Los Angeles Lakers Receive: G Collin Sexton, C/F Kevin Love, 2024 First-Round Pick (CLE), 2025 First-Round Pick (Swap – CLE), 2026 First-Round Pick (CLE), 2027 First-Round Pick (Swap – CLE)
Cleveland Cavaliers Receive: F LeBron James
Since we’re already living in a fantasy with this piece, we couldn’t resist going a little further.
LeBron James’ third return to the Cleveland Cavaliers would make for must-watch TV. The thing is, it would also make for quality basketball. In teaming with Evan Mobley and Darius Garland, he’d make his team instant title contenders.
Assuming, of course, that the Cavaliers kept them. Who knows if James may enter LeGM mode. Either way, there’s plenty to work with here to assemble a powerhouse team.
The Cleveland Cavaliers would be giving away control of their draft for years to come, but they’re landing LeBron James. They’ll live with it. In all likelihood, they wouldn’t be retaining Sexton anyway. They wouldn’t hesitate on this deal.
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The Los Angeles Lakers would. That’s why this won’t get done. Still, it’s reasonable value in a vacuum. In the real world, the Lakers will be doing whatever they possibly can to build another NBA champion around one of the best players in the history of the sport.
