The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox.In case you haven’t noticed, we’re on our summer schedule for The Bounce! We move from five days a week down to two days, posting every Tuesday and Friday. Maybe we’ll do a bonus edition if something massive breaks. We’ll go back to the full schedule when training camp hits in late September!LeChoicesLeBron James is a free agent, and everybody is wondering where he’s going to sign. It feels like we’ve done this before. Yes, he’s 41 years old going on 42. Yes, he’s going into his unprecedented 24th season — something only a handful of professional athletes have done in any sport. And yet, several teams around the NBA are throwing their hats into the ring in the hopes of bringing LeBron to their franchise. Some for the third time!Recently on his “Game Over” podcast with Max Kellerman, super agent Rich Paul broke down things that could possibly tie LeBron to his next team. Some of it involved players. Some of it involved off-the-court opportunities. Before we jump into the options, let’s look at the whiteboard Paul had on the podcast, linking LeBron to various places:Just to keep things tidy, let’s eliminate the Celtics, Mavericks, Spurs and Knicks. We’re going to focus on the Cavaliers, Warriors, Heat, Timberwolves, Nuggets and 76ers. We’ll go over some pros and cons and throw down a 1-5 scale of emojis on whether he should sign there. Minnesota: The Wolves recently sent out Julius Randle for cap flexibility and then used that flexibility to acquire LaMelo Ball. Anthony Edwards needed help with playmaking, and now they need someone who can play the four.
The Bounce: Picking the best fit for LeBron James
LeBron James is a free agent, and everybody is wondering where he’s going to sign. It feels like we’ve done this before.














