Before LeBron James exercised his option and his agent, Rich Paul, made his cryptic statement, Paul gave both the Lakers and Luka Doncic a heads-up.

The dream of a potential LeBron James-Stephen Curry pairing was at least put back on the table after Rich Paul's statement that indicated the future Hall of Famer might be looking to leave the Los Angeles Lakers.

Rich Paul informed the Los Angeles Lakers and Luka Doncic's management about LeBron James opting in and putting pressure on the team.