John Clark: Sounds like LeBron James will run the point for the Sixers. Sixers Coach Nick Nurse: ”He is an offense creator. He is certainly a guy that will bring the ball up the floor and try to create for himself and others. He is really good for others.“
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Brian Windhorst on Team USA: "If LeBron James wants to play, he'll get a roster spot."
— 8/5/2026 YouTubeWhile James was deciding his next destination, Edgecombe said he regularly called Maxey to ask whether the superstar was coming to Philadelphia. "I kept calling Tyrese, and I was like, 'Are we getting Bron? Are we getting Bron?'" Edgecombe recalled. According to Edgecombe, Maxey repeatedly denied knowing whether James would join the 76ers. "Tyrese was like, 'Bro, I don't know.
I don't think so,'" Edgecombe continued. "But he knew the whole time. He just didn't want to tell me. That’s what I feel. I might be wrong." — 8/4/2026 BasketNews
Oh No He Didn't: VJ Edgecombe on where he was when Lebron announced he was signing with the Sixers: "I was on the court mid-workout, so I'm literally working out. Coach, his Apple Watch keep going off and off and off. He's like, damn, what's happening? He's like yo we just got Bron. I'm like, you're lying. Equipment guys came out, medical guy came out. We just got Bron, so I stopped working out, went to my phone, I seen Shams tweeted we got Bron...so I finished my workout...I had to finish the workout" — 8/4/2026 x.com
Draymond Green: “I think to understand this statement though, you always have to understand the way KD view basketball. And the way KD view basketball is very Uncle Drewish. This game will and always will be about buckets that’s how KD view the game. So when KD say, “Yo, they got four 25 point scorers, you have to understand in KD mind what that means.” So first off in order to understand Kevin’s statement, you have to understand his mindset and how he see the game and how he see the game. This game is about buckets. So when he mentioned, Yo, they got four 25 point scorers. Hell yeah, they’re going to be a contender. That’s how KD see the game. It’s going to be league pass worthy. Absolutely. But that is how KD see the game. So he’s going to mention to 25 point scorers. And I again I think everybody look at that and be like, “Oh man, that team is nothing like that team was like I don’t think he never said that.” — 8/4/2026 YouTube
Austin Krell: Jaylen Brown said on his Twitch last night that he lost 7 lbs this offseason. “Just to be a little more fast and nimble. I gotta keep up with Maxey, Edgecombe and LeBron this year…I feel great, I’m jumping higher, running faster.” — 8/4/2026 x.com
FullCourtPass: “I kept calling Tyrese and I was like, “Are we getting Bron? Are we getting Bron?” Tyrese is like, “Bro, I don’t know.” “I don’t think so.” He knew the whole time. But he ain’t want to tell me”- VJ Edgecombe on LeBron to Philly ? — 8/4/2026 x.com
NBA Courtside: VJ Edgecombe on LeBron James joining the Sixers: “I don’t know LeBron. Like, I love LeBron, don’t get me wrong. I just never like I met him. Obviously, we played against each other. Obviously that’s who I, you know, looked up to when it comes to basketball and stuff like that. That’s one of the reasons why I started playing ball. When he was in Miami, but I ain’t know him. But I keep calling Tyrese and I was like, “Are we getting Bron? Are we getting Bron?” And Tyrese is like, “Bro, I don’t know.” Like, “I don’t think so.” But he knew the whole time. But he ain’t want to tell me. That’s what I feel. I might be wrong.” — 8/4/2026 x.com
Bobby Krivitsky: Ron Harper Jr. reveals his top-5 NBA players of all-time. It’s a list that includes Steph Curry. He also has his dad’s former teammate, Michael Jordan, ahead of LeBron James. — 8/4/2026 x.com
The ABCD Camp was the premier summer event for 22 years in the ‘90s and early 2000s. Basketball legend Sonny Vaccaro founded the camp in 1984, and the stories and matchups to come out each year changed the trajectory for some players. The camp ended in 2006, but Tracy McGrady and Vaccaro revived it 20 years later, and 50 of the top players in the country came out to compete over the weekend. Kobe Bryant was the camp MVP in 1995, and in 2001, it was16-year-old LeBron James who solidified himself as the best prospect in the nation. James stole the ball from Lenny Cooke and hit the game-winner, a one-legged 35-foot jumper, in the championship game. James’s nickname “The Chosen One” resulted from the ABCD Camp. — 8/4/2026 NBA.com
Jaylen Brown is excited for the next chapter of his NBA career for one obvious reason. “Yo, we got ‘Bron, and what an opportunity that is,” Brown said Monday on a Twitch livestream, during which the All-NBA forward provided his first public remarks on LeBron James’ decision to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers this offseason. “Like, obviously, everybody (is) gonna say whatever they want to say, and it’s gonna be a bunch of media this whole entire season,” Brown added. “But like, for me, like, what an opportunity (it) is to learn. I love learning, so to have the opportunity to learn from one of, if not the greatest player of all time.” — 8/4/2026 New York Times
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