It's been a fruitful offseason thus far for the Los Angeles Lakers, who saw LeBron James opt in for the 2025-26 season and who addressed major needs by signing center DeAndre Ayton, Jake LaRavia and Marcus Smart.

Officially, LeBron James has yet to ask the Los Angeles Lakers to be traded orbought out of his contract. However, that doesn't mean the Lakers shouldn'texplore that path on their own.The post Lakers Urged To Trade LeBron James After Latest Rumors appeared firston Heavy Sports.

This comes as James’ agent Rich Paul put out a series of curious statements related to his top client’s future in Los Angeles and what appears to be hopes for trades. James to remain a Laker remains the most likely option, but the odds have shifted from -700 to -340 at the time of writing.