First Take Windhorst theorizes that the Lakers' inaction this offseason is purposeful possibly to drive LeBron to request a trade 'The Lakers are essentially viewing LeBron as an expiring contract What happens to expiring contracts in the NBA They are viewed as trade pieces

Windhorst If LeBron Doesnt Make Up His Mind Soon Hell Likely Be Out Of LA If LeBron isnt ready to make up his mind the consequence is increasing the chance of the Lakers moving on I think LeBron fully understands that

Windhorst LeBron's intention is to play and the focus right now is making a deal with the Lakers They are negotiating I think he's going to try and make a deal with the Lakers The league generally believes the two sides are going to come together

Windhorst The Los Angeles Lakers would be very open to the prospect of trading LeBron James for Jarrett Allen

Rich Paul just plainly laid out Lebron's options on his podcast

Bill Simmons on LeBron's Free Agency I haven't seen this possibility mentioned yet What if he doesn't pick anybody what if he just says I'm gonna take my time with this watch the league play golf stay in shape and have people keep talking about this for the next 6 months

Fischer There is definitely a lot of belief around the leagues around Los Angeles stemming out of Klutch Sports that LeBron has so many outcomes on the table here It might even be more likely than not that he leaves Los Angeles than stays with the Lakers