LeBron James Signs with the Philadelphia 76ers
Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
SI NBA
4.5 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Chris Mannix and Evan Turner break down the breaking news of LeBron James signing with the Sixers as they hear about it live on the podcast before getting Evan's thoughts on his former team, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the long list of cost-cutting moves under new owner Tom Dundon.
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| 0:00.0 | Now playing Open Floor. |
| 0:03.1 | This is Open Floor. |
| 0:05.3 | Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix back at it. |
| 0:07.7 | An NBA podcast with Sports Illustrated senior writer. |
| 0:11.5 | I think it's time that the world get to know. |
| 0:14.1 | My guy Chris Manix. |
| 0:15.4 | I think your opinion is shared by everyone. |
| 0:17.1 | And now it begins. |
| 0:18.3 | Now it begins. |
| 0:19.5 | Bang! |
| 0:28.2 | This is the Open Floor NBA podcast where we talk about the league and all the big stories going on in it. |
| 0:29.9 | Back with me this week as he is every week. |
| 0:33.6 | Former Nate Smith College basketball player of the year, 10-year NBA veteran, number two overall draft pick and a guy that is prepared to break down the biggest free agent signing in Philadelphia 76ers history. |
| 0:50.5 | Evan Turner, ET himself. |
| 0:52.1 | ET, we've just got to, like, for context here, |
| 0:55.9 | we had been recording this episode for the last 45 minutes or so. |
| 1:00.9 | Midway through the episode, the news breaks that LeBron James is signing with the 76. |
| 1:07.3 | So the first part of this episode is totally out, totally gone. |
| 1:10.3 | We are starting from |
| 1:11.5 | scratch and we are starting right here with LeBron going to Philadelphia. I'm accumulating my |
| 1:19.8 | thoughts on this E.T. But give me yours off the top. Your reaction, LeBron signing a two-year, |
| 1:24.9 | $8 million deal with the 76ers. Second year of this deal is a player option. |
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