Why Dallas Makes the Trade: Looking at this more from LeBron’s perspective (since he will ultimately dictate where he is traded to), what better team to end your career with other than with your championship teammates from what will be 10 years ago (Kyrie) and 6 years ago (AD). It seems like all the events of the past few months, the Luka trade, the Mavs jumping to #1 to draft Flagg, it’s all been set up almost to roll a red carpet out to LeBron for his MJ Wizards era. This is a team built to win now and LeBron could cement his legacy with the potential for two more Larry O’Brien’s. You’re looking at a team of LeBron - Flagg - AD - Kyrie - Lively - Washington - Christie and more. Good luck, maybe Nico Harrison was right after all.

Why the Lakers Make the Trade: The Lakers would view this as an opportunity to thank LeBron for gracing their jersey for so long, while also building their team around Luka. Gafford is the big man the team desperately needs. Klay brings talent and experience. Martin and Hardy bring some needed depth, and I would really love to see Jaden get more of an opportunity. For a guy with likely one more high-level season left in the tank, you are filling needs and building a solid foundation with more moves to come (maybe Kuminga?).