Sixers looking at potential free agents LeBron James and OG Anunoby

But that’s where James definitely would help out. The four-time MVP would have found a way to get Buddy Hield more involved in the first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks. The ball would have been in his hands instead of Embiid’s. The ball-dominant center had nine turnovers in Game 5 and averaged 4.2 during the series. And in regard to committing to three star-level players opposed to just building around Embiid and Maxey, the Sixers feel the data shows teams with three elite players go further in the postseason and win the title more often. -via The Philadelphia Inquirer / May 26, 2024

Awful Announcing: LeBron James’ agent, Rich Paul, says “LeBron is a free agent.” He later tells @ChrisBHaynes , “I don’t know what he’s gonna do. We’re gonna do what we do every year. We’re gonna evaluate the situation and we’re gonna make the best decision.” -via Twitter / May 26, 2024

What involvement has LeBron James had in the Lakers’ coaching search and is he pushing for JJ Redick to become the next head coach? Rich Paul: LeBron is not involved. That’s accurate. I think it’s hard for people to not want a narrative per se. There’s a lot of false narratives out there. There’s a lot of narratives that they feel like we drive, which I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t pay attention to that anymore. I think the people that know if I have something to to say, I’ll say it directly. -via Bleacher Report / May 24, 2024

“[The Pacers] are not going to put him in a position where if he went out and played, it’s going to look like OG Anunoby in Game 7 for the Knicks against Indiana, where he was so limited in what he could do,” Wojnarowski said of Haliburton. -via nbcsportsboston.com / May 25, 2024

Tommy Beer: OG’s On/Off splits with the Knicks were INSANE. With Anunoby on the floor, the Knicks: * Scored 122.6 points per 100 possessions (higher than the league-leading Celtics). * Allowed 100.9 points per 100 possessions (lower than the league-leading TWolves) * Posted a Net Rating of +21.7 To sum it up: With OG on the court, New York somehow operated as the most efficient/effective offensive team in the NBA and the best/stingiest defensive team in the league. During that same stretch, with OG on the bench, the Knicks: * Averaged 115.7 points per 100 possessions * Allowed 120.4 points per 100 possessions * Posted a Net Rating of -4.7 pic.twitter.com/FM7NXZxFei -via Twitter @TommyBeer / May 24, 2024

While league personnel are of the mind Siakam will certainly be re-signing with Indiana, there was word circling among team officials at last week’s NBA Draft Combine that Anunoby’s situation with the Knicks is not as cut and dried. Perhaps those signals to rival teams will only help Anunoby elicit a larger dollar figure from the Knicks. But various teams left Chicago with the belief that OG Anunoby could reach unrestricted free agency and consider deals from other franchises in addition to New York, sources said. -via Yahoo! Sports / May 23, 2024