It’s the Summer of LeBron all over again. He’s 40 years old, has just opted into the final year of his contract, and has made zero trade requests. So why has he completely hijacked the NBA offseason? Because for the first time since he arrived in Los Angeles, the ground is shifting under his feet. The Lakers are building around Luka Doncic, and the King’s future is a massive question mark, with two of his old teams emerging as the most talked-about destinations.

Bleacher Report recently cooked up some huge, multi-team trade ideas that would send LeBron right back to the Cavs. One of the biggest proposals is a three-team deal: the Cavaliers would get LeBron and his son, Lakers’ sophomore Bronny James. The Lakers would pick up a young All-Star in Darius Garland, plus De’Andre Hunter and Max Strus. And the Brooklyn Nets would take on Jarred Vanderbilt and Gabe Vincent, getting a 2031 first-round pick from the Lakers in return. It’s a clean, star-for-star swap that gives the Lakers a fresh, young backcourt to build around Luka Dončić and sends LeBron to a team that’s already built to win.

But is a move like that even possible? It would be incredibly hard to pull off. The Cavaliers are currently spending more than the second luxury tax apron allows, and that comes with some serious trade rules. It’s a high-stakes puzzle that would need amazing creativity from their front office. Still, the dream is a powerful one, especially with whispers that Kevin Love could also come back, a move that would truly get the 2016 championship band back together.

But what if the homecoming isn’t in Cleveland? On a recent episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, two of the most influential voices in sports media, Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe, landed on a surprising “gut feeling” for LeBron’s next team: the Miami Heat.

“I—I honestly would say Miami. I don’t know why. It’s just like a weird gut feeling,” Simmons said, with Lowe immediately agreeing. The idea seems crazy on the surface, given the famously rocky end to LeBron’s first stint in Miami, which left his relationship with team president Pat Riley in tatters. But as Simmons pointed out, old grudges don’t seem to matter much to LeBron when a championship is on the line. “He went back to Cleveland after the Comic Sans letter and all the sh— that went on,” Simmons argued.

If it’s the right basketball move—pairing LeBron with a core of Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro—it’s easy to see both sides burying the hatchet. One trade proposal even suggests the Heat could send a package of Andrew Wiggins and Terry Rozier to L.A. to make the money work. It’s a wild-card rumor, but in the chaotic Summer of LeBron, it seems everything is on the table. And as if the trade speculation wasn’t enough, a former NBA player just threw a verbal grenade into the middle of the conversation.

Jeff Teague’s “joking” steroid allegation adds a new layer to LeBron James’s Miami legacy

Just as the rumors of a potential Miami return were heating up, former NBA guard Jeff Teague dropped a bombshell allegation that has the entire league talking. On a recent episode of the Club 520 podcast, while debating which version of LeBron was the best, Teague made a shocking and damaging claim about James’s time with the Heat.

“Miami Heat Bron was on steroids, bro,” Teague said bluntly. “He had to sit out because he was on steroids. Like, legit was on steroids, allegedly… They started testing for HGH, and he had to sit out. He said his back was hurting, and he sat out for like three weeks, and came back skinny.”

The comment immediately went viral, adding a toxic new layer to the discussion around LeBron’s legacy. Teague quickly tried to walk back the statement, claiming he was just “joking.” But in the world of sports media, a comment like that is impossible to un-ring. It’s a claim that taps into years of unfounded speculation from fans who have questioned how a player could be so dominant for so long without a major injury.

The allegation also brings back memories of the 2013 Biogenesis scandal, a wide-ranging investigation into performance-enhancing drugs in professional sports. According to federal documents obtained by ESPN at the time, LeBron James was briefly investigated but was quickly cleared of any wrongdoing.

For LeBron, who has built a career on meticulous preparation and an almost superhuman dedication to his body, Teague’s “joke” is a direct shot at his integrity. And for the fans and media debating his next move, it’s just another chaotic chapter in the never-ending saga of the King.