The NBA Finals have came to an end, with the Golden State Warriors sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers to win their third title in four years. Now that the games are finished, all of the basketball world’s sights are set on two things: The 2018 NBA Draft and a potentially chaotic free agency period.
The big thing that can make free agency so weird is whether LeBron James does what many expect and opts out of the final year of his contract. Just like the other times James has hit the open market, this would lead to a period of courting, rumors, and eventually, a decision from the best player in the world.
But before we even know what James is going to do, NBA players are doing what they can to put social media pressure on him to join their team. First up, Joel Embiid decided it wasn’t worth waiting for the game to officially end, as he tweeted at James during the fourth quarter about becoming a Sixer.
Trust The Process!!!! Find a new slant @KingJames
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) June 9, 2018
The “find a new slant” part is a nice touch, as it alludes to recently-fired GM Bryan Colangelo. What this did lack, though, was a clever photoshop. For those, we have to turn to Dejounte Murray and Enes Kanter, both of whom let James know what he’ll look like in the jerseys of their teams.
https://twitter.com/DejounteMurray/status/1005290955149201408
Let the Fun begin 🙌🗽#cLeaveLand pic.twitter.com/hgWixRyQG2
— Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) June 9, 2018
Such a big part of recruiting James is going to be players calling, texting, and meeting with him over the coming weeks. Apparently, some players decided it wasn’t worth waiting until they could get in touch with him directly to make their pitches.
