There’s a movie script somewhere that says LeBron James is supposed to finish his NBA career playing for the New York Knicks.
This past season showed just how passionate the Knicks fanbase can be when they are good, with Madison Square Garden rocking every night of the playoffs.
And now, it’s believed that there’s at least a chance James might request a trade if he doesn’t like how the rest of the Lakers’ offseason goes.
Bleacher Report ranked the possible trade destinations for James and put the Knicks at No. 1. Here’s their logic:
Of all the potential trade destinations for the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, the New York Knicks make the most sense.
The Knicks were just two games away from reaching the NBA Finals this past season, have enough trade chips to send to the Los Angeles Lakers while keeping most of their core in place and, last we checked, still play in the Eastern Conference. James has gone on record saying that he’s considered playing for the Knicks as a free agent earlier in his career.
If James wants to play in his self proclaimed favorite playground, this may be his last chance.
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The actual trade package pitched for a deal: OG Anunoby, Mitchell Robinson and “some small salary filler” for James.
The plus for the Lakers would be that Anunoby and Robinson would both fit Luka Doncic’s timeline better in Los Angeles.
It’d be a heavy win-now move for the Knicks.
They’d have a starting five of Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart, Karl-Anthony Towns and LeBron. Yeah, that sounds pretty good.
This won’t actually happen unless James requests a trade, but if he does, keep an eye on the Knicks.
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