{"id":785586,"date":"2026-07-26T14:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/785586\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T14:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:17:15","slug":"lebrons-lakers-teammates-reportedly-predicted-warriors-as-landing-spot-before-james-76ers-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/785586\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron&#8217;s Lakers Teammates Reportedly Predicted Warriors as Landing Spot Before James&#8217; 76ers Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The Golden State Warriors were reportedly the &#8220;predicted landing spot&#8221; for LeBron James in free agency this summer by &#8220;plenty&#8221; of his former Los Angeles Lakers teammates, per The Athletic&#8217;s <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7469152\/2026\/07\/26\/lebron-james-76ers-nba-basketball-lakers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Woike<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Instead, James signed with the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, joining Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Jaylen Brown and V.J. 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