Or, heck, maybe it's the Dallas Mavericks themselves who are. After LeBron James opted into the final year of his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, speculation immediately began to run rampant regarding whether or not he would ask for a trade.

For being relatively quiet all offseason long, LeBron James seemingly has found himself in the news cycle on a near daily basis. Whether it's a hypothetical re

Instead, Pelinka went out and let key role player Dorian Finney-Smith walk out the door and then signed Jake LaRavia (averaged 6.1 points last season with the Sacramento Kings) and Deandre Ayton (someone who hasn’t applied himself on the court in at least four years).

The Lakers have indirectly made it clear that they're now building their roster for and around Luka Doncic and not LeBron James.