Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is the only NBA player with a no-trade clause after the Phoenix Suns bought out the contract of Bradley Beal, who has since agreed to a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks hope LeBron James gets bought out by the Los Angeles Lakers before the start of the 2025-26 NBA season, according to Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints.

While NBA superstar LeBron James picked up his $52.6 million player option with the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2025-26 season, it did not guarantee that he would remain in L.A. How the Lakers would handle player acquisition via the draft and free agency led to speculation over whether James could be traded.