welcome to NBA Prime please like comment subscribe for more such videos do you think anyone can replace LeBron James the answer is big no no one can replace LeBron James there is only one person who can take LeBron James place and that person is himself the Los Angeles Lakers will have Superstar LeBron James on their roster for at least another season this off season the iconic forward agreed to a new contract with Los Angeles which will keep him with the team for next year he has a player option for the 2025 26 Season which could be his final in the NBA James has hinted at retirement in recent Seasons as he approaches the age of 40 even though James is getting older he is still among the NBA's best players but the Lakers must prepare for Life Beyond James Anthony Davis who is still signed on for several more seasons as a co-star will need to be joined by more Talent it appears like the Lakers are planning ahead Insider Kevin oconor stated on the ringer NBA YouTube channel that the Lakers intend to go all out after James retires Luca donic the standout guard for the Dallas Mavericks is apparently their top Target I've reported on this podcast and on the ringer how they have their sight set for Lucas donic in the future Kevin o'conor of the ringer stated on Friday during the mismatch at the 050 Mark let's see whether that succeeds Dallas recently Advanced to the final and with their Supporting Cast Dallas appears stronger than ever the Lakers are obviously still thinking long term at this stage because they aren't surrendering their future picks even though it might not work out they're not investing much in James as many teams would be inclined to do donic would give Davis a potent onew punch and the Lakers would be in the running for the championship long after James leaves but getting him out of Dallas might be a problem the Mavericks have a formidable supporting group behind donic and they recently made it to the NBA finals if the Mavericks stumble once more though donic might start to seek elsewhere he has three more years on his current contract with the Mavericks including a player option for $48 million in the final season Dallas would be forced to trade donic if he told the Mavericks he wouldn't sign a contract extension Los Angeles held on to their picks in 2029 and 2031 this summer possibly in case a transaction such to this materialized they might offer the Mavericks a draft selection in exchange for Dage alternatively Los Angeles might attempt to sign donic as a free agent if Dallas called his bluff the Lakers goal has always been to sign elite players and donic would confirm that though it is still improbable that Los Angeles will be able to acquire donic nothing in the NBA is unimportant thanks for watching don't forget to like comment and subscribe