James opted into his contract but is reportedly watching the Lakers' offseason moves closely. Will the NBA's biggest star demand a trade?

Since then, one of James' former teams, the Cleveland Cavaliers, has emerged as a favorite to land him ( +200 odds via BetUs ). Cleveland earned the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference last year with a 64-18 record, without losing consecutive games throughout the entire season.

While they lose key players, the Mavs still have four former No. 1 picks, a rim-running center in Dereck Lively II, another guard in D'Angelo Russell and key wings in Naji Marshall and Max Christie. That's a championship roster.