LeBron James shooting over Joel Embiid during a November 27 game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers.
Following a seventh-straight trip to the postseason, the Philadelphia 76ers have failed to make an appearance in the Conference Finals during Joel Embiid‘s tenure with the team.
Outstanding circumstances aside, that simple fact commands continuous change with an MVP-caliber player in his prime.
So why not try and land LeBron James?
ESPN insider Chris Herring proposed such a move in his latest column, tabbing it among deals “that need to happen.”
It would require James to opt out of the one year and $51.4 million he has left on his Lakers deal,” Herring wrote on May 28. “After a season in which both he and Anthony Davis were the healthiest they’ve been as a duo since teaming up in 2019-20, James might feel like there isn’t enough upside to win another title with the purple and gold.
As Herring writes, James can enter free agency this summer, and he’s expected to.
And following a season where he averaged 25.7 points, 8.3 assists, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.3 steals, he could feel it’s time for a change of scenery.
Philadelphia represents one of few sensible options for the NBA’s all-time leading scorer.
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