LeBron James signing with 76ers in stunner after leaving Lakers in free agency

The king has finally made a move. LeBron watch, ladies and gentlemen, I'm proud to say it's over. He's headed to the city of brotherly love. The 22-time all-star reportedly chose Philadelphia after an aggressive recruiting effort and he will sign a reported two-year eight million dollar deal. As we all know, he left the Lakers this offseason pretty much drug out free agency for the decision. In fact, the entire NBA has basically been put on pause while we waited for LeBron to pick a city or team, possibly the final city and team of his Hall of Fame career. Now according to Sham Sharania, it came down to three real contenders. Cleveland, his hometown team, won a championship there. Miami won championships there and now the Sixers. And now we're going to see if the king gets love in Philly. Philly has made some aggressive moves this offseason. They traded for Jalen Brown this summer and that move alone reportedly got LeBron's attention. You add in Joel Embiid when he's healthy, Tyrese Maxey and all of a sudden a team that had no shot a month ago is a legitimate finalist. Bob Myers, the guy who built Golden State's dynasty, is now running basketball ops for Philly's ownership group and has been saying flat out that the Sixers give LeBron his best chance to win right now. That's a heavy statement from someone with that resume. Now you add in LeBron's resume and the 76ers just like that became legit contenders. Remember, this is the franchise that Knicks fans have been laughing at for quite some time. They haven't even been to the NBA finals since 2001. They haven't even been to a conference finals since then. But LeBron to Philly is an attempt to erase two decades of playoff heartbreak in one move.