The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off one of the NBA's most stunning trades, acquiring Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks this past season, signaling a significant shift away from LeBron James as their centerpiece star.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James praises Kevin Durant for this aspect of his game that has shown no signs of declining.

The Dallas Mavericks were instantly brought up as a team who could be interested in LeBron James, given that they have two of his greatest co-stars of all time in Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving. Jason Kidd was also an assistant on the Lakers team that won a championship in 2020, so there would be a lot of familiarity.