It’s been eight years since LeBron James took his talents to Southern California to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s been a good run, and he even won a championship there, but all good things eventually come to an end.

Per NBA insider Ethan J. Skolnick, that end is already here. Talking on SiriusXM NBA Radio, he pointed out that the Lakers were acting like a team that was trying to get rid of him.

LeBron James’ days with the Lakers might be coming to an end

“This feels to me like the Lakers want to get out of LeBron James’ business. They want to pivot. He doesn’t like not to be celebrated,” Skolnick said. “It just feels like he recognizes he’s not their priority anymore, and that’s created some tension, some friction, and that’s why we’ve seen Rich Paul come out and said and hinting things in this regard.”

The Lakers didn’t offer him a contract extension or another deal, so he can essentially become a free agent after this season. His agent, however, clarified that they didn’t ask for an additional year, either.

Despite all that, Rich Paul made it loud and clear that James has a no-trade clause and hasn’t requested a trade, so even if he does leave, it might not be this season.

LeBron James could return to Cleveland, but not this year

With that in mind, other teams will be keeping tabs on James. Assuming he doesn’t retire after this season, he will have multiple suitors in free agency, even at this age. Per Cavaliers Nation, an unnamed NBA executive believes that list could include the Cleveland Cavaliers:

“Next season is a big year for Cleveland,” the executive said. “Tyrese [Haliburton] is out. Jayson [Tatum] is most likely out. The East is wide open. It’s there for the Cavaliers to take. They should win the conference next season. There’s no excuses. And once you get to the Finals, anything can happen. I actually think they match up really well against OKC.”

Of course, they might only be interested in making a run at James if they fail to go the distance this season, given that James’ relationship with the ownership hasn’t always been good:

“I’ll tell you this right now: If the Cavaliers don’t win it all next season, I can see them going hard after LeBron. Everyone knows Dan [Gilbert] wants to win a title without him, but if they can’t, adding LeBron to that group would be a cheat code. I know he’ll be 42, but it’s LeBron. He will always be an elite force,” he added.