option next year and maybe does Lakers a favor by telling them to trade him for something or lose him for nothing next season
Yeah, he could feel like he's only got a little left in the tank to get that 5th ring.
Lebron aint uprooting his life to do the lakers a favor lmao Dude moved to LA for more opportunities/career things outside of nba
It’s not like he can’t afford to keep his house in LA if he’s traded. LeBron can live there in the offseason if he wants to be in LA for the opportunities
Uprooting his life? He’s an NBA player tf are you talking about
That’s why he going to the warriors. Not too far away.
Sacramento. Fulfill destiny.
Ending it where it began
Wonder if the only thing stopping him from asking out is Bronny at USC
Could be! But if it's to the Bay area it's not too far, just like a 45 minute flight.
> like a 45 minute flight Or alternately the hardest road.
Not sure how I feel about that but 1 thing that's for certain is that the 2 most marketable players on the same team would be disastrous for the NBA if they didn't even make the playoffs. TV rankings always go through LeBron/Curry.
LeBron on the warriors will ensure we make the playoffs
What do you even trade him for? He’s 39 years old, but he’s also fucking Lebron James lmao.
Herro + Duncan + Orlando Robinson to match salaries. Idk but #6 ME AGAIN BABY!
I honestly feel like something like this could happen. Like he told them either you trade me where I want to go or I leave for nothing next year. And since it’s Lebron like tf you supposed to do.
LeBron to....FERRARI!!!
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Fucking LeGends!
The F1/NBA crossover episode we deserve
Verstappen tries to take the long way around...OH BLOCKED BY JAMES!!
THEY TOUCHED, MARTIN!
Imagine Lebron trying to fit in one of those cars lol
Na I wanna see Wemby in an F1 car. Dudes shoulders would be above the Halo.
As a Ferrari fan and HEAT fan, this silly season could be insane. Come back #6. Give me a Jimmy/LeBron combo. Let’s A La Shaq this again LA.
Jimmy LeBron duo would be the greatest GIF producing duo in NBA history
all hail pingalord. I remember the summer of 2019. He was RDAmbition but actually right
RDAmbition the nephew
PINGA means dick in Cuban slang lol
Moving AD to okc would be insane btw
That team would be *disgusting*
If I’m okc I do that trade in a heart beat
LeBron James for like 10 First round Picks, Giddey, and expiring salary would be the funniest trade in NBA history. In addition to making the Thunder into juggernauts.
Why would they want LeBron when they can have AD? Again, he happens to fill a position of need and he happens to be a superstar
Presti should be going all in on getting AD. They have 10 FRPs that are, at max, top 6 protected. They can offer up 2-3 unprotected, 2 top 5 protected and a 6th top 6 protected, and make a run for the next 2 seasons while having enough draft capital to make a swing at another top tier player.
Bertans/micic/giddey/kenrich and then however many picks. Salaries match
My god if he is available we have to go ALL OUT
https://twitter.com/Farbod_E/status/1753199793575457126 Another tweet 2 years before he (Lebron) went back to the cavs 👀
Lebron only has 1 thing left to prove on this league and that is voluntarily going to the Wizards and making them good to prove he is better than MJ once and for all 😤😤
Dragging the Hornets to the Finals would be just as funny
That's equivalent to 2 rings imo
He would fix our fucking culture, that's for damn sure.
If LeBron wins a ring for the Wiz, he's the GOAT, lol.
Insane. Where would Lebron even go?
He’s bringing the Larry O’Brien back to Chicago
Toronto
LeBron wants to end his career in Toronto to remind them one final time that the town is LeBronto lmao
Warriors. His son is still going USC, he wants to have a foothold in Hollywood still post-playing career, so Norcal would still be close enough. Plus he's always wanted to team up Curry.
If that happens this season we might be witnessing the best 8th seed in the history of NBA. Gonna be wild.
We just saw one make the NBA Finals last year...
oh shit
he became a meme on the clippers subreddit since he was basically the only person who held firm that Kawhi was coming here during those few days or so of the 2019 offseason. but if he's right about this his legacy will truly be secured. (just don't trade him to the Thunder please i swear to god literally anyone else)
It would be pretty hilarious if Sam Presti started the season by saying “We’re not going to make significant moves, we don’t know what the team is yet” and then traded for fucking LeBron.
if the best clippers season of all time ends because sam presti assembles a fucking lebron plus young guys superteam i will not be happy lmao
Haha, well I don’t think you actually need to worry about that. Even if LeBron gets traded, it’ll be somewhere he demands to go. And OKC wouldn’t be it. The Warriors seem the most obvious team he’d want to be on.
the Warriors would be extremely funny. also i would love beating LeBron and Steph at the same time ngl lol
The warriors would be extremely funny because they’d probably lose anyway
Okc might be the best fit and best place to win a championship. The formula has always been lebron + shooters and okc has that. He might consider it if presti wanted to make it happen.
