Sign or Trade for Lakers' LeBron? Luka, Kyrie's Mavs Have Top 5 Betting Odds

If LeBron James decides he wants to finish his career on a different team than the Los Angeles Lakers, the Dallas Mavericks have been listed as having top-5 betting odds to land the NBA's all-time leading scorer via trade or free agency signing.

Dalton Trigg | Jan 20, 2024

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By now, we've all heard the murmurs involving Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and the Dallas Mavericks. Last summer, Luka Doncic's co-star Kyrie Irving reached out to his former champion teammate to gauge his interest in potentially joining the Mavs.

Now, as the Lakers continue to be inconsistent with a 21-22 record just past the halfway point of the season, and some are unsure if the 39-year-old will finish his career in L.A. According to BetOnline.ag, the Mavs have top-5 betting odds of being James' next team via trade or free agency signing if he does decide he wants to leave the Lakers.

Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving — Chaz NBA / YouTube

On the list, the Mavs are tied with the New York Knicks for having the fourth-best odds at 6/1. The Chicago Bulls have the third-best odds at 5/1, the Cleveland Cavaliers have the second-best odds at 4/1, and surprisingly, the rebuilding San Antonio Spurs have the top odds at 3/1.

Out of all those options, it seems like the Mavs and Cavs would present James with the best chance to win at least one more championship before he retires. His potential fit with Doncic, Irving, fellow Klutch client Dereck Lively II and head coach Jason Kidd in Dallas speaks for itself. And going back home to Cleveland for a third and final stint with a roster that has been rebuilt nicely since he left in 2018 would also be a solid option.

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Given the insane amount of star power the Mavs would have with a trio of Doncic, Irving and James, all of whom have great relationships with one another, it's hard not to see Dallas as the real favorites to acquire James if he does leave the Lakers ... no matter what the betting odds say.

Published Jan 20, 2024

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.