Videos · October 16, 2026 · 41 seconds
2026-27 NBA Preview: Title Favorites, LeBron's Move, and Rookies to Watch
LeBron James left nearly $53 million on the table to chase one more title in Philadelphia. The favorites, the MVP race, the rookies, and what a final run really costs.
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2026-27 NBA PREVIEW: TITLE FAVORITES, LEBRON'S MOVE, AND ROOKIES TO WATCH
[THE BARGAIN] LeBron took a pay cut.
- LeBron James, 41, the NBA's career scoring leader, left a Lakers salary of nearly $53 million for a two-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers worth about $8 million.
- In June the oddsmakers rated Philadelphia a 60-to-1 long shot to win the title; within hours of his signing, the team had roughly one chance in ten.
[THE FAVORITES] Spurs and Thunder lead.
- San Antonio, led by center Victor Wembanyama, pictured, and Oklahoma City are the co-favorites, each given about a one-in-four chance.
- The 76ers open on October 20th at Madison Square Garden against the champion New York Knicks, and LeBron's first home game two nights later is against Cleveland, the team that drafted him in 2003.
Read the full article at noozify.com. Images: Images: the Toronto Raptors hosting the New York Knicks, by Ryan on Unsplash; LeBron James at Cleveland, November 25, 2023, by Erik Drost (CC BY 2.0); Victor Wembanyama at the 2025 NBA Cup, Las Vegas, by Daiei Onoguchi (CC BY 4.0); both via Wikimedia Commons. Music: an original score for Noozify.