In April, after the Los Angeles Lakers suffered a second straight playoff defeat at the hands of the Denver Nuggets, LeBron James was asked if he had played his last game with the franchise.
"I'm not going to answer that," James replied.
James let his signature do the talking in July, when the 39-year-old superstar inked a two-year, $104 million contract extension.
However, more questions have surfaced after a consequential summer that saw the team replace coach Darvin Ham with JJ Redick and select Dalton Knecht and Bronny James on draft night.