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Lakers sign-and-trade idea sends LeBron James to Warriors for $60 million All-Star, NBA champion originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ star forward, LeBron James, is reportedly meeting with the Golden State Warriors this week to discuss a potential blockbuster signing.
Allowing James, an unrestricted free agent, to walk in free agency without getting anything in return would be a devastating development for the franchise.
Fortunately for Los Angeles, The Athletic’s John Hollinger has a captivating sign-and-trade idea for the franchise that could pay dividends for them in the long run. Hollinger’s hypothetical offseason concept would send James to the Warriors for a 7-foot-2 All-Star and NBA champion center.
“If the Lakers wanted Porzingis, he could also be an outbound sign-and-trade salary in a deal that brought James to Golden State," Hollinger wrote Monday.
"However, it would be difficult for James to make more than the nontaxpayer midlevel exception unless Moses Moody's salary were also included in that deal.”
Swapping James for Porzingis, who just signed a two-year, $40 mllion contract extension to return to the Warriors, looks decent for Los Angeles on paper. However, it would likely benefit Golden more than the 17-time NBA champions.
When players regularly find themselves in ‘he’s highly productive when healthy’ conversations, it’s never a good sign. Porzingis is one of the most injury-prone centers in the league, which isn’t a positive for a Lakers squad that needs high-level stability at the center position.
The former New York Knicks star only appeared in 32 games with the Atlanta Hawks and Warriors last season, averaging 16.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field and 33.8% from beyond the arc.
If Porzingis is the best frontcourt option for the Lakers, they may be in trouble this summer.
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