LeBron James sweepstakes has updated timeline with final four contenders

ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania’s most recent report regarding LeBron James’ potential landing spots shows that the NBA legend’s list of teams has been trimmed by at least one.

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Charania appeared on an episode of ESPN’s “Pat McAfee Show” on Thursday and said, “I don’t know if I’m holding my breath for an announcement this week.” He added that he believes the process is “getting closer and closer to the end.”

Charania then spoke about how three to five NBA owners have sent voice memos to James’ agent Rich Paul, who has then sent these voice memos to James.

“We’re looking at a group of teams: the Cavs, the Heat, the Warriors, the Sixers and the Timberwolves. But my feel, when I talk to teams around the league … the focus is really on the top contending teams for this being the Cavaliers, the Heat and the 76ers,” Charania added.

McAfee quickly noted that Charania left out the Warriors during this comment, to which Charania said, “I don’t think I did. Did I?” He clarified his report to “throw [the Warriors] in there.”

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Therefore, it seems like James’ ultimate decision has been narrowed to the four teams Charania mentioned, while the Timberwolves are still involved. This means the Nuggets, who looked to be a potential landing spot for James earlier this month, are all but out of the running.

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James didn’t announce his decision during his live taping of the “Mind the Game” podcast at Fanatics Fest on Thursday.

Assuming he doesn’t do so at the Game Plan Summit event presented by CNBC and Boardroom later Thursday, fans might have to wait until the weekend to find out which team James decides to join for his 24th NBA season.

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