LeBron James is going to be the most coveted free agent next summer when he will likely opt out of his current contract so that he can pursue even more money in his next one. The Cavaliers should be a favorite to re-sign him, but there have been rumors picking up about how he might go out to Los Angeles because his family already lives there and he wants to cement his legacy.
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It would seem that right now the Los Angeles Clippers would be his best bet of winning a ring though as they have great players to work with in Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan (for now). In fact, Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical said on a podcast that one of the two L.A. teams could land him next summer:
"Not only is there no guarantee he's coming back, I'm not sure there's an expectation he's re-signing there. I think they feel, I think within Cleveland and around the league, they feel that he's very much in play to leave again and likely head out west to one of the two LA teams. The Lakers could very well be a target."
However, The Undefeated's Mike Wise was on the Freddie And Fitz show on ESPN radio and said LeBron has already ruled out the Clippers:
"I got from a very good authority, a very good authority, that LeBron James will never be a Clipper.
"I can't tell you who, but I'm going to tell you it's somebody that knows, and LeBron James will never be a Clipper.
"I don't know if that's because he remembers what the Clippers used to be, or he just doesn't want to put his lot in there, or he thinks Steve Ballmer is just too animated on the sideline.
"Whatever follicles Steve Ballmer has left—and he has more than me—they're falling out right now. But he's never going to be a Clipper."
The Clippers are in danger of losing Paul and Griffin to free agency this summer so any way he gets to the Clippers would have to include both of those guys re-signing with the team in July. The Clippers have never been to a Conference Finals let alone win and get to an NBA Finals so if James were to join them he could potentially be making history for a franchise in the process.
[h/t Bro Bible]
