NBA Rumors: LeBron James interests Dallas Mavericks!
After exercising his player option with the Lakers, the future of LeBron is uncertain both for this year and for 2026
In the last 24 hours, before the start of the 2025 NBA Free Agency, LeBron James has been the main focus of the league. The Los Angeles Lakers star committed to the franchise by exercising his $52 million player option for the upcoming season.
This means the Lakers will have much less flexibility in Free Agency. In the end, a contract like LeBron's, coupled with Luka Doncic's, greatly reduces the salary cap space.
However, for LeBron James, the deal is optimal: he secures another year earning a fortune and playing for a championship-contending team. But what will happen next season? According to NBA Rumors insider Jovan Buha, the Dallas Mavericks want LeBron to play a season with the Texas franchise.
"There have been rumors, I would say, in the general NBA atmosphere for the past week or two about LeBron and Dallas," said Buha.
James joining the Mavs would revolutionize the competition, not only due to what happened with Luka Doncic's trade, but also with the prospect of him ending his NBA career alongside Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving, and even Cooper Flagg.
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