Rumors have him leaving LA, LeBron reveals how he is a massive help for team

The Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James may be 39 years old and many have been thinking he is getting close to retiring, but the forward continues to give great performance after great performance showing dominance in the game.

His great level had the Warriors and Sixers actually attempting to get him before the trade deadline happened, as recently revealed by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelbourne. But James isn't tradeable and despite the star having the possibility of becoming a free agent this summer, he is set to stay in LA for at least another year.

“Rich Paul told Lacob and Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy Jr., that James had no interest in a trade and wanted to remain a Laker, sources said,” Wojnarowski and Shelburne wrote. “When Dunleavy reached out to Lakers GM Rob Pelinka in those pre trade deadline hours, Dunleavy had been told the same: The Lakers wanted to keep James, sources said.”

James is focused on the Lakers how they have improved this season and how they have been playing in recent games: "We haven't turned the ball over. Offensively, everybody has been sharing the ball, everybody has been in a good rhythm. And then defensively, we've been on a string and if anything breaks down, the Defensive Player of the Year cleans it up for us. So definitely playing some good ball."

The Warriors and Sixers could pursue LeBron again in the offseason

“The Warriors could revisit a pursuit in the offseason when James holds a $51.4 million player option on his contract for 2024-25,” Wojnarowski and Shelburne wrote. “If James returns to the Lakers, he’ll likely do so by declining that option and re-signing with L.A. on a new deal that would allow him an annual raise. James remains focused on returning to the Lakers in the offseason, sources told ESPN, but undoubtedly there will be many of these same suitors — including Golden State and Philadelphia — emerging to make cases to convince James otherwise.”