LeBron James subsequent group odds: Might ‘The King’ Really Depart Los Angeles?

Are the Los Angeles Lakers contemplating buying and selling LeBron James?

In current days, there was some unexpected chatter about James’ future in L.A. And now, DraftKings Sportsbook has dropped odds for the longer term Corridor of Famer’s subsequent group.

What’s going on?

First, let’s check out the chances as of July 1. 

First regular-season minute performed to be for which NBA group (2025-26)

Lakers: -1000 (guess $10 to win $11 complete)
Mavericks: +600 (guess $10 to win $70 complete)
Cavaliers: +1000 (guess $10 to win $110 complete)
Bucks: +2000 (guess $10 to win $210 complete)
Warriors: +2500 (guess $10 to win $260 complete)
Knicks: +3000 (guess $10 to win $310 complete)
Clippers: +3500 (guess $10 to win $360 complete)

Normally, when there are odds obtainable for an incidence, it has at the very least a small probability of occurring. 

And though the Lakers are the heavy favourite to retain James, and James simply picked up his $52.6 million choice for subsequent season, the rumor mill is swirling round the concept that James might ask out of Tinseltown. 

In line with ESPN, James’ agent Wealthy Paul stated that a number of groups had reached out to him concerning James being obtainable on the commerce market. 

Paul additionally urged that he and James would analyze the Lakers’ roster on the finish of free company to find out if it might compete for a championship as constructed. 

James has a no-trade clause in his contract, that means it might be fully as much as him the place he landed in a possible commerce, and ESPN’s Brian Windhorst additionally reported this week {that a} commerce can be unlikely given James’ huge contract and what it might take for a group to accumulate James. 

Nonetheless, the chances exist. 

Second to the Lakers on the board are the Mavericks, who simply landed Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 decide, and simply final season traded Luka Dončić to L.A. for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first-round decide.

Third are the Cavaliers, the franchise that drafted James and one he led to a championship in 2016. 

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