NBA rumors: LeBron James trade was contemplated by Lakers owner Jeanie Buss originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com There's drama, and then there's drama with LeBron James on the Lakers. There's rumors, and then there's this: Bleacher Report's Ric Bucher states a team source says Lakers owner Jeanie Buss contemplated trading LeBron James to terminate the team's relationship with agent Rich Paul because of mishandling of trade talks with the Pelicans and Anthony Davis. This comes less than a week after ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy suggested the Lakers should trade James.