According to Shams Charania on ESPN , James and Davis are growing concerned about the Lakers' ability to make significant roster upgrades with their two tradeable first-round picks. They have expressed that they want the organization to make moves to contend for a championship, believing that they are potentially a piece or two away.

A common trend with LeBron James-led teams is that they tend to move around picks and promising prospects in exchange for a win-now piece, on obvious strategy in order to maximize the team's contention window while they have one of the greatest players of all time at their disposal.