With Kyrie Irving's fate in the balance, could he be destined to rejoin LeBron James in Los Angeles to play for the Lakers?
Per Marc Stein, Irving and James "had some recent contact ... to presumably discuss a potential reunion in Hollywood."
Speculation boiled over on Wednesday when ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski said on NBA Today, "The Lakers are considered the most significant threat right now for Kyrie."
Both presented the notion with an appropriate amount of skepticism, citing the Lakers' clear financial hurdles in acquiring Irving. But what if there was a way to bring the seven-time All-Star to Los Angeles without saddling the Brooklyn Nets with Russell Westbrook's $47.