The Lakers have had zero trades in the middle of the season for three consecutive years, and it is not so much a step-by-step process as it is that no team is willing to make an unequal trade with the Lakers. The Lakers' problem is not whether to trade, even if the trade is exchanged for better players, Vogel should not have much ability to knead the lineup into a championship-winning ability. Although some media believe that the Lakers will pick up leaks in the buyout market and strive to be selected in the second place, this may be self-consolation, for James and Thick Eyebrows, this season should be over, and the rest should be to stay healthy and brush the data.
Of course, the Lakers are not without a chance to complete the whistle trade, but the bad Pelinka actually messed up, the Knicks and Raptors are willing to make a three-way trade, just need the Lakers to send potential new star Tucker Jr. and a second round pick, will get the Knicks two good outside players, respectively, Burks and Reddish. However, Pelinka eventually returned empty-handed, so what exactly he talked about in communication with James and whether he satisfied James with the state of zero trade is not known for the time being. However, some media have tried to interpret James's statement in the All-Star Game, believing that James may be returning to the Cavaliers.
Specifically, when James chose the Cavaliers core Garland, he solemnly described his thoughts with Durant, James believes that he has left the Cavaliers twice, this time he can return to the former home to play the All-Star game, he needs the Cavaliers' strongest player to accompany him, so as to save some of the Cavaliers fans who do not like it, so I hope that Durant will not compete with him for Garland. Some media think that James is laying some foreshadowing of his return, at least this kind of thinking exists in his mind, otherwise he would not have said so many heartfelt words for Garland.
Obviously, this should be a bit of an over-interpretation, James will never hide it, if he wants to go back, just talk to the Lakers directly, the Cavaliers are willing to welcome back this proud son of heaven at any time. In particular, James never planned to stage a retirement tour on the Lakers, and the best stage was definitely in the Cavaliers. It's just, why should James leave the Lakers now? The only reasonable explanation is to continue to compete for the championship, after all, there are still two championships between Jordan and a championship gap between Kobe Bryant, and at the end of the year, he will turn 38 years old, and there are really not many chances of winning the championship.
James has two years left on his contract with the Lakers, and the most feasible thing to do is to jump out of the contract next year, and there will be no obstacles to returning to the Cavaliers. But James' business career is currently in full swing in Los Angeles, which may be a bit difficult to let go. Therefore, it depends on whether James wants honor or business, especially after the Cavaliers build the three giants of Garland, Mobley and Allen, they do have the possibility of winning the championship, and returning to the Cavaliers is far more likely than the Lakers to win the championship. Some fans also have an expectation that James will return to the Cavaliers to continue to win the championship, and the Cavaliers will strive to select Brownie to enter the team, so that the NBA's first father and son on the same stage has become a reality. It's the ideal situation, but it's really hard, at least not for now, and it's not clear that James is going to return to the Cavaliers in the near term.