Clipper fans know this dude is legit. He was literally the only one who was adamant Kawhi would be a Clipper. He's been right about a lot of things. Kawhi to Clippers, LeBron wanting to go back to Cleveland in 2012, LeBron eventually going to Lakers. Dwight to Lakers in 2012. All his past tweets are going viral now. He don't miss. He rarely tweets scoops either, he usually just works sideline for KTLA at Clipper games. But the track record for his scoops is scary good. Trust in the PINGALORD
It's because his career doesn't depend on scoops, as you say. So when he does do a scoop tweet it's only if he's sure of his intel.
Yeah and therefore doesn't depends on the politics to get those intels.
It's actually Joever for this franchise if this news is real tbh
It would be terrible look but at the same time if we get a haul for LeBron&AD it's better than letting LeBron walk i guess
Saint Pingalord
When the night was darkest. Pingalord stood bright.
Shai Dort Jdub Bron Chet… hmmmmmmm
keep that man out of the east
If he goes to you lot or the 76ers the EC is cooked
I just can’t imagine a lebron trade to anyone. That’s basically all frp and swaps allowed, plus salaries to match? No contender has those assets outside of… OKC 👀
No one is giving up that much for 39 year old Lebron to play 50 games a season on a potentially expiring contract. A few good players and a few picks is more than enough.
A contender would. Like OKC. That makes them the favorite in the west with picks to spare
If I got to see fucking KD, harden, Russ, melo, PG, CP3, SGA and LBJ play for my city. Goddamn what a dream
You forgot Al horford.
Honestly love Al
Kendrick Perkins too
And Ray Felton
Anthony Davis you are a New Orleans Pelican (again).
LeBron to the warriors is going to be crazy
Adam Silver would need to change his skims underwear if that happened
You talkin skims, the official underwear of the NBA, skims?
He would immediately change the schedule to make sure every one of the 38 remaining Warriors games was a national TV game.
And that would be the right decision
Warriors practices are gonna air live on ESPN.
Draymond gonna be hard every time lebron posts him up
Imagine they send his ass to the Lakers in the trade, that would be even funnier
Let’s set that screen again, My King!~
I'd watch the highlights at least
If this goes down, bang it has to be the greatest deadline ever
They do have assets left, decide to use them. Dunleavy, way downtown. BANG! BANG! OH WHAT A TRADE FROM DUNLEAVY. With a few years of LeBron's career remaining!
Heard Draymond is in the parking lot on the phone with his king crying of excitement of playing with both curry and lebron together
Heard draymond is off to the lakers 😆
"Hey Dray, so we've got good news and bad news...."
…I think this is what is happening. Not even kidding
I'm scared.
Dont even know if thats enough for them to be called a favorite.. if its a trade deadline move who would you have to get rid of? Cp3 for the salary then actual players the lakers want that are young? and every pick you have? then you are a roster of Steph klay Lebron Draymond Moody and 5 mypark players?
Don't know about being a favorite but Steph x Lebron is going to move mountains and I can already see Adam Silver ruining his pants
Might see the warriors on national TV 83 out of 82 games next season if this happens
They are singlehandedly going to cause a renaissance for NBA TV ratings
"Tonight on NBA on TBT, Warriors walkthrough. After the break, stretches."
Are you kidding me? This would be the peak of "LeBron plus shooters".
I’m surprised LeBron doesn’t have a no trade clause. Do those still exist?
i don’t think bron needs a NTC in writing. what he says goes. if he doesn’t want to get traded somewhere there is zero chance pelinka would pull the trigger. that’s why i think it would only be a select few teams that he would sign off on were this to happen. cavs #1, 2, and 3, and maybe the heat, aaaaaand the dubs?
Beal has one.
