This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/knicks as Stars Aligning For LeBron James to Knicks. The New York Knicks have long been linked to LeBron James ever since he was a free agent 15 years ago.

NBA fans go berserk after a viral post on social media claims LeBron James will be traded to the Mavericks soon.

The New York Knicks are not interested in Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. James picked up his 2025-26 player option with the Lakers worth $52,627,153.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/knicks as Knicks Should Risk it All for LeBron James.

If the Los Angeles Lakers eventually make LeBron James available, one of the teams expected to be interested is the New York Knicks. The Knicks, whether they want to add James because of off-the-court reasons or because he's still one of the better players in the NBA, would be wise to show some sort of interest in him.

Mike Brown has officially replaced Tom Thibodeau as the head coach of the Knicks. While Thibodeau didn't rely heavily on his bench and tended to stick with his top six or seven guys, Brown will want to have a deeper bench.