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Kawakami: Pitching LeBron — how the 76ers, Cavs, and Warriors (in that order?) line up

Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Golden State appear to be the most likely landing spots for LeBron James.

Agent Rich Paul, left, insists that he doesn’t know where LeBron James will play his 24th NBA season. | Source: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

By Tim Kawakami Sports Columnist

For subscribers Published Jul. 9, 2026 at 12:22pm

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LeBron James hasn’t asked for any direct free-agent pitches this time around, but he’s gotten a few pretty decent indirect ones, anyway.

Let’s give 76ers overlord Bob Myers — hey, remember him? — the lead spot on this, since he got an invitation onto essentially the official platform for this process, the “Game Over” podcast, cohosted by LeBron’s agent, Rich Paul.

“If you’re talking about the Sixers, if [LeBron] was here, I would say, ‘I honestly believe this is your best chance to win,’” Myers told Paul and Max Kellerman (opens in new tab) on an episode that dropped Wednesday morning.

Hmm, I believe Myers made a very similar point as the lead man for a different team chasing a different all-time player 10 years ago. I’ll check the ancient history books to see if it worked out for him or not.

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