LeBron James' tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers was clearly over after the 2025-26 season, but he still could have stayed in Los Angeles. In fact, the Los Angeles Clippers were reportedly considering a massive play to keep LeBron from leaving LA. Unless... the Clippers wanted to pair LeBron James with Kawhi LeonardBut there is an interesting hypothetical situation that we will never have the answer to. Did Steve Ballmer and Co. want to go all in on LeBron and Kawhi bringing Los Angeles a championship? Or maybe the Clippers thought they could win LeBron with money even after trading Kawhi, but that seems unlikely.