‘He’d Solve A Lot of What Has Gone Wrong’ — NBA Analyst Urges Spurs to Sign LeBron James Away From Lakers

But pairing James with Wembanyama would be a massive financial challenge. Quinn, however, has an answer to that:

“It’s pretty easy for them to make it. They have the full MLE already, which gets them past all of the likely suitors but the Lakers, and if they’re willing to dump Keldon Johnson or sign-and-trade, they can get to a bigger number.”

The Spurs having access to the full mid-level exception means they already have roughly $15 million available to pursue James.

That figure could climb even higher if San Antonio decides to move Keldon Johnson and his $17.5 million annual salary.

Whether the Spurs front office would be willing to part ways with Johnson is another question.

Still, the Spurs appear to have the financial flexibility and assets needed to make a serious run at bringing one of the greatest players in NBA history to the Alamo City.