Adem Bona did not hide what it felt like when he heard LeBron James was headed to the Philadelphia 76ers. For a young player who has spent his whole life with James as a constant presence in the NBA, the news hit exactly the way you’d expect: loud, immediate, and impossible to contain.
Bona, one of the youngest players on the roster, was born a few months before James was drafted No. 1 overall in 2003. That means James has been an NBA superstar for Bona’s entire life, and now the two are set to share the same locker room in Philly - a reality that still sounds like the kind of thing most players only imagine.
"I was in Nigeria when it happened, and a friend called me on a direct call... He was like 'Yo, Sixers just got Bron.'
I just started screaming at the top of my voice in the car. We just started jumping in the car, and the car started like moving, bouncing literally," Bona said about his reaction to teaming up with Bron on the Sixers.
That reaction tracks with the scale of James’ name. For more than a decade, he has sat at or near the top of the sport’s biggest conversation, with Stephen Curry the only one who can really make a case otherwise. LeBron has been the face of the league for a long time, and younger players around the NBA grew up watching him set the standard.
Now Bona gets to live the version of the dream that so many players talk about. He’s not just in the room with James - he’s in position to be part of what the 76ers are building, and there’s even the possibility of a few alley-oops between the two.
The bigger picture is just as clear. Philadelphia enters the 2026-27 season as a contender, and the additions of James and Brown are a huge reason why.
But Bona’s excitement is a reminder that this roster is about more than the stars. Players like him matter, too, and the Sixers will need that depth around the headlines.
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