homepage / Sports Home / Three-Team Trade Sends KD to Lakers, Forming LKL Super Trio—A Bid for 40-Year-Old LeBron's 5th Champ

Three-Team Trade Sends KD to Lakers, Forming LKL Super Trio—A Bid for 40-Year-Old LeBron's 5th Champ

fan
fan管理员
210

Kevin Durant has become the Phoenix Suns' primary trade chip this summer, with the team aiming to acquire future draft picks and young assets in return. The Lakers have long been a potential landing spot for KD, though recent reports suggest his top preference is the San Antonio Spurs—though nothing is set in stone. Bill Simmons has speculated that the Spurs are likely KD's eventual destination, pending an official announcement, but this remains his personal conjecture without confirmed sources.

Three-Team Trade Sends KD to Lakers, Forming LKL Super Trio—A Bid for 40-Year-Old LeBron's 5th Champ Lakers 第1张


Lakers Eye Three-Team KD Trade via Hawks Mediator

On June 9 (Beijing time), Lakers media outlet Laker Tom reposted a tweet from SI journalist Jackson Coward, who proposed a three-team trade involving the Lakers, Suns, and Hawks. Coward emphasized it was "just a speculative and fun suggestion," noting he doesn't expect the Hawks or other teams to actually facilitate the deal.

Proposed Trade Framework:

  • Hawks receive: Grayson Allen, Cody Martin, Jarred Vanderbilt

  • Lakers receive: Kevin Durant, Luke Kennard, Isaiah Richards

  • Suns receive: Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, Maxi Kleber, Colin Castleton, Milton Doyle, Gabe Vincent, AJ Griffin, 2027 Cavaliers second-round pick, 2029 Cavaliers second-round pick, 2031 Lakers first-round pick, 2031 Cavaliers second-round pick (all three Cavs seconds provided by Atlanta)


The Lakers would still have 12 players under contract for 2025-26, including tradeable assets like Reaves, Hachimura, Kleber, Castleton, Doyle, Vincent, and Vanderbilt.

LKL Trio: Age vs. Championship Ambition

This hypothetical deal would form a "LKL" super trio of Luka Dončić, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James. However, the roster faces a critical flaw—age:

Three-Team Trade Sends KD to Lakers, Forming LKL Super Trio—A Bid for 40-Year-Old LeBron's 5th Champ Lakers 第2张

  • Dončić (26) would be the only prime-aged star, while James (40 in 2025-26, turning 41 mid-season) and Durant (36, turning 37) are past their peaks.


With Durant's contract expiring after one season, this would likely be the Lakers' last championship window for years. Is it worth gambling on a 41-year-old LeBron's final title push?


KD
Sports Home
0

Related articles

make a comment

Latest articles