LeBron James may just be the biggest elephant in the room this NBA season. Although Luka Doncic has brought new championship expectations with him to the Los Angeles Lakers since last season's blockbuster trade, LeBron's immediate future continues to be the No. 1 topic in LA.

Then again, isn't James always the talk of the town?

Since joining the Lakers in 2018, this organization has made numerous roster changes and adjustments to best fit the legend. This led to their championship run in the 2020 NBA Bubble and the seventh-most wins in the league since the start of the 2018-19 season.

However, appealing to James has also led the Lakers down a similar path to what happened at the end of Kobe Bryant's career — no direction for a path forward and a rebuild staring them down.

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