Dave McMenamin: Now, I’ve checked in with each the Lakers and LeBron’s camp on this one. For the Lakers, it’s enterprise as normal. They’ve motivation to compete on the highest stage and maximize not simply LeBron’s timeline, however they need to compete now with Luka Doncic. Some have said that the true cause of this situation was the Lakers not offering LeBron a contract beyond next season. But Rich Paul told me that they never asked for one. Paul also made it clear to me that LeBron has not asked for a trade. And Paul hasn’t even discussed the possibility of wanting a trade in the future with the Lakers. Paul did inform me that 4 groups contacted him with curiosity in buying and selling for LeBron. So now we wait. The Lakers have a full roster to have a choice to make on Shake Milton’s contract by July twentieth. Additionally they have three expiring contracts in Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, who’s right here tonight, and Maxi Kleber, plus their 2031 first-round draft choose they’ll use in commerce situations. Now, I requested LeBron simply earlier than tip off if he’d like to affix the published to debate every part, and he informed me, quote, “I ain’t obtained nothing to speak about, guys.”
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