Surprisingly, teams may not immediately call the Los Angeles Lakers if they place superstar forward LeBron James on the trade block. ESPN’s Bobby Marks, a former Brooklyn Nets assistant general manager, said “there isn’t” a trade market for the four-time champion on a Monday episode of ESPN’s “Get Up.” “Yesterday, I talked to numerous teams and asked that same question,” Marks said when asked if they would trade for James. “The unanimous answer was no, they wouldn’t.” The problem could be the potential asking price for James, who is entering the final year of his contract with the Lakers. His deal also has a no-trade clause, which he must waive to facilitate a trade. For example, Marks said James’ former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, would potentially have to trade six players to land him for one year. Things would change if James agreed to a buyout with the Lakers, but it doesn’t appear he’ll do that after exercising his $52.6M player option for the 2025-26 season. That doesn’t mean the future Hall of FaRead More
Former executive’s comment about LeBron James’ trade market may raise eyebrows
