Lakers’ LeBron James Sends Cryptic Social Media Post: Trade Coming? Mavs Involved?
With the NBA trade deadline just eight days away, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has raised some eyebrows with his latest cryptic post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The Lakers lost to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, dropping them to 24-25 on the season, and James seemingly responded to that by posting an hour-glass emoji.
Is James simply saying it’s only a matter of time before the Lakers turn things around? Could he be saying it’s getting close to time for him to move on to a new situation? Or … maybe he’s just like us everyday individuals, simply counting down the minutes until lunch break.
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Regardless of what it actually means, James’ timing with his cryptic post is impeccable given how close we are to the trade deadline.
Here at DallasBasketball.com, we’ve discussed at length the idea of James teaming up with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving in Dallas. James has a great relationship with the star duo, and he’s also fond of Mavs head coach Jason Kidd, who won a championship with him in 2020 as a Lakers assistant coach. Not to mention, Irving attempted to recruit James to Dallas last summer while gauging his interest.
Given LeBron’s $47.6 million contract, a path to trading for him is harder for Dallas than potentially pursuing him in free agency this summer. In theory, the Mavs could trade Tim Hardaway Jr., Grant Williams, Maxi Kleber, Josh Green and their potentially super-valuable 2027 first-round pick for James.
LeBron has never been traded in his career, and it’s hard to gauge his trade value given that he’s 39 years old but also still one of the best players in the league. But as is usually the case with NBA stars, it will come down to what LeBron wants. If he wants to play in Dallas or somewhere else other than the Lakers, chances are, it will happen. Brace yourselves, because we could be in for an exciting and dramatic trade deadline.
