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NBA rumors: Rival teams ‘afraid’ LeBron will choose Cavs in free agency
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The NBA world is currently at a standstill as they wait to see where LeBron James will take his talents next. James has already informed the Los Angeles Lakers that he will not be back in the City of Angels next year, and some have speculated that another return to the Cleveland Cavs could be on the horizon this summer.
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Recently, ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst spoke on how other teams are viewing that as an increasingly likely possibility.
"I've talked to people in Philly, and I'm like, what do you think? 'We're afraid it's Cleveland ,' – everybody I talked to is like 'we're afraid it's Cleveland,' – nobody seems like they have optimism," said Windhorst, per ESPN Cleveland on X, formerly Twitter.
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The Cavs bowed out in the Eastern Conference Finals last season against the eventual NBA champion New York Knicks , getting swept in embarrassing fashion despite holding a 22-point lead in the fourth quarter of Game 1. However, adding James to the mix while keeping essentially the same core of players would definitely make things more interesting and shore up the Cavs' biggest weakness, which is their wing play.
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Meanwhile, James has famously already played two stints in Cleveland during his career, first joining the Cavs when he was drafted there 23 years ago, and then returning in 2014 after his time with the Miami Heat , delivering the city a championship two years later.
The Heat are also among the teams that James is reportedly considering after their recent acquisition of Giannis Antetokounmpo , as are the Golden State Warriors , Minnesota Timberwolves , and Philadelphia 76ers , who recently traded for Jaylen Brown .
All told, it could certainly be an interesting next few days as James reviews his options.
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