LeBron James' Camp Felt Lakers Weren't Serious About Re-Signing Him

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• LeBron James' Camp Felt Lakers Weren't Serious About Re-Signing Him

  People close to LeBron James felt the Los Angeles Lakers were never genuinely interested in bringing him back, despite president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka claiming otherwise during an end-of-season press conference. James and the Lakers never met in the lead up to free agency. There were reports that James was prepared to take a significant reduction in his salary if the Lakers presented a plan of how they were going to approach improving their roster. During th...

  Publisher:RealGMArticle published: 2026-07-29 13:52:31 UTC

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• Lakers rumors: LeBron James’ camp thinks Rob Pelinka was lying about desire to bring him back

  It was just almost a month ago when LeBron James announced that he would be leaving the Los Angeles Lakers and playing elsewhere next season. It also took him about a month to decide where he’d be playing next, and he finally chose the Philadelphia 76ers. Throughout that process, the Lakers had been building their […] The post Lakers rumors: LeBron James’ camp thinks Rob Pelinka was lying about desire to bring him back appeared first on ClutchPoints.

  Publisher:ClutchPointsArticle published: 2026-07-29 14:09:40 UTC

• Lakers never seriously pursued LeBron James return

  The post Lakers never seriously pursued LeBron James return appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

  Publisher:TalkBasket.netArticle published: 2026-07-29 15:42:53 UTC