[Charania] LeBron James is taking the Sixers free agency pitch ‘really seriously’: “I look at it, when I talk to teams now, as kind of a hierarchy of Cleveland, Miami, Philadelphia.”
At 41 he still likes to be LeWined and LeDined on these team’s dime.
They were about to clear the table, but there was still plenty of meat on that bone. Now you take this home, throw it in a pot, add some broth, a potato. Baby, you’ve got a stew going.
Love this soup pasta
JR Smith just threw it
Bro is doing all this theater just to go back to Cleveland in the end lol.
But hey, all these teams calling Rich Paul begging for 41-year-old Lebron is gonna make for great footage in the future documentary.
r/nba’s track record is horrific so that means he’s not going back to Cleveland
Maybe… but I just don’t see him doing his farewell tour/documentary anywhere other than Cleveland. That’s the single biggest reason I strongly believe it’ll be Cleveland.
Lebron’s always been very conscious of the narrative of his career, and “coming back home” for his final chapter is the most storybook ending to that.
We’ll see though
Yeah but there’s already been reports that his family (which likely means his wife and daughter) are expected to stay in LA. That’s also home for them so I don’t know why they would stay there if he was going back home.
Are 1000% sure this is final season?
He could easily go back to signing 1 + player option 1 contracts, making teams do this song and dance every offseason if that’s his kink.
The narrative of going to a 4th different team and winning a championship… think about it
(Yeah he’s going to Cleveland)
If he goes to Philly I’m blaming this subreddit
I stand by his last season being in Cleveland. If he does go somewhere other than Cleveland this year, I think he plays at least one more.
I really hope he goes to a more interesting team than the Cavs
LeBron James is now a Los Angeles CLIPPER!
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If you want the shaft you must take the balls.
LeWined and LeDined and Le69’d
Dang it, Kevin.
Metaphorically, perverts; no LeFense.
Teams need to step up and offer him free Spotify for life.
FOR LIFE!
3 months free is best they can do cause of the 2nd apron.
He’s been using Streameast. Someone needs to give him LEaguePass
Players get League Pass for free already. Man was pirating simply for the love of the frugal game.
I always assumed he was using it because American League Pass doesn’t carry a ton of potentially interesting games due to stupid blackout rules.
LeDime*
And he still doesn’t pay for Spotify.
He gone after that. And the last 4 years have had disappointing playoff runs because AD or LUka was hurt and the rest of the guys are useless if the Big 2 aren’t doing defense and lots of offense.
Does that now make Jaylen Brown the 8th best player on sixers?
We will wave Dalen Terry so he remains 7th
Shame on me, an Arizona fan, for not even realizing that Dalen Terry was with the 76ers organization.
Legitimately the fourth best player at best behind LeBron, Maxey, and Embiid.
VJ would be way more valuable for his contract
You’re forgetting my king Drippy Dean Wade. A lot of offseason news to keep track of, I know
We just call him D Wade.
PB&J part 2
Analytically? No. He’d be around 12-13.
/s
I was told Minnesota was totally in play tho
He’s buying Naz Reid house as we speak
He asked the team if they would be willing to drop “LeBron James” at random moments in the dressing room the same way they’d say “Naz Reid”.
Imagine LeBron demanding a beach towel giveaway night with his name on it
And his gulfstream landed 2 hours ago. It’s a wrap
Too soon
I think it was pretty obvious that LeBron going to Minnesota to potentially finish the remainder of his career had a very low chance of happening regardless of basketball fit and talent.
A man can dream though. A man can dream.
I don’t think it’s about Minnesota. I just don’t think he wants to deal with the spurs and thunder in the playoffs.
He was open to going to the Warriors if they traded for AD despite them also being in the West so I think the team being in Minnesota is at least part of it.
I’m not quite sure if the warriors talk was real if there is truth to the whole “meaningful basketball” quoted we keep saying. But who knows at the end of the day. Certainly not us.
LaMelo is LeBron LaRepellent.
He’s a fantastic passer, which I’m sure LeBron would appreciate, and there’s always the chance that James could get him to stop chucking (or at least do it less).
Id rather have LaMelo as a teammate than Harden. Yeah Harden does his thing in the regular season but LeBron wants a championship team and i am done thinking that Harden is going to helpful to any championship run
Shams has to manipulate the betting odds to collect a paycheck to remain relevant
Shams does not know shit when it comes to LeBron. The best fit was always Minnesota. But they’re also the best team of any on his list and will be just fine beating whatever team he picks for his little movie.
