Suns would be two years too late in trying to land LeBron James

LeBron James to the Phoenix Suns, it is a conversation that we've had before. Back then it kind of made sense if you thought about it long enough.

In 2026 it does not.

With James still capable of making a difference even at 41-years-old, if he does leave the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason he is going to have offers.

Suns no longer on same timeline as LeBron

But the Suns proved this season that they are better off looking to the future, and the departure of Kevin Durant should have closed the door on trading for aging stars for now.

Two years ago when this idea was first brought up it made sense, because Durant was in The Valley and on paper the Suns looked like a contender.

That was the same offseason that Bronny James Jr. was available via the NBA Draft, with Phoenix at the time having the roster space and later draft pick to potentially select him.

Their proximity to Los Angeles was another reason to think this all could have come together, given how settled James and his family have become there.

Bronny went to the Lakers and that was that, but even 12 months ago owner Mat Ishbia could have again talked himself into making a deal.

The Suns had just been swept by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the postseason, while basketball fans throughout the country had also enjoyed the nostalgia trip that was Team USA at the Olympic Games in Paris.

Devin Booker had also shown during national team duty that he could fill any role, so the combination of LeBron, Durant and Booker would have been a sell out each night while also being competitive.

We'll never know, but perhaps James could have been the connective piece in a way Bradley Beal never could be that made the Booker/Durant partnership work.

This was at a time when Luka Doncic was still new to Los Angeles, and it's not like James has figured out how to co-exist with the Slovenian superstar judging by what has come out in the aftermath of their playoff exit.

Maybe moving to The Valley to be with a great friend in Durant and also compete would have appealed to James, but we will again never know.

Any talk of him looking for a new team this summer however, should have the Suns looking the other way.

They still need to figure out what to do with Dillon Brooks and Mark Williams long-term, and are not a LeBron away from making the NBA Finals. It would have been cool before, but this should never happen.

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