The future of the Los Angeles Lakers is precarious on a biblical scale, like a Beverly Hills mansion built on sand. The unstable nature of this team has NBA beat writers scrambling to account for every possible scenario, whether it be a Russell Westbrook trade demand, Anthony Davis move, or even a LeBron James deal.
Jason Reed of Lake Show Life proposed that the Los Angeles Lakers could end up dealing LeBron to prevent the King from exerting his control over the team and holding the franchise hostage with his infamous 1+1 contracts.
Instead of waiting to see if LeBron will leave them in free agency, dealing LeBron would ensure that the Lakers receive something in return and could still pay lip service to the King if they so choose.
The deal Reed proposed sees LeBron heading back to Cleveland to take over a budding young squad that nearly made the playoffs this year. The full details see the Lakers receive Collin Sexton (in a sign-and-trade), Kevin Love, two first-round picks, and one future first-round pick swap in return for James.
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With this deal, the Lakers could keep their reputation despite trading one of the greatest players in league history without warning. They send LeBron back home to a squad chock full of young talent that he could potentially lead to a championship.
Los Angeles would be sending him to the best possible team without stripping his new squad of all of their assets.
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Collin Sexton gives the Lakers a new potential franchise cornerstone, a young guard with a knack for putting the ball in the hoop and a revered intensity on both ends of the court.
Kevin Love is included purely for salary reasons, but his expiring contract will free up money for a franchise that hasn’t been major players in free agency since LeBron arrived.
