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 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

Charania If you are a NBA team that has contending aspirations LeBron James according to my sources it is not a financially driven decision That means if you want to slot him in if you want to pitch him on a minimum pitch him on an exception pitch him on a non-max contract

Fischer The Knicks have shown some interest in LeBron James That is the word we just got back right now

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 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

Bleacher Report Jake Fischer Were being told there is some type of split faction in MIL right now among the major stakeholders for the Bucks the Celtics to our understanding are not willing to offer the same level of multiple years of draft capital that the Miami Heat are