

It’s easy to see why the superstar returning to his hometown to finish his career would be appealing. LeBron’s former team is 31-20 and the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference right now. Kendrick Perkins recently said that the superstar should consider going back to the Cleveland Cavaliers. This isn’t the first time that idea of LeBron ditching the Lakers has come up. "He left twice… he'll leave again." tells & his thoughts on LeBron's future /xsxCbUd1qXĪLL the latest Los Angeles Lakers news straight to your inbox! Join the Heavy on Lakers newsletter here! “I don’t know if it’ll be Cleveland, could be somewhere else, but he left twice … he’ll leave again.” to get it,” Oakley said on Sirius XM NBA Radio. “He definitely wants to win a championship before he retires, and he might have to leave L.A. If he hopes to win another championship, it may not happen with this Lakers squad.įormer New York Knicks All-Star Charles Oakley believes that LeBron could look to play for another team before he retires to ensure he wins another championship. At 37-years-old, he only has so many years left as an elite player. With there seemingly being no way to get off the Westbrook contract for this season or next, it’s possible that LeBron will see the writing on the walls. Last season, the team missed both LeBron and Davis for much of the season but still looked better than they do now. Needless to say, he hasn’t helped the Lakers win much. LeBron James and Anthony Davis have missed multiple games due to injury but Westbrook has been around for all 51.

The team is 24-27, the ninth seed in the Western Conference and have not been consistent all season. The Los Angeles Lakers took a major gamble on Russell Westbrook this offseason and it quickly blew up in their faces.
