LeBron James becoming available has, typically, been a seismic NBA event. Teams famously spent the several years leading up to his 2010 free agency clearing cap space. Pretty much all league business halted for the first 11 days of July in 2014 as teams schlepped across the country first to Cleveland and then,

Like sharks sensing a presence in the water, Rich Paul's cryptic statement that accompanied LeBron James' decision to opt in to his $52.6 million salary for next season led some teams to call the Los Angeles Lakers about the four-time NBA MVP's availability.

ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst combined on a new report that details the latest info. And in essence, there's no deal being discussed right now.

LeBron James called Kevin Durant the "most-equipped" scorer in the history of the NBA, but Paul Pierce has something to say about that.

"I was probably the best pure scorer ever in the history of the NBA," Pierce said on FS1's Speak. "I was pretty equipped when I think about it. I need to be in this conversation..

"I was probably the best pure scorer in the history of the NBA." @paulpierce34 responds to LeBron calling KD the "most equipped" scorer in NBA history 👀 pic.twitter.com/N4GOgO2ZoT To his credit, Paul was a complete offensive player whose scoring game had no holes.