Team Note: The Mavericks have no intention of changing the lineup for James. The Lakers top priority is to renew Doncic

Today, The Athletic Lakers reporter Dan Woike wrote an article with his reliable source to talk about topics related to James.

According to sources, the Dallas Mavericks, a team associated with James, is not willing to break up the existing lineup to match James' salary. Additionally, if the Lakers have other better trading options that can create cap space and solve other team needs, James has a completely untradeable clause that can veto any trade he doesn't want to go.

There are still some variables that may take this event in another direction. Doncic is eligible to sign a generous contract extension on August 2, which remains the Lakers' top priority. It is also possible that a trading plan that is both in line with James and in line with the interests of the Lakers is not impossible, but it is much more complicated to implement than the outside world imagines.