LeBron James' Reported Lakers Trade Stance Amid Interest From 4 Teams originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is set to play in his 23rd NBA season after picking up his $52.6 million player option for 2025-26. However, the question is whether he'll be with the Purple and Gold franchise or with another team.

Several teams have already registered interest in Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James as a potential trade acquisition, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin.

Read more: Mavericks' Interest in Acquiring LeBron James Receives Major Update During the 2024-25 NBA season with Los Angeles, James played in 70 games. He averaged 24.4 points, 8.2 assists, 7.8 rebounds, and a steal per game, while shooting 51.3 percent overall and 37.6 percent from three-point range.

No, the Los Angeles Lakers haven't parted ways with LeBron James. He's still with the Lakers, slated to play this season on his $52.6 million player option. NBA Centel, the parody account, posted the fake news that has been viewed more than a million times.

Speculation is rife about a potential NBA trade sending LeBron James to the New York Knicks. A proposed swap involves Karl-Anthony Towns heading to the Lakers. The Knicks' president, Leon Rose, has ties with James,

NBA free agency is underway, and after a week, some notable names remain unsigned. That includes Jonathan Kuminga and Josh Giddey, who are both restricted free agents this summer.

After Paul's comments opened the trade speculation floodgates regarding the future Hall of Fame inductee, the Lakers have made it obvious that their 26-year-old superstar Dončić is viewed as the more important piece at this point in time, a wildly unfamiliar situation for James.

Upon further review, it appears the hat LeBron James was wearing while golfing in Cleveland last week doesn't mean he's destined to return to the Cavaliers for a third stint. Who would've thought?