The Sixers’ next reported target: LeBron James (seriously)

Well, if you thought the news of the Sixers trading for Jaylen Brown was shocking, you might want to sit down for this one.

The Sixers are reportedly looking to talk to LeBron James … yes, you are reading that correctly.

Tony Jones is as plugged in as anyone across the NBA media landscape. While he doesn’t mention anything about how receptive LeBron would be to the idea of joining the Sixers, it does make a good bit of sense:

“Philadelphia makes sense from a basketball perspective. The 76ers have enough scoring, depth and ballhandling at the top of the roster to allow James to ease into a role. And with James — or even without him — Philadelphia projects as a championship contender. The Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat are also considered among the frontrunners for James’ services.”

There are connections with James and president of basketball operations Mike Gansey. The two crossed over for a few years in Cleveland. LeBron was leading the franchise to its first ever NBA title while Gansey served as the team’s director of development league operations before being promoted to assistant general manager.

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But their connection goes back a bit further. As we all know, LeBron was born in Akron, Ohio. Gansey is from Olmsted Falls, Ohio. As Mike’s younger brother Steve reminded everyone, Mike and LeBron crossed paths as high-level high school players.

For all the jokes about LeBron getting Bronny enrolled at Malvern Prep or seeing him at the Wawa in Port Richmond a few years back, it would be something for this to happen now.

It feels like the ball is in the King’s court.

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Publish date : 2026-07-02 01:08:00

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