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LeBron James says family and winning will determine his free agency decision

NEW YORK– The Cavaliers have just two regular season games left before playoffs begin. As the season draws to a close, the LeBron James free agency rumor mill is working in overdrive.

James, who is in the 15th year of his career, has a $35.6 million player’s option in his contract for the 2018-19 season. He is expected to decline that option to become a free agent, and speculation has run rampant for months about whether or not he will stay in Cleveland or head elsewhere.

In speaking with cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon, however, James offered a rare look into his thought process on his upcoming free agency decision.