LeBron James is signing with Philadelphia on a two-year, $8 million deal. Basketball superstar LeBron James has announced he will be joining the Philadelphia 76ers next season. The NBA veteran, 41, said on Friday that the 76ers will be the last team he plays for in his career, after eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Sixers grabbed James, over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Miami Heat, also rumored to be in the running for James. “I believe I can help make the Philadelphia 76ers a championship team and I am so excited to energize a new fan base and start this incredible journey one last time,” James said on X. La star américaine de basket LeBron James, meilleur marqueur de l'histoire de la NBA, a annoncé vendredi sur les réseaux sociaux qu'il rejoignait les 76ers de Philadelphie pour une 24e saison dans le…
The biggest question about the Jaylen Brown trade has always been the timing. LeBron James setzt seine beeindruckende Karriere fort und spielt künftig für die Philadelphia 76ers. Was ihn zum Wechsel bewogen hat und welches Ziel er nun verfolgt.
The 41-year-old James is set to sign a modest US$8-million, two-year contract with the Sixers, according to ESPN. After weeks of speculation, NBA star LeBron James announced he is signing with the Philadelphia 76ers. LeBron James announced on Friday he will play for the Philadelphia 76ers next season, with the 41-year-old NBA superstar hoping to transform another franchise into a championship team.
James, a four-time NBA Most Valuable Player, has won four titles in a 23-year career, most recently with the Los Angeles Lakers, who he said earlier this month he would not return to for the 2026-27 campaign. James led the Miami Heat to NBA crowns in 2013 and 2014, brought his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers a title in 2016 and delivered a championship for the Lakers in 2020. He’s looking to make the same magic happen in what Rich Paul, James’s agent, tells ESPN will be a two-year deal worth $8 million.
The NBA legend was considering several clubs but will join a 76ers team that traded for forward Jaylen Brown from Boston and boasts a lineup that will also include star center Joel Embiid and guards Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe. James averaged 20.9 points a game for the Lakers last season and said he was considering retirement strongly when the campaign concluded. “I thought I was done when the season ended.
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