LeBron James has no interest in turning his next chapter into a “Last Dance” rerun, and his longtime friend Maverick Carter made that clear before James backed him up.
Carter shut down the documentary buzz on X, formerly Twitter, after chatter suggested James might allow a crew to follow him this season in the style of Michael Jordan’s 2020 project. His message was blunt: “We are NOT doing anything like the ‘last dance' LeBron doesn’t even know when his last season is,” wrote Carter on X, formerly Twitter.
James then appeared to endorse that stance by retweeting Carter’s post.
For the Philadelphia 76ers, though, the bigger story right now is the one unfolding on the floor. The team is still adjusting to a stunning summer that brought in NBA legend LeBron James in free agency and Jaylen Brown from the Boston Celtics, a pair of moves that have pushed the franchise into a new level of relevance as it tries to end a championship drought that has stretched more than 40 years.
The fit is where the questions begin. Philadelphia has no shortage of star power, but the roster comes with real basketball puzzles.
There isn’t an elite three-point shooter in the starting five, and several of the players are most comfortable when the offense runs through them as the primary creator. That’s a tricky mix.
Defensively, there are also concerns about whether the Sixers have enough viable stoppers to hold up against the league’s best. Put all of that together, and it’s easy to understand why not everyone is ready to stamp Philadelphia as a true title favorite.
Still, James’ arrival has clearly jolted the city. The buzz around the Sixers has reached a level Philadelphia hasn’t felt since the Allen Iverson era.
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