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Can LeBron leave the Lakers? All scenarios
For the first time since arriving in Los Angeles in 2018, LeBron James has revealed some dissatisfaction with how things are going for the Lakers. But with another year of contract with the yellow and purple, how plausible is a goodbye from him? All the scenarios for the future of the King (and Anthony Davis)
LEBRON’S DISSATISFACTION | That James is not happy with the situation at the Lakers is not even a hypothesis: just read his statements after the heavy home defeat with the Milwaukee Bucks, when he admitted without turning around that this team does not have the means to win the title. An opinion clearly expressed even in private (and made known in the media), but which was not accepted by the management
Although James expected some moves at the deadline, the Los Angeles Lakers remained stationary without making a single exchange. In particular, they did not want to sacrifice the choice to Draft 2027, that is to say their best available asset, focusing everything on the buyout market (which at the moment, however, has not yet brought signatures). An inaction that surprised everyonestarting with LeBron and Anthony Davis
To further crack the relationship between the management led by Rob Pelinka and the stars of the team were also the words of the GM, who said he had (not) acted at the deadline with the approval of his superstars. A phrase that has been strongly denied by circles close to Klutch Sports, Rich Paul’s agency that looks after the interests of James and Davis, showing the first crack of a relationship so far solid enough to lead them to decide several moves for the Lakersstarting with Russell Westbrook’s (disastrous) one
