The Los Angeles Lakers have always been at the center of attention, but the conversation around LeBron James in mid-July has been unusually loud. Reports across multiple outlets say four teams have contacted his agent,

Executives, scouts, agents and reporters gather to swap any little bit of intel they have to help piece together a mosaic of however the rest of the summer might play out.

The Lakers may already have a better team than they did when they got eliminated in the first round of the NBA playoffs in May by the Minnesota Timberwolves.