NBA Trade Rumors: Will Lebron James Leave Cleveland Cavaliers? Kevin Durant Going to LA Lakers?
According to Stephen A. Smith, LeBron James could leave Cleveland in 2016.
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith says there's a chance he may, according to what his sources. He first told on ESPN Radio via The Big Lead:
"What everybody who's close to him continuously reminds me of is: 'don't you dare take LeBron for granted or think he's trapped into staying in Cleveland just because he came back. Don't put it past him that he'll get so annoyed that he'll leave again if he feels like he's being taken for granted, ran into the ground and, essentially, misused."
However, according to Adrian Wojnarowski from Yahoo! Sports there is little chance that the superstar will leave the Cavs again. When was asked where LeBron James would go if he left Cleveland, Woj replied:
"Infamy. That'll be the final stop in his NBA career if he left Cleveland again," Woj stated. "Ignore any threats being made, whether they're being used as leverage in Cleveland or come from outside of his circle."
However, many speculate that Lebron isn't too happy with his current situation. He tweeted "It's this simple. U can't accomplished the dream if everyone isn't dreaming the same thing everyday. Nightmares follow." last Sunday. No one one what he is referring to exactly but one can guess that he is not too happy with his team situation. (Also, they fired their coach David Blatt a while ago). Not only that there are rumors that Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love may leave the Cavs next season.
At the same time, there's a rumor that the Lakers are trying to bring OKC superstar Kevin Durant to the team once he becomes a free agent.
Or is there any chance both Lebron James and Kevin Durant will go to LA Lakers together? Will that be enough to stop the Warrior's crazy run next year?
Remeber Smith also said on ESPN's first take on Friday "I will tell you this: LeBron never once promised to retire a Cleveland Cavalier. His mission is to come back and deliver a Championship to the city of Cleveland, I don't see him departing before that happens unless he believes there's no hope or something else happens with Dan Gilbert."
If Lebron has left the Cavs once before why not twice?