As LeBron James continues to rewrite historical past in his record-breaking twenty third NBA season, the query of what comes subsequent is quietly constructing throughout the league.
And if the Lakers legend decides he’s not completed enjoying after this 12 months, one acquainted franchise is able to welcome him house.
The Cleveland Cavaliers would “gladly welcome” James again this summer time if he chooses to return for a 3rd stint with the group that drafted him, based on Dave McMenamin of ESPN.
“A number of staff and league sources advised ESPN the Cavaliers would gladly welcome James again this summer time if he needed to return to Cleveland for his twenty fourth NBA season and third stint with the staff,” McMenamin reported.
The 41-year-old is in a contract 12 months with the Lakers after choosing up his $52.6 million participant possibility final June.
He has not but dedicated to enjoying past this season, however his manufacturing suggests he nonetheless has lots left.
Regardless of lacking the primary 14 video games of the 12 months with sciatica, James has performed in 28 video games and is averaging 22.4 factors, 6.7 assists, and 6 rebounds in simply over 33 minutes per evening.
Whereas the Lakers sit fifth within the Western Convention, uncertainty has surrounded James’ long-term future in Los Angeles. The franchise didn’t provide him an extension, and experiences surfaced that he was not knowledgeable upfront concerning the sale of the staff from the Buss household to Mark Walter, a transfer that reportedly did embrace new cornerstone Luka Doncic.
Nonetheless, Lakers common supervisor Rob Pelinka has publicly reiterated his hope that James finishes his profession in purple and gold.
“I’d love if LeBron’s story can be to retire as a Laker,” Pelinka mentioned earlier this season.
Cleveland, nonetheless, stays a logical different if James chooses to maneuver on. James already delivered the franchise its first championship in 2016 and stays an important participant in staff historical past.
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