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LeBron James is headed to Philadelphia for his record 24th NBA season. Photograph: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Should we have seen this coming all along? LeBron James knew that joining the Golden State Warriors would have been a losing gamble on the health of players five times closer to the ends of their careers than the beginnings. He knew the Cleveland Cavaliers, however strong their analytics, hopelessly lacked the unquantifiable greatness of a championship team. He knew the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Miami Heat were too unproven to hitch his wagon to.
Of course he knew.
The Philadelphia 76ers aren’t necessarily the best team James could have chosen – I still think he could have soared the highest on the Minnesota Timberwolves (maybe that recruiting call from LaMelo Ball, or the prospect of riding shotgun with him, was just too off-putting) – but LeBron in Philly makes all the…
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