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LeBron James still hasn't picked his next team, but the field has narrowed enough that 6 franchises now believe they have a genuine chance to sign him for the 2026-27 season. James informed the Los Angeles Lakers on June 30 that he intends to play elsewhere next season, ending an...

LeBron James is not deciding anytime soon, and when he does, agent Rich Paul made clear this week the pitch for the Dallas Mavericks will not be about basketball at all. “I don’t think this happens anytime soon,” Paul told Forbes on Saturday. Asked whether teams should prepare for a...

DALLAS — When Rich Paul reached the Dallas Mavericks on his free agency whiteboard for LeBron James, he skipped the roster entirely and reduced the pitch to four words: oil, golf, Macau and Africa. Paul summed it up on the "Game Over" podcast with Max Kellerman by telling him, "A lot comes with...

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are one of 10 teams LeBron James is considering in free agency, agent Rich Paul revealed this week on the "Game Over" podcast with Max Kellerman, though Paul's on-air case for Dallas leaned entirely on business appeal rather than the roster Masai Ujiri and general manager...

LeBron James has decided to leave the Los Angeles Lakers, his agent told ESPN on Tuesday, closing an eight-year chapter in Los Angeles and reshaping the opening hours of NBA free agency. James will keep playing in 2026-27 but has informed the Lakers the franchise can move on without him...

Anthony Davis moved quickly to correct the public narrative after being traded by the Dallas Mavericks to the Washington Wizards. What he did not move quickly to do was commit to the direction of the franchise that acquired him. That tension — between clarification and commitment — has defined the...

LeBron James and his agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group, will meet with Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss to "clear any air," according to NBA insider Brian Windhorst of ESPN. A recent ESPN article stated, in part, that Buss didn’t like that James “was considered a savior for a floundering...

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves "didn't pay much attention" to Rich Paul's trade comments, according to NBA reporter Joe Vardon of The Athletic. Paul, who is LeBron James' agent, said on his podcast with Max Kellerman that the Lakers should trade Reaves to the Memphis Grizzlies for Jaren Jackson...

Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group is pushing the Dallas Mavericks to trade Anthony Davis before the 2026 NBA trade deadline, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. MacMahon reports that the Mavericks will not be bullied by Paul into trading Davis, who doesn't have a no-trade clause in his contract....

On his podcast with Max Kellerman, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group, who represents NBA legend LeBron James, said the Los Angeles Lakers should trade Austin Reaves to the Memphis Grizzlies for Jaren Jackson Jr. It was a controversial comment by Paul, who is one of James' best friends. Many...