Why Bob Myers thinks LeBron James chose ‘hardest path’ by signing with Philadelphia

It’s been a month since LeBron James signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Bob Myers is weighing in on the Hughes decision. In an interview with Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter on their Cousins podcast, Myers spoke about the 76ers landing James.

Bob Myers believes LeBron James picked the Philadelphia 76ers this offseason because it gave him his best chance to win…

…But he also believes the lack of comfort and familiarity with Philadelphia also made it LeBron's hardest path this offseason compared to Cleveland, Miami… pic.twitter.com/hiQdkgwX13

— Cousins with Vince Carter & Tracy McGrady (@VinceAndTmac) August 26, 2026

Myers emphasized that he believes that James has the best chance to win with the 76ers.

“ I told, I go, “If you hook me up to a polygraph, forget who I work for, ask me where I think he has the best chance to win…”

McGrady cut him off, bringing up the health of Joel Embiid.

“Right. But also, as basketball heads, like we gotta take into consideration, yes, we look at this team as the best chance for him to win, but we also look at the center in Joel Embiid…Sure … that hasn’t been healthy for the last-”

Myers replied, “Totally. By the way, if Joel was, if he had no issue, then it’s done, done. Like forget it, it’s nothing to talk about. So yeah, sure, I’m sure there was a pause of like, ‘Okay, is he gonna be healthy?’ Now, if you see him working out like lately, he’s- Yeah … he’s got the message. He’s good. He’s doing it. But the question then is, I think if you wanna take away something from this, this is what I would tell anybody watching or you two, take away, if you ever questioned the motivations of LeBron, he chose the hardest path, I think.”

Myers’ comments echoed what he told Rich Paul on the Game Over podcast when asked to pitch why James should sign with Philadelphia.

“If he was here I’d say ‘I honestly believe this is your best chance to win. You have to decide all the other things that are equally important.’ What I would just say is, if it’s about winning, let’s talk about this team. Because you can win here in Philadelphia”

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