{"id":88525,"date":"2025-08-13T01:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T01:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=88525"},"modified":"2025-08-13T01:53:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T01:53:02","slug":"report-nba-exec-provides-candid-answer-on-why-teams-dont-trade-for-lebron-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=88525","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: NBA exec provides candid answer on why teams don&#8217;t trade for LeBron James"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text_container_introduction\">\n<p>An NBA executive explained that teams like the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks never traded for LeBron James because he never requested a trade and makes way too much money.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text_container\" data-id=\"229204\" data-name=\"NBA exec provides candid answer on why teams don't trade for LeBron James\" data-is-premium-content=\"false\">\n<p data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"188\">Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0superstar\u00a0LeBron James\u2019 next career move has been one of the most talked-about topics in the NBA this offseason.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"337\">With rumors swirling that he might ask for a trade, multiple teams have been mentioned as possible destinations if such a scenario were to occur.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"550\">Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0superstar\u00a0LeBron James\u2019 next career move has been one of the most talked-about topics in the NBA this offseason.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"image_block\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/image-445084-any718x552.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"description\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\">Credit Getty Images via AFP &#8211; Scanpix<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"679\">One league executive also revealed why trade talks are almost impossible with LeBron at this stage, and the reason is simple.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"799\"><em>&#8220;He never requested a trade, and he makes way too much money,&#8221; the executive explained via the\u00a0Dallas Hoops Journal.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"972\">Last season, the 40-year-old LeBron played in 70 games, averaging 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 8.2 assists per game, proving he still has plenty to offer on the court.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"1074\">James is set to earn $52.6 million in 2025\u201326, the final year of his current deal with the Lakers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An NBA executive explained that teams like the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks never traded for LeBron James because he never requested a trade and&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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