Reports indicate that as many as four different teams have expressed interest in trading with the Los Angeles Lakers to acquire LeBron James, but Doug Gottlieb thinks these rumors are sus. The idea that there is any real interest in LeBron from the rest of the league doesn’t quite track and it is most likely an effort by his agent, Rich Paul, to increase his bargaining position.
Doug Gottlieb: “I don’t know for a fact, but I’m pretty sure this is all a creation of Rich Paul…The report is that multiple teams have inquired about LeBron James, and my report back to you is; without any source close to it, this is all created by LeBron James and Rich Paul and their camp. And whether they’re pissed, trying to get bought out, maybe trying to get traded, I don’t know!”