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The Dallas Mavericks feel very strongly about a potential LeBron James trade this season.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have built a very healthy relationship over the last seven years.

Cooper Flagg's rise in Dallas could prompt Nico Harrison to pursue LeBron  James in bold Mavericks trade

Since arriving in Los Angeles, James has taken the Lakers from being a lottery team all the way to the NBA championship in 2020.

However, after Luka Doncic joined the Lakers this year, James has fallen down in the hierarchy of importance within the Lakers organization.

As the Lakers make Doncic their priority over James, there are questions about his future with the team going forward.

 

One team that has had its eye on LeBron James is the Dallas Mavericks. In fact, Nico Harrison aimed to bring LeBron to the Mavericks earlier this year. But where does the GM stand now?

Kyrie Irving #11 of the Dallas Mavericks controls the ball against LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers in the first half of a NBA basketball game at Crypto.com Arena.

Dallas Mavericks won’t give up assets for LeBron James

According to Marc Stein, the Dallas Mavericks do hold interest in LeBron James, but they don’t want to give up core pieces for him.

Giving up several assets for James, who turns 41 years old this December, would be a bad strategy. However, if James is a free agent, the Mavericks would like to sign him to a minimum contract.

“Nothing has changed about the Mavericks’ stance when it comes to their interest in James… They have not tried to trade for him and do not want to try to trade for him if it means surrendering multiple rotation pillars for a player who turns 41 in December.

“If James suddenly became a free agent, they could sign to a minimum deal, that’s a different discussion. I believe strongly that they would want him in that scenario.

“But who really expects that to happen? James just earned All-NBA Second Team honors last season. Do you think the Lakers will just give up on this season and buy him out in August or September and set James up to walk to Dallas or Golden State, or New York? I don’t.”

Dallas Mavericks are an interesting option for The King

However, LeBron James does actually have an interest in playing for the Dallas Mavericks. He is very familiar with Kyrie Irving and Jason Kidd from his past, and has a strong relationship with Nico Harrison.

“I believe that James does have some genuine curiosity about playing in Dallas. Bear in mind that he is extremely settled off the floor in Los Angeles.

“It has been his family’s primary home base for the past seven years, and he is building a new home in Beverly Hills.

“To play elsewhere at this stage of his life and career could well require a landing spot that can provide a special level of comfort to take him away from all that.

“The Mavericks would seem to be uniquely suited to offer that, with so many people in Dallas he already knows well, from general manager Nico Harrison and coach Jason Kidd to former teammates Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving.”

The Dallas Mavericks would be an interesting destination for LeBron James. But as things stand, it’s hard to see the two sides come together.

If they change their mind, the Mavericks can offer a good package for LeBron. For now, James is going to be on the Lakers.