LeBron James signs with the 76ers EMERGENCY POD
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How did hosts react to the breaking news that LeBron signed with the 76ers?
Good morning, everyone. The new one we have all been waiting for has officially dropped. LeBron James has found a team, and it is in the city of brotherly love. Yes, everyone, welcome to NBA Daily Emergency Pod. LeBron James is going to Philly. It's about four hours old, maybe, by the time. Dave, I know you're just catching up on this thing. We're about an hour behind you.
I don't look at my phone in the morning, guys. Yes. I called you eight times. You went to voicemail eight times. Honestly, you legitimately, I have missed calls from you and Andrew for the last few hours.
My camera won't even handle this news right now. Okay.
That do not disturb mode on the iPhone is it's real. It's real. It's great. Yeah.
Two years.
Real emergency.
Yes. Right. Two years. Real emergency. Two years, 8 million with a player option a year or two. He's getting the veteran minimum this year. That will make him the eighth highest player, eighth highest paid player on his own team. Obviously, remember, had $52.6 million with the Lakers down from that. Rich Paul dropped this news to Shams this morning.
Rich Paul dropped this news to Shams this morning. Thank you, Rich Paul. Thank you for your contributions.
It was reported by Rich Paul to Shams, apparently. That's what was said. Governor Shapiro in Pennsylvania has officially declared July 24th LeBron James Day. So this is great. Friends, think about this. Let's just back up before we even get into the Philadelphia of it all. Thinking about the teams that have missed out. Obviously, Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat. Minnesota, sure. But Cleveland, Cleveland, this was the team that we thought this man was going to. Cleveland, this is not for you. That it made a lot of sense. And I just want to start with that. When you think about the cities that missed out on LeBron, why do you think he ended up with Philly as opposed to them?
I think the main reaction that I have is that LeBron James wants a legacy championship. And what I mean by that is that part of his reaction, part of his decision-making process It was about a narrative. And you could say going back to Cleveland is a narrative, going back and trying to win a championship for the Cavs is a narrative. But you know what would be even crazier? Being the guy to help Philadelphia snap their droughts. Because Rich Paul, if we go back to Rich Paul, said so much. He said if the Knicks didn't win the championship, LeBron would already be in New York. But they won. So I think part of his thought process was, what's the next best place I can go to to help them snap a streak, much like I did in Cleveland?
And there is no city, no fan base, no NBA team that would relish an NBA championship more than the Philadelphia 76ers if he were to do this, if he were to help the Sixers win a championship. It would be the ultimate benchmark, the ultimate high note to leave off on for LeBron James. I think that is what went into his decision-making.
Yeah, I don't know. I'm still pretty stunned by this because you're just waking up. I mean, I've been up, but it's just not paying attention. The Sixers legitimately, they make the least narrative sense. And we tend to think about LeBron as this narrator, right? Everything in his life, like we talk about, he goes to LA because he wants to do movies. He goes back to Cleveland because he wants to win a title, right? Even going to Miami, it felt like it was part of a documentary series. This is one that is just a curveball. Yeah, it is not right. It's it wasn't predictable, in my opinion, when they started when people started saying Philly was an option. I thought it was ridiculous.
It's the most surprising outcome. It's the most surprising outcome out of all of them.
But here's the thing. Here's the thing. I actually I like what you're talking about, though, as in terms of even though it's not narrative in the sequence of the story of the king, it is a narrative that is a new one because and it's the best narrative out of the ones that were available. If you go to Golden State, you're not and you win a championship.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
How did hosts react to the breaking news that LeBron signed with the 76ers?
0:07–5:08
2
Why did LeBron choose Philadelphia over Cleveland, Miami, or Golden State?
5:08–18:38
3
What did LeBron say in his announcement and what does it reveal about his motivations?
18:38–22:30
4
How will LeBron fit with the Sixers’ existing roster (Embiid, Maxey, Jalen Brown)?
22:30–39:51
5
What are the Sixers’ biggest lineup, spacing, and defensive concerns with LeBron?
39:51–47:15