{"id":708802,"date":"2026-06-01T18:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/708802\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T18:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:52:08","slug":"lakers-get-bad-news-on-potential-kyrie-irving-reunion-trade-with-luka-doncic-lebron-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/708802\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers get bad news on potential Kyrie Irving reunion trade with Luka Doncic, LeBron James"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lakers get bad news on potential Kyrie Irving reunion trade with Luka Doncic, LeBron James<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reuniting LeBron James<\/a> and Luka Doncic<\/a> with Dallas Mavericks<\/a> star point guard Kyrie Irving<\/a> would be exhilarating to witness.<\/p>\n

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James and Irving spent three seasons as teammates with the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> in the early to late 2010s and captured a hard-fought championship in 2016 thanks to both players\u2019 contributions.<\/p>\n

Doncic and Irving were backcourt mates with the Mavericks for two seasons and reached the NBA Finals in 2023 as the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n

Considering Irving is likely on his way out the door in Dallas, rumors surrounding a potential Lakers<\/a> trade have begun to surface. Unfortunately for Los Angeles<\/a>, it doesn\u2019t appear <\/a>it’s poised to acquire the nine-time All-Star.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy only real understanding of what the Lakers want to do from a timeline perspective is they want to bring in a talent that fits 27-year-old Luka Doncic’s timeline,\u201d The Stein Line\u2019s Jake Fischer said Thursday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs great as that pairing of Luka and Kyrie was, I think Kyrie is a little bit redundant with Austin Reaves<\/a>, and the Lakers, by all accounts, do want to bring him back on the fold.\u201d<\/p>\n

“I’m not paying too much stock in the Kyrie-Luka reunion at this time. It’s an interesting idea, obviously the pairing worked, but that’s not something I’ve been made aware of at this juncture.”<\/p>\n

While adding another elite ball-handler and distributor, Irving, to the roster would be a fascinating development, Fischer\u2019s report indicates the former Boston Celtics<\/a> wouldn\u2019t move the needle for the franchise.<\/p>\n

With Los Angeles desperately needing a game-changing center and multi-faceted wing, it\u2019s more realistic to envision the organization chasing assets such as Trey Murphy<\/a>, Peyton Watson<\/a>, Andrew Wiggins<\/a>, Robert Williams III<\/a>, Isaiah Hartenstein<\/a>, and Daniel Gafford<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Still, imagining Irving in a Lakers uniform is a riveting exercise.<\/p>\n

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