Lebron Jamesexcept unexpected decision against, wearing the Los Angeles Lakers jersey for the sixth season in a row and complete with them your 22nd course in the NBA. That despite the rumors that placed him in the orbit of the Dallas Maverickswho presumably would have been interested in the Los Angeles star at the request of Kyrie Irvingpoint guard for the Mavs and personal friend of Lebron.
However, the owner of the Dallas team, Mark Cubanrecently ruled out that possibility when asked about it in ‘The Really Good Podcast’ by Bobbi Althoff. the billionaire was emphatic in denying that the possibility existed that his team wants to recruit ‘King’ James to their cause.
“LeBron James is not in our plans”
Bobbi Althoff asked him about that rumor directly: “Is (LeBron James) in the Mavericks’ plans?”. And Cuban was blunt in his response: “No, I am not.” And he was questioned about it: “Are they trying to sign him?” To which Cuban gave a resounding response to settle the issue: “No, we have a guy named Luka Doncic”.
Do not block Doncic’s progression
Any of the owners of the nba dream of having Lebron James in his staff in the last years of his career. For what he still brings to the game, which is quite a bit to his 38 yearsand for the exponential media fallout that provokes in all the teams in which he has played. However Mark Cuban65, is clear that he does not want to truncate the progression or the weight in the team of luka doncicwho at 24 years old has earned being the franchise player of the Mavericks. His number one bet is the Slovenian prodigy.
Luka Doncic defends LeBron James in a game between the Lakers and the Mavericks.
The ex-madridista has played five seasons with the Mavericks accrediting averages of 27.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game with 46.6% shooting from the field and 33.8% from the perimeter. Luka also brought Dallas to the Western Conference Finals in 2022in which they lost to Golden State Warriors in five games. But the feeling is that Doncic hasn’t reached the ceiling of his potential yet.
Irving must assume his role as lieutenant
The Mavericks they also trust that Kyrie Irving increase your benefits and finally manage to complement yourself with luka doncic. They signed him last season to be an additional help for the Slovenian, but the experiment failed. They finished the season in eleventh place in the western conference with a poor record of 38-44. And what is worse, the balance of the matches in which Doncic and irving they played together it was a disappointing 5-11.
Nevertheless, Kyrie Irving declined his player option for 38.9 million in the 2023-24 season and renewed with the Mavericks for three years and $126 million. But before you sign that extension to your contract Mark Cuban made sure Irving assumed the Mavericks are Doncic’s teamthat the next campaign will earn a little more than 40 million of dollars in Dallas.
