The rumors seem to bounce around on how interested the Mavericks would be in actually making a move to get him. The latest report comes from Dan Woike and Joe Vardon of The Athletic, who stated, "One team linked to James — the Dallas Mavericks — does not have interest in gutting its roster to match James’ salary in a trade."

But if James changes course, there have been four teams, per ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, that have shown interest in him in the aftermath of his agent Rich Paul’s controversial statement on June 29 when the Lakers star opted into his $52.6 million player option.