When Brett Brown took to the podium on draft night, as the head coach but now also interim general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, he uttered the phrase “Star hunting.” The chase is on for the Sixers, but their top target has been taken.
After his representatives reportedly met with Brett Brown and members of the Sixers’ brass on Sunday, LeBron James agreed to a four-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. The team many people, including the oddsmakers, assumed he would go to.
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Before the start of free agency, we conducted some polling of our audience to get a sense of whether or not Sixers fans actually wanted to sign James.