The Lakers predicted to cut ties with the $109 million father-son duo via trade with the Warriors

The Los Angeles Lakers have struggled to stay competitive after looking like one of the best teams in the Western Conference in November.

In an unexpected move that would shock the leaguecould the Lakers trade a father-son duo to the Golden State Warriors this season.

“It seems unlikely that LeBron James would waive his no-trade clause, but if he does, any trade the Los Angeles Lakers make would likely have to include Bronny James,” Fansided’s Luke Norris wrote Friday.

“The upside here is that the Warriors were interested in bringing Bronny to San Francisco anyway, but chose not to so LeBron could realize his dream of playing with his son.”

“As you can see above, we’ve had the Warriors send Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, Lindy Waters and De’Anthony Melton to the Lakers to acquire the James gang. There should probably be a first-round draft pick in there as well.”

“Now it might not look like the Dubs are giving up that much. But you have to remember that while LeBron is still playing at an extremely high level, he’s also turning 40 on December 30th.”

“So it’s kind of hard to calculate exactly what his trade value might be at this point.”

“The Warriors have long dreamed of pairing James with Steph Curry and Draymond Green, and that could be enough to get it done. Wiggins has returned to form this season and Kuminga has also had a solid season so far.”

“Melton is out for the year with an ACL injury, but his expiring $12.8 million contract could still be attractive to the Lakers as long as there is draft compensation. And LA also comes out ahead as Waters is a better bench option than Bronny at this point.”

Although James has proven himself to be an impact superstar with the Lakers at age 39, he is not on track to win a championship in ’22.

James is pulling his weight early, averaging 23.0 points, 9.1 assists and 8.0 rebounds per game, but the Lakers’ consistency on both ends of the floor has been non-existent.

James’ son, Bronny, hasn’t had much success in the NBA, but he’s currently thriving in the G League and receiving valuable reps as the 55th pick in the 2024 draft.

The idea of ​​the first father-son duo in NBA history joining the Warriors is appealing.

However, given that the Warriors are preparing to trade Melton for Brooklyn Nets point guard Dennis Schröder, this specific trade proposal will not come to fruition.

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