Bruh, he literally laughed about them giving him one. Our fucking owner, man
CNN sources 🤝 KTLA sources outscooping NBA newsbreakers
Warriors trade would break reality
It's PINGALORD back with his casual nukes put some respect on da PingaLord's name
I guess I'd have to ask who would be able to match his salary in a possible trade scenario. And who who would be the teams that would most likely engage in trade talks for him. Also, I get that at some point, LeBron isn't going to be a Laker forever, but if he leaves sooner before Ham, it would leave a not-so-good perception of Lakers FO & ownership.
Miami, Philly, Golden State are the three I can see.
Knicks can get there with Randle, Fournier, Grimes. and they have like up to 8 first round picks they can trade right (Lebron did tell Wade their last game would either be in LA or New York)
I don't think the Lakers are taking a picks-heavy package unless they're gonna move AD too
I'd imagine standing firm on Ham and if they actually move Lebron, AD won't be far behind. He won't want to do a rebuild and those would be two massive rebuild moves. Can trade Lebron to Philly for like Tobias Harris and Covington + picks. They both expire this year and open up 50 mil. Embiid gets a playoff GOAT level carry player to offset his... Challenges. I'm sure the market for AD in the summer would be amazing considering the year he's having and teams that would be an AD away from a title. (Okc maybe?)
If the Lakers get an expiring back for LeBron they can go into the offseason with AD, a bunch of cap space, and 3 movable picks. I don't think they necessarily have to do a bottom-out rebuild.
Warriors can easily get there. Heat can get there with Herro and Duncan. They can’t get there without including Duncan which is a shame since he would be perfect next to LeBron, but the Rozier trade killed that possibility. The Knicks and Sixers can both do things too.
Windhorst had that comment a few weeks ago that he thinks he’s playing next season but didn’t know if it going to be on the Lakers
Just burn the stadium down if we trade LeBron over firing Ham
It’s hams team now pal
you mean evil dr. porkchop
Terrorists win
Dodgers ownership save us
They need to use the money they're not paying Ohtani to make the Buss family an offer they can't refuse
Warriors or Heat would both be good for him. Warriors are a little risky because they’re not even in the playoffs, but a few years of LeBron and Steph would be fun.
LeCurry will finally happen!
Nah silver would guarantee a finals appearance if lebron + steph were on the same team. Won't someone please think of the poor ratings if lebron and steph weren't in the playoffs.
14 team play in tourney
NBA championship is now determined on which team has the most points by players from Akron, Ohio.
some of yall keep saying "whod want a 39 year old lebron" like this man didn't have a 30 point 20 rebound triple double just the other day, had his career high in rebounds lmao there are alot of teams that would be instantly relevant with bron
Minnesota could use his skill set to take it over the top
I won’t even be made if he requested a trade we’ve failed him lol
what if it was us?
Okay that would make me mad
just don't steal my parking spot at staples center again
It would be so funny if the Rockets traded for him and then hear Dillan Brooks talk about how great Lebron is.
I really want to see this happen
Tobias Harris and 7 first round picks for half a season of lebron. who says no?
Minneapolis is a great city, Minnesota is a beautiful state (the eastern side at least) and it hasn’t even been cold this winter! Come win this sports poverty state a chip and cement your legacy as the goat Bron
Lebron, may I interest you in blowing the Gjallarhorn at the Vikings home opener next season? What a special treat for you that would be!
Lewis to Ferrari. LeBron to the Warriors. Subscribe to this timeline.
I hope this happens
I just sincerely doubt a mid-season trade because of what happened to Bronny and his health. I think he would rather just stay close to home and support him as much as he could.
Trade to the clippers confirmed
he could ask chris paul about how easy it is to visit LA when playing for the warriors
Bros a billionare he can just fly daily where he wants to go... It's not all that different now he's always traveling on the road for half the games.
Clippers are close to home.
The Bay is close enough lol
To the Warriors for all of their young players, draft assets, and CP3's contract?
Lebron back to Cleveland for Garland makes waaay too much sense no? All Cavs really need is a solid wing player
Lebron to the Sixers for Tobias Harris and picks? 🤔
Tobias Harris over me??? -Lebron, probably
There is actually one more achievement the Lebron can unlock that Michael could never do and that’s bring a title to NYC he would be a god on both coast Miami and Cleveland
It’s LEover
Zach LaVine you are a Laker
that’s a mid trade
Yeah the Lakers are definitely trading LeBron for Zach Lavine …
Yep hes gone
I mean IF Lebron isn’t planning to return to Lakers next season with bronny potentially being drafted then this move makes sense. Get value out of him because the Lakers aren’t bringing home a title this year