Trade Radar · open rumor · Monday, October 26 · 4 d ago

Sixers Notes: LeBron, Bona, Embiid, Fall

Reported by Kris RhimRead the original report ↗

There were several reasons why LeBron James came to Philadelphia, but the chance to play center wasn’t one of them. However, the Sixers have been hit by a string of early-season injuries that forced James to start at that position Sunday night, writes Kris Rhim of ESPN. It was the second night of a back-to-back, […]

Confidence

46%

Reporter starting tier	50	2 calls on the ledger, tier used until 5
Corroboration	+8	1 other reporter on the same player within 7 days
Age	−4	4 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

LeBron James

76ers · F · 20.9 pts · 6.1 reb · 7.2 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $3.88M · next season $4.07M

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