Insider reveals asking price for Mavericks target, Lakers star LeBron James
However, from the Lakers' perspective, trading James is the only way it could make some sense. The Lakers have limited assets and nearly no draft picks to move on from.
Advertisement
If they could get two or more for James, they'd at least put themselves in a better position to pair Luka Doncic, the former Mavericks star, with more talent.
And according to a recent article from the Dallas Morning News, if the Lakers move on from him, executives and agents around the league believe the Lakers would be looking for multiple rotation players, whether it be from the Mavericks or another team.
'The Dallas Morning News spoke to several league executives, agents and team personnel during the first day of games in Las Vegas and there was one common sentiment: It would be extremely difficult for the Mavericks, and most teams, to acquire a player like James through a trade without parting ways with multiple rotation players,' they wrote.
While it's possible that James could be bought out, it's tough to see a scenario where that plays out.
Advertisement
Ultimately, the Lakers have to worry about their future, and if James doesn't want to play for them any longer, they should eventually be able to find a home for him.
MORE: Mavericks trade proposal lands 22.6 PPG scorer to replace Kyrie Irving
However, giving up multiple rotation players for a 41-year-old would be tough to justify in some sense from the Mavericks and other teams' perspective.
Of course, there's always the side of an argument that suggests that adding James brings other things to a team, as he's a massive figure, but that's something teams would have to figure out.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
6 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Agustín Ramírez plates two on RBI double
Agustín Ramírez brings in two more runners for the Marlins with a two-run double to center field in the bottom of the 9th inning
Yahoo
6 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Alex Bregman's three-run home run (12)
Alex Bregman tacks on to Boston's lead with a towering three-run home run to left field in the top of the 8th inning
Yahoo
6 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Wyndham Clark wanted Oakmont ban to stay private, happy to have path forward after U.S. Open locker room incident
Wyndham Clark opened up again about the U.S. Open locker room incident on Sunday, something that's dragged along throughout the golf world even now as the British Open wrapped up a month later. Clark was suspended from Oakmont Country Club outside of Pittsburgh last week after he smashed a locker during the major championship there last month. He missed the cut at the U.S. Open after climbing to 8-over at the midway point, and that led to an outburst in the locker room. Clark apologized for the incident the next week, and called it a 'mistake in a moment of rage.' But this week, Oakmont suspended Clark from the course until he meets certain requirements, like paying for damage, making a charitable contribution and attending 'counseling and/or anger management sessions.' That was laid out to Clark and course members in a letter from club president John Lynch. 'Obviously I feel terrible with what happened. I'm doing anything I can to try to remedy the situation,' Clark said after his final round at the British Open on Sunday. 'We're trying to keep it private between Oakmont, myself and the USGA. I'm just happy we have a pathway moving forward, and like you said, I'm hoping we can get past this and move on and hope there's no ill-will towards me and Oakmont.' As for why that letter was made public, though, Clark didn't seem too pleased. 'We were hoping it was going to be private,' he said. 'I'll just leave it at that.' The locker room incident was the second such outburst Clark has made this summer. He launched his driver into a sponsor wall behind a tee box at Quail Hollow Club during the PGA Championship after a bad shot. That left a big hole in the sign and actually broke his driver. Thankfully, nobody was behind him at the time. He apologized for that incident, too. Clark said he's had temper issues in the past, but he's trying to learn from the latest two outbursts. He also said it was a 'no-brainer' to pay for the damages he caused at Oakmont. 'I've been pretty open about my mental shift and change to get better, and I did that in '23 and '24, and then having a tough year and all the expectations and just frustration all coming together, and I did two stupid things,' he said. 'But one thing that it did do is wake me up and get me back into the person I know I am and the person I want to be. 'I hope those things don't reflect because I don't think they reflect on who I am, and going forward that stuff is not going to happen again.' Clark finished T4 at the British Open on Sunday with his final-round 65. That was his best finish at a major championship since he won the U.S. Open in Los Angeles in 2023. Clark now has two top-10 finishes on Tour this season. He entered Royal Portrush at No. 28 in the Official World Golf Rankings. Though Clark is currently banned from Oakmont, it won't be much of an issue for him for a while. The course isn't set to host the U.S. Open again until 2033, which is the final year that Clark can play in the tournament under his 10-year exemption he received for his win. 'That's up to them,' he said when asked if he'll get to play there again. 'I really don't know. I would hope so … I did something awful, and I'm really sorry for it. Hopefully they have it in their heart to forgive me, and maybe in the future I'll be able to play there.'
