ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy Suggests Lakers Explores LeBron James Trade

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It's safe to say it's a fiasco for the Los Angeles Lakers.

<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "The team is 30-35, has lost oven straight and & nbsp;is not certainly not making the playoffs. Brandon Ingram is & nbsp;out for the season. Lonzo Ball is & nbsp;out for the season. LeBron James is & nbsp;we have minutes restrictionKyrie Irving & nbsp;feels sorry for him. "data-reactid =" 17 "> The team is 30-35, has not gotten off the road and is not really making the playoffs Brandon Ingram is out for the season Lonzo Ball is out for the season LeBron James is on Kyrie Irving feels sorry for him.

<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Everything falling apart" Luke Walton is & nbsp;almost certainly going to be fired this offseason, but the organization will likely be more moved to make. "data-reactid =" 18 "> Luke Walton is a member of the board of directors. moves to make.

According to one ESPN analyst, the Lakers should consider one of those moves to LeBron James trade. Yep, that's the point we've reached this Lakers season.

Jeff Van Gundy seriously suggests the Lakers trade LeBron James

In the first quarter of another Lakers loss against the Boston Celtics on Saturday, the topic of the team's future came up. Analyst Jeff Van Gundy dropped the idea of the Lakers ending James' tenure, to the disbelief of fellow analyst Mark Jackson, who we should have noted as a possible replacement for Walton.

The basic outline of Van Gundy 's idea: trade James to the Clippers, then go after Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis and / or Kawhi Leonard.

A quick transcript of the exchange:

<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Van Gundy: I think in the offseason, they need to rebuild this roster, right? And to me, it could be a trade for an Anthony Davis, or I think they need to explore trading LeBron for getting as much as they can."data-reactid =" 26 ">Van Gundy: I think in the offseason, they need to rebuild this roster, right? And to me, it could be a trade for an Anthony Davis, or I think they need to explore trading LeBron for getting as much as they can.

Jackson: What are you doing, seriously? No, seriously, what are you doing?

<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Van Gundy: You've got to get the right timeline. I'm going to say, if I could not trade it for the Clippers in cap space, which would give me a better chance to get Durant or Kawhi Leonard, would I not do that?"data-reactid =" 28 ">Van Gundy: You've got to get the right timeline. I'm going to say, if I could not trade it for the Clippers in cap space, which would give me a better chance to get Durant or Kawhi Leonard, would I not do that?

Jackson: OK, LeBron James is not getting traded. OKAY?

Van Gundy: You've got to put everything on the table.

Jackson: No, you can not.

So yeah, it seems that Van Gundy believes that the Lakers team was focused on Davis and one of Durant or Leonard would be better off by James. Safe.

<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Of course, there is no guarantee the Lakers get any of those players, and let's go to the four-year contract & nbsp;ostensibly so they can build around him, then kick him to the curb after one season. Any free agent would think twice about shaking Magic Johnson's hand if that happened. "Data-reactid =" 33 "> Of course, there is no guarantee the Lakers get any of those players. would be for the organization to sign James to a four-year contract ostensibly so they could build around him, then any other free agent would think twice about shaking Magic's Johnson's hand if that happened.

This is all obviously hypothetical now, but it's a very real indication of just how badly the Lakers' plans have failed this season.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 23: LeBron James # 23 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts during the first half of the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on February 23, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana.NOTE TO USER: User expressly admits and agrees that, by downloading and using this photograph, the user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman / Getty Images) — The Lakers trading away LeBron James would be … surprising. (Getty Images)

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