If you have remained a Cleveland Cavaliers fan since LeBron James departed the franchise for a second time back in 2018, you would know that, despite the varying degrees of success the team has endured since then, the main question on everyone’s mind has been whether and when LeBron would end his career in the Wine and Gold. As the Los Angeles Lakers were just swept in the second round by the Oklahoma City Thunder, interest in LeBron’s final destination in his career is once again at the forefront
of many minds.
In an interview with 92.3 The Fan, Bill Reiter joined and described the current situation between the Lakers and LeBron James. Reiter distilled the situation between LeBron and the Lakers to the current dynamic of the locker room. “I know that they (LeBron and Luka Doncic) don’t get along very well”. Reiter then went on to elaborate on what is causing this rift. “He doesn’t do well in a locker room that is toxic…LeBron wants to be the guy and Luka wants to be guy”. Reiter described the current situation as “awkward” and “weird”.
The dynamic of any locker room appears to be decided by LeBron. Reiter went on describing “he (LeBron) is the sun, the physics of any locker room he is a part of, and bend to his will. Bend in a good way when he is happy, and bend in a bad way when he isn’t.”
This is where the Cavaliers enter the picture as a team, where this would “bend in a good way.” Reiter posed that “being in Cleveland with James Harden, who he is close to, and being with Donovan Mitchell…who loves LeBron, would be a happier situation for LeBron.”
This isn’t the first time that the two have been linked for this reason. It has always made sense why Cleveland would be alluring to LeBron. The team has been in the upper echelon of the Eastern Conference for the better part of a half-decade. The roster is built to contend for championships. It feels like, especially with Harden now in the picture, that the players on the roster would be appealing to LeBron James.
There would obviously be various hoops to jump through for this reunion to take place. It is not a simple cut-and-paste LeBron from LA to Cleveland. However, there will be tons of offseason discussion where these various routes will be discussed in further detail.
Right now, LeBron says he doesn’t know what he’s going to do next season. It’s something he’s going to discuss with his family.
As the Cavaliers are currently battling with the Detroit Pistons tied at 2-2, the Cavaliers will keep their eyes on moving on to battle the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals. Until then, quotes like these simply acknowledge that the Cavaliers appear to have various approaches available if they bottom out in the postseason.