How is he a better fit in Minnesota than Philly?
Philly actually needs a 4 and a primary playmaker. Wolves just traded for Lamelo. You are asking one of them to play off ball which takes away their biggest strength
He said other teams were in play too.
It should really be into consideration. It’s a joke but he would absolutely cement goat status by bringing a championship to Minnesota.
Mystery team incoming if this was baseball
is he now
No, not really
He’s using the rumours for leverage to make Cleveland load up even more.
This is the kind of shit that gets rumored 3 hours before he signs with the Cavs.
hi it’s been 3 hours
Sir consult a doctor
I mean he could just have Jaylen Brown dress up like Kyrie for him and will you guys to a brotherly love ring
Remember when KD was blown away by the Clippers pitch in 2016?
blew him about ~400 miles north-west i reckon
if someone’s gotta blow LeBron for 400 miles or whatever you just said, fine, I’m in
What are the reports on the schools out in Malvern (for his grand children)
Joel can get lebron like he always wanted just 7 years later.
A true “even better, we got’em when we’re 40” scenario
And now embiids knees are unfortunately breaking down
They were back then too. Embiid’s body has been pranking him since college
Unfortunately bc he was as close as Giannis in dominance and crafty, able to draw the foul like Harden
Defensive plus a great offensive player, injuries just seemed to fuck the sixers. They had the worst luck
LeBron will be there to help the team build for the post retired Embiid future.
Dude loves the attention
Shams or Lebron?
Yes
Rich Paul
All of the above
Reminder that Bron hasn’t done shit and told us nearly two months ago that he could take until August to make a decision on what to do next
Yeah. He also knows where he wants to play and has probably known for a while. It’s his 24th season, he knows exactly who he wants to play with and play for at this point and doesn’t need to be sold. There’s no way he’s sitting there indecisive at this point in his life and career lol
lol this is all media driven, if he loved the attention he’d be taking meetings and tweeting about about it and shit.
Still going to be the Cavs, but it was always obvious that the only other viable teams were Miami and Philly. 42 year old LeBron is not living in Denver or Minnesota, and he’s already made it clear that no AD = no GSW.
Even if he didn’t like Philly he can live in NYC like JJ Redick did
Embiid lives in NYC. It’s legit like an hour and a half away it isn’t really that big of a deal. Could also live over in some really nice Philly suburbs or over in South Jersey like a good number of Eagles players.
He has a 5 million mansion near Villanova and a penthouse in Philly maybe he has an apartment in ny too but seems he lives local
Yeah no shot Embiid commits 3 hours to and from work lol. Some of my coworkers do that and idk how they do it.
Embiid spends time in NYC in the offseason but largely lives in Villanova year round.
Knew he had moved out of Philly proper but not that he went to NYC.
That commute explains why he skips practice and such so much.
Do they ride a helicopter? Or they have a personal driver? 1 and a half hour commute is kinda long
Calling 2018 highly considering is a strong term of phrase
Or Jersey that’s right next to Philly. The Mainline outside Philly is one of richest places ever. That’s where he’d live anyway. It’s nice as it gets , people see YouTube videos of like north Philly where nobody is near and think thats Philly or the suburbs right outside it
I lived in Cali, Vegas and PA and Pa is my fav state but I’m talking suburbs right outside city. It’s a underrated State and 1⁄2 hours from Jersey and NY, the area I’m talking.
denver would be such a fun fit, though. it’s a shame. the passing iq power level would be SOOO far above 9000 between him and Jokic.
So much fun just to get sent home in the 2nd round
he wont live in denver but he’ll live in cleveland?
Cleveland is home turf for him so he can spend more time with family and friends.
The hometown connection adds a different layer, especially when we’re talking a “retirement tour” type deal
he’s already played their twice the story and the basketball fit there seems overrated
Denver is a way nicer place to live than Philly, even in the winter.
We only have his youngest left for Malvern Prep tour rumors
LeCityOfBrotherlyLove
LeBertyBell
City of BrotherLe Love
PhiLeDelphia
Putting this on a shirt, IF…
Because of the Leimplication
Kawhi unexpectedly traded to toronto and philly in conversations to sign lebron, welcome back 2019
When Cleveland trades Harden to Houston for KD it’ll all make sense.
please god
You would want that as a rockets fan? Genuinely curious
I mean, Harden’s one of their franchise GOATs - it ain’t that deep
Harden is a hero in Houston. Kd is just some guy that disses his teammates out there
Harden wouldn’t be talking shit about his teams roster
Harden is better than KD so for rockets it would be an upgrade, but for Harden if cavs get lebron its a major downgrade of team for Harden
Lol you serious?
olden state warriors dream no more?
