Lakers star James returned to Cleveland yesterday to watch the Cavaliers-Celtics series G4 live, prompting a flurry of speculation, including whether James will return to the Cavaliers?
James has a player option that allows him to jump out of his contract and sign freely with the Cavaliers, but with the latter's current salary structure, they will struggle to absorb James' salary of more than $50 million, and they will have to trade to welcome back the team's all-time best player.
Changing ideas, if James is determined to return to the Cavaliers, as the current club's Lakers, he can adopt the method of signing first and then exchanging. The American media "Sporting News" put forward such a set of trading plans:
Lakers sent - Vincent, James
Knights sent out - Garland, Aaron
For the Cavaliers, the combination of Mitchell and Garland is not very compatible, and it is difficult to achieve the effect of 1+1>2.
James can regain his familiar playmaking style of play, while Mitchell can play the role of Irving as a scorer on the offensive end, and with Mobley's growth, the Cavaliers will regain the ability to compete for a championship and challenge for a second championship trophy in franchise history.
For the Lakers, if they trade James, it is definitely worth it to be able to welcome back a 24-year-old All-Star point guard. Garland is averaging 23.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game this season, shooting 44.6% from the field and 37.1% from three-point range.
In addition, Allen is averaging 16.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game this season, and the 26-year-old, 211cm tall center will give the Lakers a pure No. 5 position, and let Davis return to his more comfortable No. 4 position play, and both are outstanding in the ability to protect the frame, and the two-tower combination will build a no-fly zone for the Lakers inside.
In this trade package, even if the Lakers lose James, they can still remain playoff-level competitive, and overall it looks like a win-win trade package. So what do you think as a fan? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area and say your opinion!