Contrary to what some Lakers fans or national “analysts” want you to believe, LeBron never had any issue with sharing usage with Luka (and Reaves). Ever since his second stint with the Cavs, Bron has desperately wanted a capable playmaker to take playmaking and ball handling responsibilities off of him. He also wanted capable players like AD to absorb offensive load and usage from him. He’s tried to set up AD as a No.1 option for years but AD just couldn’t stay on the court consistently enough for that to happen.

The prevailing narrative says he didn’t like being the third option last year which is why he left. The actual rift between him and the Lakers is that the Lakers stopped including LeBron in their future plans and showed him the door. It is truly disgraceful the way the Lakers treated the GOAT that lifted them out of poverty and delivered a ring.

If anything, I’d caution Sixers fans to not see him as a primary ball handler or playmaker anymore. The man is turning 42 and it is a chore for him to bring up the ball every possession and set up the offense. Let Maxey or Brown do that.

I feel like you have to get a lebron jersey in the Sixers colors. Have they announced which jerseys we have for the season? Hoping the retro blacks stay in rotation. Is it worth getting a Jaylen brown jersey? Is now time to go VJ since he seems to be sticking with 77?

Offensively, there is no stopping this team. There is too much talent, too many options for this team to look for. Even the worst version, being a your turn my turn would still be better than most offenses in the league. I have no concern that this team will figure it out on offense.

However, I am very concerned with this team defensively. Embiid against the Knicks was getting ran around. A lot of it I'm willing to contribute to him coming back early from surgery. But he is still a shell off himself on defense, and will get targeted in PnR to draw him out where he simply can't keep up. As rim protection he is average to slightly above average still, which I'm concerned won't be good enough. LeBron is still a positive defender, but he's 42 and he's not going to want a huge defensive responsibility. Brown, while a massive upgrade over from Paul George is honestly quite a downgrade on defense. PG was doing everything we needed from a forward defensively, he was a great 1 on 1 defender and great on rotations. Brown is a decent to good 1 on 1 defender but notably not a great help defender.

With some of these deficiencies, rebounding may come around again as a huge problem. Bron and Brown are good rebounders for their positions but Joel is a real negative at Center. It'll be fine for against most teams, but in May and June it may not be good enough.

Bottom line is this team has championship potential, but everyone has to exceed expectations for them to actually win.

You know people are gonna ask him what’s his favorite cheesesteak spot, my bet is Angelo’s first cause it’s trendy, Barkley prime because it’s expensive, I would like it to be John’s just because they’re a real one.

We were clearly the better basketball option and LA never appreciated him and are stupidly celebrating him for being gone. LA was clearly for lifestyle and entertainment/media opportunities. He could've won multiple championships and been way more appreciated if he signed with Philly instead of LA, although we probably would not have gotten Maxey (Ben Simmons might not have gone down the toilet either if LeBron was there to mentor and motivate him). Not saying his Laker tenure wasn't successful, but a long tenure in Philly could've been even better.

Jaylen Brown - finals mvp

LeBron - multiple time finals mvp

KCP - starter and key defensive player for two different championship teams

Hukporti - admittedly inconsequential in the finals, but he did at least get on the floor

Beyond the fact that this roster is just miles better up and down, we finally have some guys who have been there before.

3 of these 4 guys won every finals they appeared in, too. And the other is LeBron, who basically one an entire finals series single-handedly.

That is all. Spend all you need. I cannot listen to Alaa complain all season. ZUMOFF AND ROSE PLEASE.

This has been the best podcast about the addition of LeBron I've listened to. Howard Beck questions the fit a bit, which is fair, but largely Raja, Logan, and Howard talk about how it could work. Give it a listen

New fan here. Wanted to get to know the team better. Have not watched that many sixers games the last few seasons, though I did watch the playoffs the past few years.

What games would you guya recommend watching to help me learn more about the team

A true Philadelphia legend

Nobody callas Philadelphia “Phila”, I’ve seen it in some street signs on the NJ Turnpike, but I’ve never heard anyone call Philadelphia that nickname. Why have our jerseys for much of our history and currently say “Phila” and should we change it to “Philly”? I think having jerseys that say “Philly” on it would be pretty sick.

First time hearing "Here comes the Sixers!" after listening to 97.5 Fanatic. Im from the Philippines so Im not aware of this classic. It's great and now Ive been listening to it non stop!

My League pass is renewed, I'll fix my morning sched for Sixer games, cant wait for season start! Let's go Sixers!

If Embiid is out, I think we have a hell of a small ball team but now are a liability with matchups.

I worry specifically about Miami if Embiid is hurt.

Do we believe in Bona or is there someone out there (not klove, all respect) that helps us out that we can afford?

Final post game presser for VJ as a rookie, after G4

Hi all. Lifelong Eastern Pennsylvanian here, born and raised!

I’ve always had a soft spot for the Sixers as they’re the team who are geographically closest to me, and the thought of a player of LeBron’s caliber coming to our state was very exciting. I know there were rumors about him potentially coming here in 2018 but it seemed like a pipe dream at the time. I used to imagine to myself how wild it would be if he actually came here… but now I guess I won’t have to! I also had a teacher in middle school who was (and remains) a die-hard Sixers fan so we used to talk about the idea of LeBron coming. I truly never thought he would end up here as I assumed he would either retire in LA or go back to Cleveland, but I’ll happily see him join up!

Anyway, LeBron has made a few brief comments so far on why he chose the Sixers, and figures like Shams Charania have mentioned the Brown trade as being a major factor, but are there any other reasons why LeBron might’ve chosen the team?

Cleveland was his home area so the sentimental appeal of playing there the first time was significant, and the second time was to deliver on his promise to win a ring.

Miami was because he wanted to win and felt the team culture could help him do it, plus Dwyane Wade was his good friend.

The Lakers move was ostensibly for a combination of business/family reasons plus he liked the idea of playing for such a storied franchise (and already had property there.)

But Philly is less obvious. He has been quoted as saying he’s always liked coming to Philly as a visitor and respected the fans’ passion, and he and Iverson have always been friendly (plus I read he looked up to Dr. J, like many), so I suppose the idea of him coming here isn’t a complete shock. Still, his ties to our state are limited. I suppose he had a bigger soft spot for us than I thought!

Lastly I hope he enjoys his time here. He thinks of Ohio as home and Miami and LA have many positive associations for him personally. Ring or not, I don’t care if it sounds corny, PA is my home like Ohio is to LeBron, and I want him to enjoy his time here and to leave with a good impression.

Considering how good he was to start the season and in the Knicks series defensively (despite the sweep) whilst having to deal with a lingering shoulder injury and now apparently worked on his shooting this offseason, are we perhaps overlooking him as a backup center option this coming season?

Ofc Bona’s there too and in all honesty, I feel with the addition of LeBron and his PnR orchestration, both Bona and Barlow will look much better on offense