Report: 76ers plan to play LeBron James at level guard

After buying the all-time nice in free company, the 76ers reportedly are planning to have James play level guard, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.

The 41-year-old four-time MVP and champion has at all times been versatile, regularly shifting between positions all through his NBA-record 23-season profession.

Nonetheless he is extra regularly performed a “point-forward” function, taking up each the duties of a bigger frontcourt participant and a table-setting guard.

James has performed level guard in spurts, however solely took on the function full-time in a single season, 2019-20, when he led the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA championship and led the league with 10.2 assists per sport.

Tyrese Maxey, who has began at level guard for Philadelphia for the previous 5 seasons, is coming off a season the place he averaged 28.3 factors and made the third-team All-NBA.

Nonetheless, Maxey can also be thought to be one of many premier off-ball scorers within the league, each attributable to his three-point taking pictures and slicing proficiency, and will doubtlessly begin alongside James on the taking pictures guard place.