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- LeBron James announced Friday via X he's joining the Philadelphia 76ers, writing he can help make them "a championship team" and calling it "one last time"
- Bob Myers, president of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, replaced Daryl Morey with Mike Gansey — a former Ohio high school classmate of James's — and acquired 2024 Finals MVP Jaylen Brown
- Joel Embiid played only 57 games over the past two regular seasons, fewer than the 41-year-old James played last season, and sat out both 2026 playoff series due to emergency appendicitis surgery
- Tyrese Maxey was among a small group tipped off late Thursday night, posting a video captioned "I'm like Coach Cal" referencing his former Kentucky coach John Calipari
- Joel Embiid is the championship swing factor, per an NBA coach who told ESPN: "If it's those four guys and Joel, that's a championship team"
- Pat Riley told Dan Le Batard his relationship with James had "thawed," while a Miami Heat employee accidentally published a proposed James introductory news conference that went viral
Why it matters: The Sixers' championship window now rests on Embiid's health and willingness to play a supporting role around James, whose comfort with Ohio-born executives Bob Myers and Mike Gansey helped Philadelphia beat Miami, Cleveland, and Golden State in free agency.
