Jeff Van Gundy seriously suggests the Lakers trade LeBron James In the first quarter of another Lakers loss against the Boston Celtics on Saturday, the topic of the team's future came up. Analyst Jeff Van Gundy dropped the idea of the Lakers ending James' tenure, to the disbelief of fellow analyst Mark Jackson, who we should note has been mentioned as a possible replacement for Walton. The basic outline of Van Gundy's idea: trade James to the Clippers primarily to free up cap space, then go after Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis and/or Kawhi Leonard.