Multiple teams reached out to LeBron James and his camp to make their free-agency pitches.
According to most reports, James’ sweepstakes are down to four teams: Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers.
However, while he hasn’t made up his mind yet, it looks like he’s already ruled out one of those destinations.
According to ESPN insider Shams Charania, James is more than likely to take his talents back to the Eastern Conference.
LeBron James may join an Eastern Conference team
“My understanding, though, over the last couple of weeks is that the focus has been primarily on the Eastern Conference teams, being Cleveland, Miami and Philadelphia,” Charania said on “NBA Today.”
Of course, that all but rules out the Warriors from the equation, even though recent speculation suggested he might want to stay in California because of his daughter, Zhuri.
Then again, James is in no rush to put pen to paper. While even NBA commissioner Adam Silver admitted that he needed James to make a decision soon, James is marching to the beat of his own drum:
“There is no decision, no choice yet,” Charania revealed. “There’s no timetable on a choice as of yet.”
At the end of the day, no one knows what James will do; perhaps not even himself.
Whatever the case, whichever team wins this sweepstakes will be much more than a championship contender; it’ll also be James’ final stop and the most talked-about ball club in the league for at least a year.