LeBron joins Jaylen Brown in Philly to chase the Knicks: NBA News Roundup, 6 August 2026
LeBron James lands in Philadelphia to take on the champion Knicks, Dillon Brooks cashes in with a $73m Suns extension, and Lonnie Walker IV returns to the NBA with Denver.
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The schedule release confirmed what everyone suspected all summer: LeBron James in a 76ers jersey, gunning for the Knicks, is the story of the season before a ball's even been bounced. Elsewhere, teams tidied up their books, with Phoenix locking down Dillon Brooks and Denver taking a cheap punt on a familiar face.
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LeBron James has signed with Philadelphia, joining Jaylen Brown to chase down the champion Knicks. It's the sort of move that reshuffles the entire league's pecking order overnight. Whether a 76ers side built around LeBron, Brown, Maxey and Embiid can actually get past Brunson and New York is the pub argument of the summer.
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Suns keeping Dillon Brooks on a three-year, $73m extension
Dillon Brooks has agreed a three-year, $73 million extension with Phoenix after averaging a career-high 20 points last season. He's made himself indispensable, whatever you think of his game. Worth the money? Brooks has never been short of doubters, but the Suns clearly aren't among them.
Source: ESPN
Lonnie Walker IV returns to the NBA with the Nuggets
Lonnie Walker IV is back in the league, agreeing a one-year, $3.3 million deal with Denver after a spell at Maccabi Tel Aviv. It's a low-risk flier for the Nuggets, who need scoring punch off the bench. Whether Walker can rediscover his NBA form after time away is the question worth watching.
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A LeBron-led 76ers chasing the Knicks is exactly the kind of matchup worth drafting for yourself. Build your own contender and see if you can go unbeaten.
