The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to be one of the busier franchises as we get closer to the February 2026 trade deadline

But what stood out to USA Basketball chairman Grant Hill was the way James behaved in the lead-up to Paris, and during the tournament itself. That was a message relayed by Hill’s former teammate and friend Steve Nash, who is now James’s co-host on the “Mind the Game” podcast.

Bleacher Report has released every NBA team's Mount Rushmore for the 21st century, and there are a fair few interesting selections in it. The one that stands out the most is the Los Angeles Lakers', as Derek Fisher has made it in over LeBron James.

It’s a question that naturally loops in the Knicks as a realistic landing spot for an all-time great in the final chapter of his Hall of Fame career.