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NBA rumors: 6 LeBron James suitors ‘in dark’ during free agency chase
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As the second week of the LeBron James sweepstakes continues , there seems to be a little more clarity, but also a lot of confusion about what will happen. As for the suitors, the Philadelphia 76ers , Cleveland Cavaliers , Miami Heat , Minnesota Timberwolves , Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors are the six teams who believe they have a chance at signing James, according to NBA insider Marc Stein.
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On the other hand, those teams haven't heard anything from James, as ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported on The Hoop Collective.
"The teams that were interested in LeBron, like they had made contact and whatever, and they hadn't heard anything. And they're like, well, 'we don't know what to make of it'.… The teams are kind of in the dark, all kind of waiting, and they weren't hearing anything. And so they were just like, well, maybe it's Cleveland, but I don't know if anybody is hearing anything," Windhorst said.
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Over the weekend, some believed that the Cavs could be considered the team to beat in the race, as James had been in his hometown for the past few days. Nonetheless, the other five teams still think they can sign James, according to Stein.
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"The Sixers, Nuggets and Timberwolves, league sources say, all still believe that they are in this race to some degree and getting legitimate consideration from James and his camp alongside the Cavaliers, Warriors and Heat. On his latest Game Over podcast with Max Kellerman, Paul certainly spoke glowingly of the Anthony Edwards-led Timberwolves and their coach Chris Finch," Stein wrote.
It'll be interesting to see if there are any major updates as this week goes on, as it's still uncertain when James will make a final decision. As for the teams in the race, it looks like they'll wait for as long as they can to sign James.
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