[Dave McMenamin] LeBron is ready to take a pay cut for established playmaker or big man like Klay, Harden or Valanciunas.

The type of player LeBron is willing to make a financial sacrifice for would be an established veteran playmaker like Klay Thompson or James Harden, or an established big man like Jonas Valanciunas, sources told Dave McMenamin.

If the Lakers are unable to entice a player like that, James will seek the max, his agent Rich Paul said.