I don't know, Philly makes a ton of sense to me.
First, their young nucleus is amazing. That goes without saying. Fultz, Simmons, Saric, Embiid. That's obviously very appealing. With Bird Rights, they can keep that together as long as they want.
Second, LeBron is getting older. He's gonna be 34 next year. When I think about LeBron playing for another 6-7 years, I always think about Karl Malone. Malone was a similar build (6-9, 250 -- LeBron is 6-8, 250) and more importantly, he was effective until he was 40. I have envisioned LeBron gradually transitioning into more of a PF role later in his career.
Philly could roll out something like:
C - Embiid
PF - LeBron (trade Saric for assets)
PG - Simmons
SG - Fultz
SF - Covington
Or maybe something like:
C - Embiid
PF - Saric
SF - LeBron
PG - Simmons
SG - Fultz
And since Philly has actual depth, LeBron doesn't need to run the offense all the time. It seems like the entire time LeBron has been back, the offense shits the bed when he sits. I would imagine having two competent PGs on the team (Fultz, Simmons) would be wildly appealing to him. Maybe 3-4 years from now LeBron transitions into an 32 MPG Andre Iguodola super sub.
As a PF, he's still versatile enough to be a stretch 4; he's a competent shooter from 3. And there are a lot of bigs (Draymond Green, Kevin Love, Nikola Jokic) who are great passers. I don't think LeBron's IQ/passing abilities would be wasted.
Philly seems like a great fit to me. I hope he stays here, but if he leaves, that team makes the most sense to me. The ball movement with Simmons and LeBron would be amazing.
