Charania I'm told LeBron James is likely to opt in He's got a massive player option and that's the plan He still has about a month to figure that out

Charania Its decision time for LeBron James because all the information for the most part is in

Charania If you are a NBA team that has contending aspirations LeBron James according to my sources it is not a financially driven decision That means if you want to slot him in if you want to pitch him on a minimum pitch him on an exception pitch him on a non-max contract

Charania Rich Paul has met with multiple teams and has given LeBron all the information needed to make a decision but there is no timeline for the coming weeks Miami Cleveland and Philadelphia seem to be the likeliest options with Golden State and Minnesota still in the mix

Charania on Lebron leaving the Lakers I'm told that happiness is the biggest factor in his decision to leave the Lakers It's about where will he and his family be happy It's not gonna be a money driven decision

Charania LeBron James is taking the Sixers free agency pitch really seriously I look at it when I talk to teams now as kind of a hierarchy of Cleveland Miami Philadelphia

Bill Simmons on LeBron's Free Agency I haven't seen this possibility mentioned yet What if he doesn't pick anybody what if he just says I'm gonna take my time with this watch the league play golf stay in shape and have people keep talking about this for the next 6 months