James has made been very public about his goal of one day owning an NBA team. He's even targeted a city: Las Vegas. He's publicly lobbied for control of an expansion franchise in the desert for years, and for years, his odds of getting that team looked very strong. But two things have changed of late, and neither work in his favor.

Nikola Jokic's agent, Misko Raznatovic, sent the NBA world into a frenzy after he posted a two-photo carousel on social media featuring himself chatting with LeBron James, with a provocative caption