Official: Lebron to Philly

[cucad8]

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[gswhoops]

Kinda shocked. Assumed it was gonna be Cleveland or Miami

[Xman]

Philly

[the_process]

I did not expect this at all. Do they have to trade for Bronny too?

[gswhoops]

Sixers are a legit top 3-4 title contender now

[LightTheBeam]

This is probably my least favorite fit for him.
Maxey, VJ, Brown, Embiid all need the ball. Too many cooks in this kitchen.

I dislike this for Philly and for Lebron.

[Snakebites]

Hmm. Not the outcome I expected.

I also didn't expect a decision until August. So what do I know.

[the_process]

This is probably my least favorite fit for him.
Maxey, VJ, Brown, Embiid all need the ball. Too many cooks in this kitchen.

I dislike this for Philly and for Lebron.

I still hold out hope they're going to trade Embiid.

[Slava]

Feels weird but he also said at some point that Iverson was his favorite player.

[LightTheBeam]

Now can we finish the off-season?

Feels like a bunch of teams have been on hold waiting for this.

[ReggiesKnicks]

Sixers are a legit top 3-4 title contender now

I mean they sort of already were?

LeBron is about to play a lot of Center.

[ReggiesKnicks]

This is probably my least favorite fit for him.
Maxey, VJ, Brown, Embiid all need the ball. Too many cooks in this kitchen.

I dislike this for Philly and for Lebron.

LeBron is one of the highest IQ players and best passers ever. His per-play tracking data off-ball is 90+ Percentile.

He is going to grease the wheels so hard for a team that needed veteran leadership and someone who can connect everyone.

[moss_is_1]

Thank god it's over. Bummed he didn't choose the Wolves, but doesn't seem we were ever really in the running.

I don't like him wanting to win and then relying on Embiid to be healthy. Adem Bona at center while Embiid is injured is going to be a massive hole. Sixers should still be a great team, just will need a lot of luck if they want to be a true contender.

[hugepatsfan]

Makes the most basketball sense. Still just feels weird. Just a random one (maybe 2?) year stint on a team he has no affiliation with to end his career. I always though CLE or MIA made more sense just legacy and happiness wise. But if the goal is solely winning another ring this felt best IMO.

That PHI roster is stacked but an interesting mix. Will be interesting to see how they manage spacing and ball handline. All of VJ/Brown/Lebron/Embiid CAN shoot in general but all below league average percentages wise and Maxey is kind of streaky/inconsistent there too. Pace of play mismatch with Embiid/Brown both playing really slow and the others best in transition. How they balance lineups and ball handling responsibilities will be fascinating to see. Luckily for them they have an actual schematics coach in Nurse instead of a good vibe tribes type of guy. As stacked as they are, they'll definitely need those Xs and Os sorted out.

[jayjaysee]

I was really wanting to see Curry/LBJ. But happy for Philly fans.

[kobe_vs_jordan]

Fit odd but can’t deny the talent. If they defend well can be dangerous.

[giberish]

Interesting choice. Seem to be going for the volume talent, questionable fit approach. Interesting to see how much ball all the big names get and how much complaining there is (obviously the complaints will be a lot louder when they aren't winning as much as expected).

[Dadouv47]

as a neutral fan I wanted him to end his career in Cleveland but he knows better what he wants.

[daoneandonly]

Best fit for him IMO

[parsnips33]

Damn it