LeBron James signing two-year, $8 million deal with the 76ers

[p]He'll be entering his 24th season after spending the past eight years with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-lakers/ngegZ8bg/"]Lakers[/a], leading them to a championship in 2020 over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/miami-heat/CQ7AXnT5/"]Miami Heat[/a]. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-lebron/nuIVxFJk/"]James[/a] will join the likes of former MVP [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/embiid-joel/G2hZm0nI/"]Joel Embiid[/a] and recently acquired star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brown-jaylen/l88NjhUb/"]Jaylen Brown[/a] in the City of Brotherly Love.[/p][embed guid="aa8ab0c2-3351-4ec6-8594-d9996376543d" url="https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2080681367109554502?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Philly will now run a starting five consisting of Embiid, LeBron, Brown, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maxey-tyrese/r9DvnZeC/"]Tyrese Maxey[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/edgecombe-jr-valdez/GSA6NTGG/"]VJ Edgecomb[/a]. The team traded for Brown earlier in the offseason in a blockbuster deal that sent [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/george-paul/KOvfaZVQ/"]Paul George[/a], two first-round picks, and two second-round picks to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-celtics/KYD9hVEm/"]Boston Celtics[/a].[/p][p]James posted a thread on X (formerly Twitter), starting by saying,[b] "I thought I was done when the season ended."[/b][/p][embed guid="82a03f98-37b0-4947-a9ef-f602428376e1" url="https://x.com/KingJames/status/2080677086386430018?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]His 20.9 points per game this past season tied a career low, making it the fewest PPG he has put up since his rookie season (2003-2004), while his 31% three-point percentage is the lowest it's been since the 2007-2008 season...when he led the league with 30 points per game.[/p][p]Lakers president Jeanie Buss posted a farewell to James on social media as the team now moves on with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doncic-luka/pQ4ZBK0o/"]Luka Doncic[/a] as their centerpiece.[/p][embed guid="b7260e74-49ef-4bb2-ba6b-65917a2e0938" url="https://x.com/Lakers/status/2071999961500373081?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Meanwhile, James' son, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-jr-bronny/ppUAl5Ir/"]Bronny[/a], stayed with the Lakers on a fully guaranteed $2.3 million deal for the 2026-2027 season. [/p][p]Bronny averaged less than 3.0 points per game in each of his first two seasons in the NBA, also averaging less than 9.0 minutes of playing time per game. [/p][embed guid="28d35845-fbd1-4a90-82f0-a8210b0d1e61" url="https://x.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/2071920805332574513?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]