On May 15, Beijing time, NBA celebrity Nick Wright said on the show: LeBron knows that the Lakers are afraid of his departure, because everything is at stake, and I encourage LeBron not to let the Lakers kidnap him, go to Dallas and stay where you should stay.
On May 16, ESPN celebrity Stephen A. Smith also said on the show: LeBron wants to play with his son, and if the Dallas Mavericks have Doncic, Irving, and Bronny, then the Mavericks are enough to recruit LeBron.
But this idea is crazy, crazy is not impossible because LeBron has always wanted to compete with his son, if the Mavericks can really choose Bronny, then LeBron has a reason to go to the Mavericks, of course, in this Mavericks he also has the possibility of continuing to impact the championship, after all, the Lakers have always refused to invest more.
At present, Irving is the only player in the playoffs among the older generation of stars, and he has not lost in his career.
The problem is that the 23rd pick in the first round of the Mavericks in 2024 is in the Knicks, the Mavericks are 58 picks in the second round, and the Lakers have 17 picks in the first round and 47 picks in the second round, and the Lakers' 17th pick in the first round is to be traded, and Bronny is unlikely to be selected in the first round, but the 58th pick in the second round of the Mavericks is lower than the 47th pick in the second round of the Lakers, so how to cut the beard? Cuban would have to pay for a second-round pick above the 47th pick to be successful.
LeBron can choose to jump out of the contract and become a free agent this summer, if he is willing to accept a lower salary to play with his son, it is the best, if he is not willing to the Mavericks, he can also sign and then trade, let me ask how strong is the starting lineup of Irving + Doncic + James + Washington + Gafford ?
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream