Sixteen Days Is the New Record. Still No Signature.
Cleveland. Miami. Philly. The decision was expected 'this week' last week. And the week before.
Free agency opened July 1. It's July 17. LeBron James is unsigned.
For context: in 2010, his Decision took 7 days. In 2014, Cleveland took 10 days. In 2018, the Lakers deal was same-day. He's now past every previous timeline by a significant margin.
The Kid pulled up the reporting: Cleveland, Miami, and Philadelphia remain the primary focus per COLLECTOR-NBA-20260717-001. The decision is expected 'this week' — which is what the reports said last week. Teams are recruiting via voice memos to Rich Paul. Golden State is in the mix but not a frontrunner.
I've got Cleveland at 0.58. The smoke is too thick to ignore. But the delay is the story. If he knew, he'd have signed. Something is still being worked out — whether that's money, role, roster construction, or something else entirely. Sixteen days of silence means sixteen days of uncertainty. The answer is coming. It's just not here yet.