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#How Cavaliers are approaching LeBron James’ free agency

“How Cavaliers are approaching LeBron James’ free agency”

Don’t hold your breath waiting for a third reunion between LeBron James and the Cavaliers.

Although Cleveland has positioned themselves to have loads of salary cap space next summer — when James could potentially be a free agent — the Cavaliers are not proceeding with the intention of landing James, according to The Athletic.

On Thursday, James becomes eligible for a two-year, roughly $98 million extension from the Lakers. The four-time NBA champion has remained quiet about his plans.

Last month, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst pointed out that Cleveland will have enough cap space to pursue James to pair him with a young core that went 44-38 last season.

“They have this growing young team. In fact the team that they have right now is more potent than the team that they had that he returned to in 2014,” said Windhorst, referring to James’ return to his hometown team in Cleveland after four years with the Heat.

The report is noteworthy as Windhorst is one of the more plugged-in reporters on James after he covered him back to his high school days.

LeBron James playing in the Drew League on July 16, 2022.
LeBron James playing in the Drew League on July 16, 2022.
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James infamously left the Cavaliers in 2010, and took his talents to South Beach, where he won two championships with the Heat alongside Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. He returned to Cleveland in 2014, and led them to the franchise’s first championship in 2016.

In February, James said “the door’s not closed on that,” while discussing a possible return to Cleveland for a third time in his career. James was also in high spirits at the time, being back in his hometown and embraced by fans during NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland.

“I’m not saying I’m coming back and playing, I don’t know. I don’t know what my future holds. I don’t even know when I’m free,” James said at the time.

Kevin Love and LeBron James playing together in 2018.
Kevin Love and LeBron James playing together in 2018.
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Brian Windhorst
Brian Windhorst
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The Cavaliers, though, are reportedly not including James in their current blueprint, which includes a promising young core in Darius Garland (represented by James’ agent Rich Paul), Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen. James’ close friend and former Cavaliers teammate, Kevin Love, is the sole veteran presence left in Cleveland from that 2016 title run.

Guard Collin Sexton, who was ruled out for the season in November after he underwent surgery for a meniscus tear in his left knee, is also a possibility to return to Cleveland.

James, who will be 38 in December, has previously said he wants to finish his career playing on the same team as his eldest son, Bronny James — who will be a senior in high school this year and will be eligible for the NBA Draft in 2024.

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