Brian Windhorst on LeBron future I have specifically spoken to people on both sides of the negotiation what do you think his value is in the 2026-27 NBA season' Warriors or you know the Cavs or Team X would take him for the Mid Level Exception or the minimum

16th April 2026 3:57pm

152 upvotes • 175 comments • 1280×700p resolution • 13.50 MB

View on Reddit

Tags

LeBron

Related Clips

Windhorst Hes only worth 30M instead of 50M youre not getting that from LeBron James LeBron James doesnt believe in that and I dont expect him to accept that If youre the Lakers and if you force LeBron to leave hell go somewhere else and play for less money

Windhorst Hes only worth 30M instead of 50M youre not getting that from LeBron James LeBron James doesnt believe in that and I dont expect him to accept that If youre the Lakers and if you force LeBron to leave hell go somewhere else and play for less money

1.2m
Fischer Last Tuesday I said that there were many people around the league who thought that LeBron should take a veteran minimum salary It does not sound like that is actually in the cards at all I wanna be very very clear about that after some text messages and phone calls I received

Fischer Last Tuesday I said that there were many people around the league who thought that LeBron should take a veteran minimum salary It does not sound like that is actually in the cards at all I wanna be very very clear about that after some text messages and phone calls I received

25s
Charania The Lakers have made it clear that they want him back but the one thing I do know is that multiple contenders are already circling If LeBron is really going to hit the open market and decide and have a true free agency he's not going to have a shortage of teams

Charania The Lakers have made it clear that they want him back but the one thing I do know is that multiple contenders are already circling If LeBron is really going to hit the open market and decide and have a true free agency he's not going to have a shortage of teams

59s
Donovan Mitchell told Marc Spears of ESPN to stop the trade speculation and that he wants to return to Cleveland and work on his next deal Mitchell becomes eligible for a 4YR272M contract extension on July 7 or if he waits until 2027 a 5YR350M contract with a no-trade clause

Donovan Mitchell told Marc Spears of ESPN to stop the trade speculation and that he wants to return to Cleveland and work on his next deal Mitchell becomes eligible for a 4YR272M contract extension on July 7 or if he waits until 2027 a 5YR350M contract with a no-trade clause

47s
Charania I do know a lot of teams are calling LeBron and his camp I spoke to Rich Paul last week and he told me every contender in the NBA has essentially placed a call since the season ended

Charania I do know a lot of teams are calling LeBron and his camp I spoke to Rich Paul last week and he told me every contender in the NBA has essentially placed a call since the season ended

1.1m
On ESPN Cleveland radio a Cavaliers fan called with inside information that LeBron James will return to Cleveland for a third time Charles Oakley came to my bakery all the time he told me he met with Maverick Carter last week and he told me LeBron James is 95 percent coming to Cleveland

On ESPN Cleveland radio a Cavaliers fan called with inside information that LeBron James will return to Cleveland for a third time Charles Oakley came to my bakery all the time he told me he met with Maverick Carter last week and he told me LeBron James is 95 percent coming to Cleveland

29s