The drama level of the Sixers’ offseason skyrocketed Wednesday night. Hours after the team agreed to trade for Jaylen Brown in a deal sending Paul George and draft picks to the Celtics, The Athletic’s Tony Jones reported the following: “The Philadelphia 76ers have expressed interest in a cquiring free agent forward LeBron James.” The 41-year-old James has decided he won’t return to the Lakers and is an unrestricted free agent. To join the Sixers, it appears he would need to take a very sizable pay cut from his $52.6 million salary last season. The Sixers will have three major contracts on their books in Joel Embiid, Brown and Tyrese Maxey. If James came on board, the hope would presumably be that he’d boost the Sixers’ playmaking, versatility and veteran knowhow as the team pushed for an NBA championship. James made his 22nd consecutive All-Star Game last season and averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists and 6.1 rebounds. He’s one of the sport’s all-time greats and nowhere near the typical player his age. Jones wrote that “the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat are also considered among the frontrunners for James’ services.” James has shared summer workouts with Maxey and thinks highly of the Sixers’ All-NBA guard (both are represented by Klutch Sports’ Rich Paul). He won a gold medal for Team USA with Embiid at the 2024 Paris Olympics. ...read more read less