This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as Shocking proposed 3-team trade sends LeBron James from Lakers to Mavericks. The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers are notorious trade partners after the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis swap in February. However, the two sides could combine on an even bigger deal this offseason.

The Los Angeles Lakers could be cutting ties with LeBron James and what they would get in return will shock you.

The Los Angeles Lakers were placed in West Group B for the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup with the Mavericks, Clippers, Grizzlies and Pelicans.

The Dallas Mavericks finally filled their coaching vacancies on Wednesday, with the hiring of the sixth and final coach. That coach is a three-time NBA All-Star.

Just ahead of the trade deadline, Dallas flipped five-time All-NBA First Team guard Luka Doncic, grappling with a lingering calf injury, to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package highlighted by 10-time All-Star center/power forward Anthony Davis.

LeBron James stirring up rumors about his future is seemingly a pastime for the four-time MVP. Earlier this offseason, James opted into a $52.6 million player option with the Los Angeles Lakers. It was a move that many assumed meant there was nothing to question regarding his future with the team,