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3 players LeBron James could be recruiting to Lakers during All-Star Break

By Jason Reed

CLEVELAND, OHIO - FEBRUARY 19: LeBron James #6 and Stephen Curry #30 of Team LeBron talk with teammates during the NBA All-Star practice at the Wolstein Center on February 19, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO - FEBRUARY 19: LeBron James #6 and Stephen Curry #30 of Team LeBron talk with teammates during the NBA All-Star practice at the Wolstein Center on February 19, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by Arturo Holmes/2022 Getty Images) – Los Angeles Lakers
(Photo by Arturo Holmes/2022 Getty Images) – Los Angeles Lakers /

LeBron James is back home in Cleveland for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game as the Los Angeles Lakers are in a much-needed break after such a horrendous first half of the season. Laker fans are hoping that this break could be beneficial to the team, although some fans have given up.

Those fans that have given up might be turning to the future of the team and outlining how the Lakers can get back to the NBA Finals in the future. It might be a longer road than anticipated as Russell Westbrook is under contract for $47.1 million next season, so it is not like the Lakers can add much.

However, the year after that Westbrook’s contract is off the books as well as LeBron James’. The Lakers could theoretically bring in a third superstar assuming LeBron James takes a pay cut (perhaps as a handshake agreement for the Lakers to draft Bronny).

That is something that is absolutely possible and if so, LeBron is going to utilize any chance he can get to potentially recruit his next teammate, or at least get a feel for a potential future teammate. Let’s not forget when LeBron kind of took Kyrie Irving under his wing during the All-Star Break just a few months before he re-joined the Cavaliers in 2014.

There are certain all-stars that LeBron James could be recruiting to the Lakers.

There are three all-stars whose free-agent timelines match the Los Angeles Lakers. Obviously, LeBron is not going to outright tell said players to come to the Lakers in two years time, but he knows exactly how to play the modern NBA game and could very well be planting the seeds to a future partnership with said players.

He has done it before (even with Anthony Davis!) and he will do it again. Let’s dive into the three all-stars that LeBron James may have his eyes on.