In the last couple of weeks, there has been growing chatter that LeBron James may finish out his NBA career playing in Los Angeles.

In a recent interview on SiriusXM NBA Radio, former NBA player and Brian Scalabrine chimed in on the possibility of that happening, voicing a strong belief that the four-time league MVP will make the jump to either the Los Angeles Lakers or Los Angeles Clippers after next season.

“I think it's happening. That's what I think. I have a hard time believing with all this talk and the kids enrolled in school and he has a house (in LA). I have a hard time believing he's not going to finish his career out there. Why wouldn't you?”

James' is set to enter the second year of his three-year deal with the Cavaliers that possesses a $35.6 million player option for the 2018-19 season. Regardless of these rumors, it's likely that he does hit the open market to sign another similar deal to keep his options open.

Where things could get interesting is Cleveland's ability to get past the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals next postseason. If not, James could seriously consider departing to another team to start up another chapter of his career.

His legacy has already received validation by leading the Cavaliers to their first NBA title and four total trips to the championship round for the franchise. James is a three-time champion that doesn't feel he needs to prove anything else at this point in his career but does want to continue to compete for more titles.

This is where the Lakers or Clippers could come in the picture depending on the state of each franchise heading into next summer. The Clippers have plenty questions to answer with both Chris Paul and Blake Griffin set to hit the open market in free agency in just over two weeks.

Meanwhile, the Lakers are under new management led by Magic Johnson with eyes on turning the franchise around from their longest playoff drought in franchise history. This could mean a concerted effort to acquire a star player like Paul George or Jimmy Butler.

Although there is still some time until next summer, the talk around James will only grow louder if the Cavaliers fall short in the NBA Finals again next summer.