LeBron James Sends Message to Cavaliers Executive Amid Trade Speculation
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Though he's currently a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, that didn't stop LeBron James from giving a shoutout to one member of the Cleveland Cavaliers front office on social media.
On Monday, ESPN NBA insider shams Charania posted on X that the Cavaliers had extended the contracts of president Koby Altman, general manager Mike Gansey, and assistant general manager Brandon Weems.
The post caught James' attention, and he promptly replied to Charania's post with a quote tweet congratulating Weems on his new deal.
"YESSIR!!! Congratulations to my brother B.Weems!! Super proud of u man 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾🤎," James wrote on X.
YESSIR!!! Congratulations to my brother B.Weems!! Super proud of u man 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾🤎 https://t.co/QDD6aZgBwn — LeBron James (@KingJames) July 14, 2025
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Though James' ties to the Cavaliers—a team he played for from 2003 to 2010, and again from 2014 to 2018—appear to be a thing of the past, he is still close with Weems, who Forbes' Evan Sidery pointed out is a close friend of the 21-time All-Star.
"For those wondering, Brandon Weems was LeBron James' high school teammate at St. Vincent-St. Mary," Sidery wrote. "Weems was hired by Cleveland a year after LeBron's original return in 2014 and became Assistant GM in 2022."
The timing of James' social media post is sure to have people talking as it was reported by NBA insider Scoop Robinson that the Cavaliers are one of four teams that reached out to James' agent Rich Paul about their interest in trading for him.
Hoops Wire also reported that Cleveland is interested in reuniting with James if he and the Lakers agree to a buyout this summer.
LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers in action against the New Orleans Pelicans at Crypto.com Arena on April 04, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers in action against the New Orleans Pelicans at Crypto.com Arena on April 04, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.More NBA/WNBA: Caitlin Clark Makes WNBA History Against Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings
The Cavaliers are coming off one of the best seasons the franchise has ever had, winning 64 games — the second-most in franchise history — along with clinching the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and earning just the eighth division title the team has ever won.
After dispatching of James' former team, the Miami Heat, in Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs, they fell 4-1 to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinal round. The Pacers fell in seven games to the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
Under Altman, Gansey and Weems' leadership, the Cavaliers drafted two of their top players in two-time All-Star point guard Darius Garland and 2025 Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley—both with top-five draft picks—plus traded for six-time All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, who led the team in scoring during the regular season (24 points per game) and postseason (29.6 ppg).
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