LeBron James is the top free agent remaining on the board eight days after he made his intentions to play a 24th season outside Los Angeles known.
There still isn’t much intel as to which team, if any, has the lead in the race to land his services. Initially it seemed the Warriors, Cavaliers and Heat had an edge for different reasons. Golden State stood out as a particularly interesting destination after James’s awesome 2024 Olympics run with Steph Curry. Their on-court partnership already went through a trial run and it was successful. Paired with his noted friendship with Draymond Green, the respect James holds for Steve Kerr and the (relatively) close proximity to his home base in L.A. and it seemed a logical fit.
