Windhorst It's been communicated to me that the number one thing for LeBron next season is happiness not money I have clearance to use this quote attributed to Rich Paul 'The Lakers are not and will not annoy us'

Windhorst Lakers reached out to LeBron to LeBrons representative to Rich Paul and said Wed like to have LeBron back OK But there have been no further talks as of today when I got this update LeBron has not you know made himself available to meet with the Lakers yet

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 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

Pat McAfee Show Rich Paul reveals that 10-12 teams have reached out to express interest in acquiring LeBron James

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

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