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Everything you need to know about LeBron James signing with the Sixers: Debut, merch, championship odds, and more When can we see him in a Sixers uniform? Where can we buy LeBron James merch? We answer the biggest questions with LeBron James heading to Philly.
Everything you need to know about LeBron James signing with the Sixers: Debut, merch, championship odds, and more When can we see him in a Sixers uniform? Where can we buy LeBron James merch? We answer the biggest questions with LeBron James heading to Philly.
LeBron James and Joel Embiid are now teammates on the Sixers.
Here's everything you need to know about King James in Philly..The news comes just one week after an appearance at Fanatics Fest, where the 22-time All-Star said he wanted to play for a team thatroughly three weeks ago.
Ahead of James arrival in the City of Brotherly Love, heres everything you need to know from when he could make his Sixers debut to his current connections to the city:podcast that everything changed when the Sixers traded for Jaylen Brown on July 1, one day after James informed the Lakers that hed be entering free agency.The Sixers suddenly found themselves among the reported top three destinations for the future Hall of Famer, but many believed them to be a distant third to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat, two of James former homes where he also won NBA titles.
But after many twists and turns and hints that may or may not have actually been hints Were currently still waiting for the release of the Sixers 2026-27 schedule.
, waiting for James free agency decision.But on Monday, some of the Sixers preseason schedule was revealed: two games against the Boston Celtics.
On Oct.
10 , theyll travel to TD Garden.
And on Oct.
16 , they will host the Celtics at the Xfinity Mobile Arena.
James can choose to play in preseason or opt out and wait for the regular season.The four-time NBA champion has played preseason games in the past but opted out last year when he also missed 14 regular season games with sciatica.
LeBron chose the hard, dramatic path when he picked the Sixers.
Get ready for a wild ride, Philly.
| Mike SielskiAdding the 41-year-old future Hall of Famer, whos the NBAs all-time leader in points, a four-time MVP, and a four-time NBA champion, makes these Sixers a true title contender.Since the decision, the Sixers title odds have improved from +2000, according to Sports Illustrated on July 20, to +900.which was listed at $124.99, was sold out by 1:40 p.m., Philadelphia time.
A James royal blue Fast Break jersey, listed for $79.99, also will be available to preorder.after the announcement, also is available to purchase through Fanatics.
The cards are selling for between $11.99 for a single card and $169.99 for a 20-pack.Brandon Williams, Fanatics vice president for global communications, said more merchandise will be added.
Meanwhile, Rally House was letting customers preorder a royal blue James T-shirt for $37 on Friday afternoon.
The shirt will ship Aug.
31.
Throughout roughly three weeks of speculating where King James would land, notable Philly figures did everything in their power to pitch him on Philly including Pennsylvania Gov.Philly may have been the biggest surprise, compared to some of the other teams on the top of James free agency list his former teams in the Miami Heat and hometown Cleveland Cavaliers.
Ganseys younger brother, Steve, posted a photo of the two Ohio natives standing side by side in high school.A key factor in any sort of Philadelphia pursuit of LeBron is Tyrese Maxey.
That is not only because of his talent, which is awesome, but hes one of Klutchs core clients, said ESPNs Brian Windhorst.Hes basically a part of LeBrons extended family, so you would not only have Jaylen Brown as the addition, you would have Tyrese Maxey as your drawing card.
The Philadelphia 76ers are expected to emerge as a strong suitor for LeBron James due to the Tyrese Maxey connection, perMaxey has referred previously to James as his big brother.
They also train together every summer.
In December, James had a lot of high praise for the 25 year old.I love the success and the humbleness that Tyrese does it at, James told NBC Sports Philadelphia in December.
It starts with his family, and, you know, hes just taking full advantage of the opportunity here.
And hes made the most of it.
..
Obviously, I love his game.But I love him the person more, than even his game and thats, you know, thats tough to do as great as he is on the court.
James has history with other Sixers, too, notably Embiid and Brown.
Embiid and James played on the USA Basketball team that competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics.Embiid committed to play for Team USA, turning down the opportunity to play for Cameroon or France, and Meanwhile, Brown and James have a more controversial history.
During a 2024 summer league game, Brown was spotted in the crowd saying,The Sixers and James were in talks the last time he was seeking a new team, in 2018.Leading up to his decision, the Sixers went all-out to campaign for the superstar, and even Embiid turned to social media to make his own pitch.
claiming he chose the Lakers over the Sixers and Houston Rockets to help cement his legacy as a great.
The 2018 tweet wasnt Embiids first time chatting up a fellow star on the platform.
In 2014, he also tagged James, who ultimately chose a return to Cleveland.