Sources close to LeBron James told The Athletic on …

Sources close to LeBron James told The Athletic on Friday, on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, that the reason he picked Philadelphia wasn't a part of some complicated decision matrix. It was, simply, the place James thought he could go and have the best chance to win a championship. Looking back at James' time in Los Angeles, the winning always made things better. The worst times in Los Angeles always came with losing — the injuries, the trades that didn't work out (or the ones that didn't get made).