Date: July 24th, 2026 11:40 AM Author: violent bearded lodge quadroon
I think he might have gone to NYK or MIA if they had not recently won a Championship. Sixers have not won in over 40 years. Bring a trophy to Philly and cement your GOAT status is probably his thinking. Along with money.
Date: July 24th, 2026 1:11 PM Author: Richard Ames
I agree that Jordan is the GOAT. But the wildcard in the debate is that Durant joining the Warriors basically ruined LeBron's chances of winning more titles with the Cavs. I think there is a strong chance that he would've won 2 - 3 in a row if not for Durant pulling the weakest move in the history of the game.
Date: July 25th, 2026 2:48 PM Author: Richard Ames
I think the strongest actual counterpoint is that Jordan's bulls would've beaten the 2017 - 2018 Warriors with Durant on them. Pippen would've locked down Durant and Jordan would've scored 40 a game.
Date: July 24th, 2026 8:04 PM Author: Iridescent Boyish Ape Range
From a narrative standpoint, he should've gone to Golden State and also tried to get Anthony Davis and a couple of other old guys to join. Maybe even Chris Paul could've come out of retirement to sit on the bench.
I've also sort of been puzzled by why he's leaving Los Angeles. Seems like a great place to live and he's playing with 27 year old Luka Doncic. Philly is slightly better on paper but everyone acts like he was on the Washington Wizards last year, but he was on a team that won a playoff series without it's 2 best players...
But the narrative never made sense because Luka is better than anyone on Philly, Cleveland etc and LeBron was supposed to be this hands on super dad whose kid was at the best high school in LA. Nope he dragged her ass to west Philly!