After Tuesday night’s loss to the Orlando Magic, LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers have gone 5-10 in their last 15 games.

Kevin Love is out for an extended time with broken bones in his left hand. Isaiah Thomas has struggled to fit in. Age has seemed to be a factor, as has a lack of defensive intensity.

If the team continues to slide, they have a very realistic chance of missing the playoffs. That wouldn’t bode well in terms of keeping LeBron James in town after this season. He’s expected to opt out of his current deal and become the most coveted free agent on the market in the summer.

Since LeBron might leave, could the Cavaliers be bold enough to make him available on the trading block before Thursday's deadline?

In the end, it doesn’t really matter.

“As NBA teams do their due diligence on his no-trade clause and the potential of him dropping it, LeBron James remains determined to see the season through in Cleveland and will not waive the clause,” Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reported on Tuesday.

Charania continued, “Cleveland has attempted to behave as a buyer at the trade deadline, but the first approach toward a possible rebuild would be to examine trading the team’s core players — a conversation the Cavaliers have yet to broach with James, and both sides understand his position to play the season out, league sources said. Over the past several days, teams around the league have openly wondered about whether Cleveland would look into James dropping his no-trade — which would clear the way for a potential pursuit. However, James remains solely focused on competing for a championship in Cleveland this season and evaluating his future after the season ends.”

James, who is averaging 26.3 points, 8.7 assists and 8.0 rebounds per game, is committed to making a run with his teammates in Cleveland this season, according to Charania.

If LeBron ends up leaving, the Cavaliers could be in store for quite the messy rebuild. Although they own Brooklyn’s first-round pick in the upcoming draft, they will be left with Kevin Love and not much else in terms of returning players. Since they shipped off Kyrie Irving last summer, they won’t be able to build around him and might have to start over completely, which would be hard for the fan base to accept.

Worst of all, if James bolts the city for the second time, they will be left with no compensation for him once again.