That was out the door once the wizards said they weren’t trading AD
love how our owner thought we’d be at “the front of the line for lebron” when we’ve done absolutely nothing to improve a 10 seed team
Winning with Philly would do more for his legacy than winning again in Cleveland.
But Cleveland would be a better final season tour for him as its ending where he began.
Philly have a better fitting roster for him to start at PF. Maxey and Edgecome would be easier to play around than Mitchel and Harden. Brown and Embiid fit better next to him in as forwards/center than Mobely and Allen do.
He’s a legitimately perfect fit as point forward sometimes bringing the ball up the court at the 4. He wouldn’t need to take on a huge scoring role. But let’s not delude ourselves, there’s no way he’s coming to Philly. The basketball fit is ideal, but that’s not going to end up mattering. He was a good fit with that Sixers team last time he was a free agent too.
While true I guess it depends what he values. Comfort or legacy.
If he valued comfort he would have tried to stay in LA. If he truly values a chance of another ring hed pick Philly imo.
Cavs is that in between of comfort and a chance to win, but the fit just isnt there. Two super ball dominant guys and two big non spacing forwards.
I blame them Malvern schools honestly
Embiids health scares me. They don’t have a lot of frontcourt depth if embiid needs to miss extended time
That is true. They need another vet C to help Embiid and Bona. But Lebron won with 6 and 4 Mozgov as his center in 2016.
Bona is good enough to be a spot starter. All he needs to do is dunk and block shots when Maxey, Brown and Lebron are doing all the scoring and ball handling.
Embiid should be minute restricted and game restricted all season. No back to back games and about 24 minutes per. They will get a good enough record because the other starters are that good.
If Embiids serious enough about winning hed committ to that for a full season.
Ariel Hukporti erasure.
Even if Embiid plays, I don’t really love their defense with LeBron.
Won’t matter if Brown and Edgecome are good defensively.
Kicks just win a chip starting KAT at center.
Edgecombe has great defensive potential but he’s not there yet.
“Taking their pitch really seriously” and then listing them in 3rd place is pretty funny.
The way I took it, he didn’t mean hierarchy as that order, he was just saying those three teams are way above the others as far as what he is taking seriously so far.
Philly makes sense. He wanted to go to NY and help them win their first title since 1973.
The other major city that hasn’t won a championship is Philly. It’s been 40+ years.
For legacy and accomplishments, the 76ers can be the move.
lowkey sad that Atlanta isnt considered a major city by many :(
“They” aren’t in the mix anymore?
Memphis’ chances aren’t looking great, no
What about “them”?
LeThey/LeThem
Philly is on the table because it’s the best chance for another ring the “right” way, aka not by joining Spurs/Knicks. It’s a great narrative, dragging a team that could just never get it done through a 50 year championship drought and immortalizing himself in another major market. Likeable young stars to play beside with competent playmakers and defenders. However, because it’s Phila, he will never in his life come here and is just trying to leverage Cleveland into trading away Harden so he doesn’t spend his last two years with chokemaster supreme.
u cant hurt me lebron, i already have giannis
Do you think Shams hides anything under that pompadour of his? Bet you could stash 2-3 snickers in that thing.
Jealous ?
I mean, I could really use a snickers right now tbh.
I love how Bron said months ago he would chill and make his decision in July/August and hasn’t said or done much since but people are acting like he’s putting on some type of theater for attention just because themselves and ESPN have nothing better to do than to talk about where he’s going.
Bitch is that in order or what? I NEED to know, Shams!
He’s going to Cleveland folks
jesus weird times as a sixers fan
Cleveland makes no sense unless they’re trading hardens bum ass
Maybe I’m wrong If he was planning on going back to Cleveland he would’ve announced it already
What would be the drama in that?
Eh I bet he would want to wait until after the World Cup so he gets all the attention
He didn’t wait till the World Cup ended in 2014 or 2018
…why? What’s your logic? He has always been someone who loves the attention of this sorta thing. I think regardless of where he’s going he would stretch it out like this and make it seem like a competition for him
I feel like there’s no rush for Cleveland. It’s the one team if he took a legitimate vet min to join it would easily defensible as ‘going home’. Regardless of their depth and roster.
