if he went there he’ll just be playing again with Luka and Reaves but this time they’re black

There is absolutely no chance LeBron playing with James harden.
So I don’t wonder.

or because he left the city TWICE already and the last time he did it, it was after he completed his storyline there of bringing them a championship. there’s nothing left for him to do in a Cavs jersey

LeBron was 578th lol

The truth is you just cant say no to Maxey’s adorable smile 

I never thought he was going there - that team is a bad fit for him and he’s left there twice

Yall are overthinking it. The sixers are a stacked team. He wanted a stacked deck to try and win one last time.

Average defensive speed is one of those almost worthless metrics so it doesn’t really tell you anything that substantial. You can just go on NBA.com and play with the stat there, namely by simply sorting it by the “fastest guys” on defense. Last season, the fastest dude by average defensive speed was none other than Simone Fontecchio. I guess he’s the real DPOY.

Yea i mean you aren’t winning a ring with dmitch and harden lol

There’s a reason the Jazz traded him 4 years ago

They wouldn’t or couldn’t trade Harden for Kyrie. That’s all there is to it. LeBron did not want to play with Harden.

Lebron simply did not like the Cavs roster. Mitchell and Harden in the backcourt. No good POA defender in the roster.

Dawg using defensive metrics in the big 2026 lol. He went to Philly becuase they have great offensive players to play with.

The LeBron - Mitchell - Harden pairing would’ve been the B level version of LeBron - Luka - Reaves. I never saw the point of a Cavs return outside of sentimental reasons.

It’s so obvious that he didn’t want to play with Harden and didn’t think that the Cavs were good enough to win a title even if he had signed there at the minimum.

Tbh 2 titles vs 1 isn’t much for Lebron with the Cavs. An additional title somewhere else is massive AND Philly is a much better spot roster wise than the other options besides the Spurs which would have been perfect

Knicks figured this out pretty quickly:

Brunson attacks Harden relentlessly

“Guys we gotta stop him from attacking Harden…”

Brunson attacks Mitchell relentlessly

“Guys we gotta stop him from attacking Don…”

Brunson attacks Harden relentlessly

and so on…

One who has to say i am king is no king at all

Would’ve been a nice storybook ending had he signed with the Cavs…I don’t think the CAVS want anything to with him when his contract is done

I remember seeing this exact argument on Twitter and the rebuttal from Cavs fans was that they have Evan Mobley

I don’t even think that stat matters (though in this case Mitchell isn’t good).
He didn’t go there simply because the Sixers should have a better roster and don’t need as much help. Doesn’t mean he thinks they are trash like some are implying. He won’t have to do as much and the path should be easier.

defensive speed is a useless metric

What is this a quote from? What is the source? Low effort garbage post

I don’t pay a ton of attention to the nba, but whenever I do, harden’s with another new underachieving team. Guy’s got the career of a ping pong ball.

Just not enough help for LeBron there. He needs more help

he’ll come to the cavs after philly for the retirement season

I mean he would’ve had to be their point of attack defender

I believe this is the the real reason LeBron didn’t come home. Our perimeter D is a disaster and only got worse by losing Wade. It’s the reason we’re not a championship team and LeBron would have done nothing to change that.

It was because Kyrie wasn’t invovled. He was going to GSW to play with AD. He tried to get the Cavs to grab Kyrie but they didn’t want him and he didn’t want to leave.

LeAnalytics

People just making up stats now

As a Cavs fan I 100% believe he wanted to then watched them barely make it out of the first two rounds then just flat gave up agains the Knicks. Soft ass team

Cavs never made sense to me. I think people made way too big a deal about the home town angle.

people will bitch at advanced stats then use defensive speed and DFG%

Wouldn’t that just be the same on the sixers? Who is rebounding or protecting the rim on that team? This isn’t 2024 Embiid anymore

No smart player would ever team up with Harden. Gives up on every team he plays for.

Nobody wants to play with Harden. He’s too unprofessional.

Any team with James Harden playing a major role, especially now, cannot win a title. It is not possible and they all know it.

Ring ring ring chaser is a professional ring chaser.
Goat of ring chasing, so i dont blame him

LeBron wanted Kyrie on the Cavs with him. So that means that he wanted Harden out. Not Mitchell.

he still went to the sixers to team up with jaylen brown, the worst player on the celtics last season

He can still finish his career in Cleveland. No rush.

Because he’s shamelessly ring chasing like he always does

What about the advance stats that say Jaylen brown is the worst player in the league. Philly will be lucky to win one game with that apocalypse on the court

I think he was trying to LeGM a harden trade to get a roster he wanted in Cleveland couldn’t find a decent one so decided not o go to Cleveland 

TLDR: How to ring chase