Bob Myers has officially recruited NBA legend LeBron James to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Myers, the president of sports for Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment, was a guest on Rich Paul‘s podcast with Max Kellerman and said the 76ers give James his “best chance to win.”
The 76ers, who acquired Jaylen Brown from the Boston Celtics in a blockbuster trade, are interested in signing James, who will not re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. Philadelphia wants to create a star-studded lineup of Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe, Brown, James and Joel Embiid.
When James was a free agent in the summer of 2018, he considered signing with the 76ers before ultimately joining the Lakers. James is close with Maxey and Embiid, as Maxey and James have trained together and share the same agent (Paul) and Embiid and James were teammates on Team USA in the summer of 2024.
Arguably the greatest player in NBA history, James played in 60 games last season, his 23rd year in the NBA. He averaged 20.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game for the Lakers, who are now building around Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves and newcomer Walker Kessler in the post-James era.
In the 2026 playoffs against the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder, James put up 23.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game. The Lakers beat the Rockets in the first round in six games. However, James and Co. lost to the Thunder in the second round in four games. Dončić didn’t play in the playoffs because of a severe hamstring injury, so James was the No. 1 option for LAL and played well.
James, who has been in the NBA since 2003, is a four-time MVP, four-time champion and four-time Finals MVP. He’s the all-time leader in points, field goals, minutes and games.
Along with the 76ers, James has been linked to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets. The future Hall of Famer has played for the Cavaliers twice and the Heat once.
The 76ers have never advanced past the second round of the playoffs in the Embiid era. That would likely change next season with James in the fold next to Embiid, Maxey, Edgecombe and Brown.
It will be intriguing to see where James is playing next season. Every NBA contender is interested in adding the sports icon, who turns 42 in December.
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