Perkins: James is so elusive. You have no idea what other plans he has in mind.

October 16th Perkins recently talked about James’ future on reporter Brandon ‘ScoopB’ Robinson’s show.

Question: "At this time next year, do you think LeBron will remain with the Lakers or return to the Cleveland Cavaliers?"

Perkins: "He is elusive. You can never be sure. I originally thought LeBron would retire as a Laker player, but you have no idea what other plans he has in mind. Such as Would I be surprised if he spent the last part of his career with the Cavaliers? No. But he's so unpredictable that I can't say, and he's not under contract yet, so that's what's interesting about it."

"But I would say yes. Cherish every game LeBron plays this year. Because as he said himself, he will not wait for Bryce - this shows that the remaining years of his career are running out, and the opportunities for us to see LeBron play are becoming less and less. "

asked: "I still think LeBron wants to be teammates with Bryce James. He accomplished this with Bronny before with the Lakers. Do you think he will have a similar situation with Bryce? "

Perkins: "I understand what you are thinking, but the situation is different. I think Bryce's growth trajectory is completely different from Brownie's. One thing you have to pay attention to is that LeBron actually said clearly that Bryce has his own path in basketball. . This line is key and means that Bryce's growth process probably won't be rushed, right? So I'm not sure either. James is elusive, but this time I believe him when he says, 'I'm not going to wait for Bryce because I don't know if he's going to play one year of college basketball and make it to the NBA. 'Bryce may stay in college for 1 to 2 years, or even 3 or 4 years - after all, what's the hurry? His approach to basketball is different from Brownie's. "

Question: "Assuming that LeBron leaves the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent next year in the offseason, do you think returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers would be more suitable than joining the Dallas Mavericks? "

Perkins: "I mean, Loeb Long is still in Cleveland a lot, right? As far as I know, he also owns a spacious mansion outside Akron. So to me, it makes perfect sense for him to return to his hometown team at the end of his career. But joining the Dallas Mavericks makes no sense at all and makes no sense at all. Picture what? There is also a fiercely competitive Western Conference. What can you get by going to Dallas? Besides Anthony Davis, who else do you know in Dallas? What's more, from the perspective of the Mavericks, will they be willing to delay the growth of young players like Cooper Flagg for LeBron, who will only play for one year? If it were me, I definitely wouldn't do that. "