There isn’t a precedent for what happens when LeBron James gets eliminated in the first round of the NBA Playoffs because, well, it’s never happened before, but it’s safe to assume that changes will be made around him if the Los Angeles Lakers are eliminated by the Phoenix Suns this week.
That could mean a change at the head-coaching position, as it famously has been in the past with underperforming James-led teams, but it’s more likely that it would be a trade — specifically, a trade involving one of the few salary ballasts on their roster, Kyle Kuzma.