Hour 1: Do The 76ers Give LeBron The Best Chance To Win Title?

First Take

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4.0 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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First Take is BACK with the latest on LeBron's free agency! Bob Myers pitched King James on the Sixers, citing a stacked roster and passionate fanbase! Will the GOAT join the likes of Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid in The City of Brotherly Love? Then, are you buying Brad Stevens using cap issues as an excuse for trading Jaylen Brown? Next, Jason McCourty tells us which NFL team he is most concerned about heading into the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Attention all passengers.
0:04.2	The Uber ride for Mark and Jamal's romantic weekend
0:07.3	will depart in four minutes from Platform 6.
0:10.5	Your ride comes with a rolling countryside sunset view
0:13.7	and a table seat, ideal for playing footsie beneath.
0:17.9	Thank you for booking your tickets on Uber.
0:21.9	Trains on Uber.
0:28.7	Good morning.
0:30.0	Happy Thursday.
0:31.1	Welcome to First Take.
0:32.4	I'm Jess Sims.
0:33.6	We've got David Dennis Jr.
0:35.4	We got stop it, y'all.
0:36.5	We got Vince and Goodwill. We got Wendy. This is got... Stop it, y'all. We got Vince and Goodwill.
0:38.8	We got Wendy.
0:40.2	This is my first day, so y'all better make it easy for me. Do you understand? All you have to do, very simple rules. Vinny's always wrong. I'm always right. That's it. That's all you got to know. It's all you got to know. You got it. I'm not paying.
0:51.8	Yeah, I'm already done with this.
0:53.1	All right.
0:53.3	We're going to jump right into it.
0:54.8	All eyes are still on LeBron James.
0:57.7	And his looming decision on where he will play next year for his 24th season. While his agent Rich Paul mentioned last week that almost all teams have inquired about him, Bob Myers, who is serving as the president of sports for Harris, Blitzer, and Sports Entertainment,
1:11.9	who manages the 76ers, made his pitch for why the Sixers are the best destination for the four-time champ.
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