If he takes a vet min to play with a guy like Giannis, Embiid, Wemby, Jokic etc it’s going to get bombarded with ring chasing slander.
We’re talking about Lebron here. He’s gonna be slandered either way
LeBron isn’t going to risk losing the legacy narrative of “winning with every franchise he’s played with”. It’s Cavs or Heat.
Counter point, it’s a gamble but if he wins with a new team he would be the first to ever win with 4 different franchises
Lebron on the 76ers might win a title even if Embiid is hurt.
Miami should have 100% made the Giannis trade.
However, it’s probably gonna take a season before they can build depth.
Even with Giannis, I think Miami would just put LeBron back in the situation he was in with the Lakers.
Dear god, if Giannis missed 20+ games, Miami might not even make the play-in. If they did, it was because LeBron did crazy carry job for his age. Like he did with LA in the playoffs.
I think Philly is enticing for Bron because that is truly a spot that would allow him to play his age.
And I do mean that in a good way.
Wasn’t Philly allegedly one of the teams in the running when he came to LA?
Shams is an idiot. Look at his dumb as shit hair
Why is this dude on air when he isn’t breaking news? His “expert” analysis is useless.
Philly trying to get 15 on ball players
I used to wish that LeBron would ringchase every year rather than waste time on the Lakers.
This LeDecision drama is a real monkey’s paw result that I should have seen coming.
This is being dragged out so annoyingly
Cleveland.
LeBron; how many time are you going to use us for media attention. Just go to Cleveland
It’s so obviously Cleveland like c’mon lol
LeDrama
I just read something yesterday saying LeBron wasn’t personally involved and was letting Rich Paul do all the negotiating work… which is it?
All of this is gonna look so good on the promo/intro reel before his doc on his last season in the NBA with the Cavs starts.
With the knowledge that it will absolutely be Cleveland and no one else…
Imo Philly gives him the best role. We can slot him in at PF. Cleveland can’t do that without a trade and honestly not sure I would trade either big man for LeBron of I’m Cleveland.
Even at 50, LeBron would be our best passer and rebounder. And he would be the fourth scoring option when everyone is healthy. He would solve at least three problems for us (need more passing from our starters, more rebounding, and helps the bench by moving Wade to it).
But I don’t think basketball is going to be the primary deciding factor and honestly, I understand it.
he’s going to cleveland
I just don’t really get the appeal of PHI of all teams for him. I don’t see them actually winning the East. I guess they have a legit shot now with JB but I don’t have the most confidence in it, with or without LBJ.
LeBron will sign with CLE or MIA. Would be really strange for him to end his career on a random team like PHI.
Please Bron them or the Heat
Here we go again
miami is just noise for sure
LeBron joining Seattle.
Just pick a team already shit
He saw the Giannis back and forth and decided he wanted to 1 up Giannis.
Next hour it will be the nuggets
I can totally see LeBron throwing out some curve balls. He’s signing with the wizards.
Really excited to come in a close second again, feels identical to 2018
So he thinks he can make it out the east
Can’t wait for the Hennessey sponsored Decision 2.0 so we can get over all of this filler lol
“I did my research”= I’m making this shit up
Denf er an Minnis oda out den?
“The offers around the league weren’t satisfactory, LeBron will be staying with the Lakers.” - R. Paul
LeFuckingCheesesteaks Please no
i mentioned in 76ers sub earlier.. it would be cinema for Lebron to sign with 76ers since hes making his film or whatever that is… imagine game 7 of ECF against the raptors and he either makes the game winning shot or blocks kawhi game winning shot…
When’s his podcast drop the domino needs to fall
Fuck it, make it a random lottery selection
I don’t believe any of this shit. He’s going to Cleveland. This is all drama for the doc.
RETIRED
Imagine Stanning for LeBron when he joins Embiid, Jaylen Brown, and Tyrese Maxey. Fuckin lame-o
He’s going to Golden State and we’re all gonna hate it
Can’t wait til this saga is over as well. I can’t stand these rumors anymore. No matter the player.
The hierarchy of power in the EC is about to change
Who cares
LeBron only really has/had like 3 serious options:
A.) The Cavs
B.) The Heat
C.) The Warriors
The Warriors are out because they’re too old and in a tough West so LeBron is getting nowhere with them. The Heat are also out at this point since they already got Giannis and who knows how well that team is going to do…that just really leaves the Cavs. Full circle retirement tour appeal and best shot at a championship or deep playoff run.