There's no guarantee that LeBron James finishes his career with the Los Angeles Lakers. If he doesn't remain in Southern California until the day he retires, it feels almost like a foregone conclusion that he'll end up signing back with the Cleveland Cavaliers for one last ride with his hometown team.
If you're a long-time Laker fan, seeing the changing of the guard is not really anything new to you. If you've been around for a while, you likely remember when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal first joined the franchise back in 1996, and the day LeBron James became the new face of the organization in 2018.