Lakers’ insane trade pitch moves LeBron, Bronny James and involves Giannis, Raptors and much more originally appeared on The Sporting News

It’s that point in the NBA offseason when everything becomes a bit unhinged.

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So who wants a five-team trade proposal?

That’s what Bleacher Report brought to the basketball world on Friday, and it’s a doozy.

It involves the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets.

It involves LeBron and Bronny James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, RJ Barrett, Daniel Gafford and so much more.

Here’s how the astounding deal idea breaks down:

Lakers get:

Giannis Antetokounmpo (from Bucks)

Olivier-Maxence Prosper (from Mavericks)

Tyrese Martin (from Nets)

$4 million trade exception (Dalton Knecht)

$2 million trade exception (Bronny James)

Bucks get:

RJ Barrett (from Raptors)

PJ Washington (from Mavericks)

Caleb Martin (from Mavericks)

Naji Marshall (from Mavericks)

$2 million trade exception (Tyler Smith)

2026 first-round swap rights (from Lakers)

2026 Lakers second-rounder (via Raptors)

2028 first-round swap rights (from Lakers)

2030 first-round swap rights (from Lakers)

2031 first-rounder (from Lakers)

2032 first-round swap rights (from Lakers)

Raptors get:

Daniel Gafford (from Mavericks)

$13.3 million trade exception (RJ Barrett)

Mavericks get:

LeBron James (from Lakers)

Bronny James (from Lakers)

Andre Jackson Jr. (from Bucks)

Nets get:

Dalton Knecht (from Lakers)

Jaden Hardy (from Mavericks)

Dwight Powell (from Mavericks)

Process that yet?

The deal sends Giannis to the Lakers to team with Luka Doncic.

It has LeBron and Bronny joining Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg in Dallas.

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The Bucks downgrade, really, from Giannis to Barrett and P.J. Washington but get a boatload of draft picks to move forward with.

The Raptors get off of Barrett for a talented center in Gafford.

The Nets move Tyrese Martin and Drew Timme to plop themselves into the deal and get a talented shooter in Dalton Knecht and a couple other useful pieces in Jaden Hardy and Dwight Powell.

All told, it’s almost impossible to see this trade actually happening.

But if it did?

Shams Charania might break the Internet with the social media posts to reveal this deal.

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