LeBron James sent shockwaves through the NBA when he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers this summer without another All-Star free agent like Chris Paul or Paul George.
He could have pressured the front office to acquire another All-Star like Kawhi Leonard via the trade market, but James told Rachel Nichols of ESPN that he didn’t because he “loves the young guys.”
Should that change between now and the trade deadline in February, though, James could ask the front office to target a different All-Star in the Western Conference, because according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, James would like to play with Portland Trailblazers superstar Damian Lillard:
“LeBron wants to play with Damian Lillard.