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DEEP DIVE: HOW THE LUKA DONCIC ERA IS FORCING LEBRON JAMES OUT EARLY
At 41, LeBron James faces free agency. We analyse the Lakers' roster shift toward Luka and why Cleveland is the top destination.
The 21-12 Lakers have played better than you’d expect from just looking at the roster. All season, they’ve found ways to win, even if it hasn’t always looked smooth.
After Minnesota bounced them in the first round last spring, the Lakers’ weaknesses were obvious. They couldn’t protect the paint against Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert, and Anthony Edwards lit them up on the perimeter.
Rob Pelinka went to work. He grabbed DeAndre Ayton to shore up the middle and brought in Marcus Smart, who’s made a living on defence. They let Dorian Finney-Smith walk to Houston, choosing instead to sign Jake LaRavia. LaRavia doesn’t have Finney-Smith’s defensive reputation, but he’s more willing to shoot from deep, which gives him a different look.
Still, even with these tweaks, the Lakers feel a little awkward. Luka Doncic and LeBron James run the show, with Austin Reaves looking more and more like a future All-Star, but the pieces don’t always fit. They’re missing that big, athletic forward every contender seems to need. Ayton’s been better than most expected, but he’s not the kind of dynamic big man Doncic thrived with in Dallas.
There are nights when James, Doncic, and Reaves can’t seem to get in sync. Some losses have been flat-out ugly. But their talent usually wins out, and they’ve stayed afloat in a brutal Western Conference.
This past summer, the Lakers locked up Doncic for three more years at the max. They didn’t extend LeBron, though.
So here we are: LeBron’s 41, heading into free agency again. Reaves, at 27, is also up for a new deal, and it’s obvious the Lakers see him as a bigger part of their future than James.
No one knows what LeBron will do. Perhaps he will hunt for a new team for his record 24th season. Maybe he takes less money—his current deal pays $52.6 million, which isn’t exactly easy to match. Or maybe he finally retires. Even now, he’s still putting up good numbers: 20.9 points a night, shooting over 50%, with 6.5 assists and 5.1 boards in 16 games.
So, where does LeBron go from here?
Sam Quinn at CBS Sports thinks it all points to Cleveland. “If he took the minimum in Cleveland, it’s a much easier sell than a pay cut in LA,” Quinn writes. It wouldn’t feel like he’s sacrificing for a team moving in a new direction—he’d just be coming home and helping out after a rough year for the Cavs.
If LeBron heads back to Cleveland, it’d be his third stint with the Cavs. He already gave the city five Finals trips and a title. People expected Cleveland to be near the top of the East this year after going 64-18, but right now, they’re just 20-16, sixth in the conference. Injuries have hit them hard, especially with Evan Mobley, Sam Merrill, and Max Strus out, and Darius Garland’s been up and down. They could use LeBron’s scoring, even if his defence isn’t what it used to be.
James left Cleveland for the second time in 2018 and took the Lakers to two Western Finals and a championship. Now, as free agency looms, the question hangs: Does he run it back one more time in LA, or does the King finally go home for good?
UNLIKELY PRAISE: LUKA DONCIC SHOCKS FANS BY NAMING DILLON BROOKS HIS FAVORITE OPPONENT
Luka Doncic calls Dillon Brooks the NBA's best trash-talker as the Lakers prepare for the Spurs without their big three.
Lakers star Luka Dončić isn’t shy about who he likes competing against. When asked who talks the most trash in the NBA, he didn’t hesitate: “Dillon Brooks.” Not only that, but he said he actually enjoys playing against the Suns guard. “He’s been playing well this year,” Doncic added. That’s a bit of a twist, considering Brooks and LeBron James have been at each other’s throats all season.
Right now, the Lakers could use any bit of good news. Injuries have hit hard. Doncic, LeBron, and Austin Reaves are all out for their game against the Spurs. They’re still sitting fifth in the West, but this season hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing.
Drama follows the Lakers like a shadow, and most of it seems to swirl around LeBron. Brooks has made a habit of going after James every time the Lakers face the Suns, jawing at him from the opening tip. LeBron’s not a fan, and his teammates have always backed him up well, until Doncic decided to give Brooks a little credit. It’s not a shot at LeBron, but in L.A., even a compliment can turn into a headline.
As for Doncic, he’s doing pretty much everything for the Lakers this year. He leads the league in scoring, 32.8 points a night, while handing out 8.6 assists and grabbing nearly eight rebounds. He’s shooting better, too, up to 47.3% from the field. With him running the show, LeBron has had to adjust. The 41-year-old is still putting up solid numbers, but he’s not the main guy anymore. That’s new territory for him.
The Lakers just want to get healthy and make a push after the All-Star break. They’ll regroup, try to climb the standings, and hope the drama stays on the sidelines for once. But when the season wraps up, everyone’s going to be talking about LeBron’s future in L.A. For now, though, Doncic is just enjoying the battles, even if it means giving a little love to the league’s loudest trash-talker.
THE INSTAGRAM MOVE: WHAT JAKE PAUL ACTUALLY SAID IN JUTTA LEERDAM’S FIRST DM
"I can't stop crying!" Jake Paul reacts to Jutta Leerdam's historic gold medal in Milan. Discover how their romance first started.
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After Jake Paul celebrated his fiancée Jutta Leerdam's Olympic gold on Monday, the story of how they first connected has come out.
Paul, who fought Anthony Joshua in a Netflix event in December, was at the Games in Milan-Cortina to watch Leerdam compete in speed skating.
Leerdam, representing the Netherlands, had won silver at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. But after a fall during qualifying for the 1000m event, it seemed like she might miss the 2026 Games.
Paul said his heart is broken after seeing the accident, which put her Olympic hopes in doubt.
Even so, the 27-year-old was chosen to compete. On Monday, she won a gold medal in the 1000m race with an amazing performance.
Leerdam finished in 1:12:31, setting an Olympic record and beating her fellow Dutch skater, Femke Kok. She was emotional as she finished, and so was Paul, who was seen crying as he celebrated with his family.
He posted on X, formerly Twitter: Juttttttttttaaaaaaaa. I can’t stop crying. You did it, my love. Olympic Gold. God is great, and so are you.
Paul and Leerdam made their relationship public in April 2023. But they started talking on Instagram before that.
Leerdman said that Paul, the YouTuber-turned-boxer, messaged her first. He asked her to be on his podcast. She had been dating Dutch speed skater Koen Verweij for five years before.
“Jake sent me a DM on Instagram and asked if I wanted to be on his podcast,” Leerdman said in the 'Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson' documentary.
“And I was like, ‘Okay, let’s do it. Can be good, can be nice.’”
She said she didn't expect a romance to happen, but she found him to be the complete opposite of what people think.
Leerdman said, 'I never expected to date him, like, never.' Of course, I didn’t know a lot about him. I could only scroll on his Instagram and form an opinionase the whole world does. But he is the complete opposite.”
They announced their engagement in March 2025 and have been there for each other's important events, from big boxing matches to the Olympics.
In the documentary, he called her the most amazing woman there is, “a superwoman and the sweetest soul in the world.
Leerdman won the 1000 m world title twice, in 2020 and 2023. She was the first person from the Netherlands to win gold at this year's event.
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