{"id":763837,"date":"2026-06-18T02:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T02:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/763837\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T02:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T02:39:13","slug":"will-lebron-james-and-cavs-teammate-reunite-with-the-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/763837\/","title":{"rendered":"Will LeBron James and Cavs teammate reunite with the Lakers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are coming off a second-round playoff exit. The team\u2019s front office is expected to make some offseason moves to bolster the roster. The superstar forward is reportedly in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/nba-fans-divided-over-lebron-james-lakers-negotiation-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">active negotiations<\/a> to return to the franchise for his 24th <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NBA<\/a> season. ESPN\u2019s Marc J. Spears reported on Wednesday that with James likely to re-sign, the team could bring in Kevin Love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The duo played alongside each other for the Cleveland Cavaliers for four seasons and won a championship together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/magic-johnson-has-clear-opinion-former-laker-josh-hart-after-knicks-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Magic Johnson has clear opinion of former Laker Josh Hart after Knicks\u2019 championship<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m hearing that (James) likely coming back (to the Lakers),\u201d Spears said. \u201cI\u2019m curious under this new Lakers regime, you know, what the number is though. \u2026 And I\u2019m also hearing that his old teammates with Cleveland, Kevin Love, could likely be joining the Lakers too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I&#8217;m hearing that [LeBron&#8217;s] likely coming back [to the Lakers]. \u2026 Kevin Love could likely be joining the Lakers too.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarcJSpears?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@MarcJSpears<\/a> gives some insight on what could be next for LeBron \ud83c\udfc0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EV1Qwqiixf\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/EV1Qwqiixf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ESPNNBA\/status\/2067327003498324297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Love is an unrestricted free agent after spending last season with the Utah Jazz. He could sign for the minimum, giving Los Angeles a veteran with championship experience who won\u2019t hurt its salary cap.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-od-removed-fetchpriority=\"high\" data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@class='elementor elementor-68004 elementor-location-single post-188565 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nba tag-kevin-love tag-lebron-james tag-los-angeles-lakers tag-nba mv-content-wrapper']\/*[3][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[7][self::FIGURE]\/*[1][self::IMG]\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/USATSI_9699742_168396005_lowres-1024x642.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100012\" \/>Nov 23, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23), guard Iman Shumpert (4) and forward Kevin Love (0) celebrate in the fourth quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<p>LeBron James and Kevin Love\u2019s run with the Cavaliers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James and Love formed one of the best trios in NBA history along with Kyrie Irving. They led Cleveland to three straight Finals appearances and ended the franchise\u2019s 46-year title drought.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Love starred for the Minnesota Timberwolves in his first six seasons in the league. He took a back seat with the Cavaliers and was mostly their third option on offense. The five-time All-Star proved that he can thrive in his role by producing consistent numbers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, James earned four All-Star nods, four All-NBA first-team selections and won Finals MVP during his second tenure with his hometown team. He and Love built strong chemistry on and off the court, which would be key to the Lakers\u2019 championship aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are coming off a second-round playoff exit. 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