NBA Rumors: A Desire to Change His Style of Play Could Lead LeBron James to Join the Philadelphia 76ers

James can be an unrestricted free agent this summer

By John Paul Sunico, Christian Post Contributor

For the fourth year in a row, the Cleveland Cavaliers will play in the NBA Finals, and for the fourth year in a row, they will enter the series as the clear underdogs to the Golden State Warriors.

This year, in particular, the Cavaliers being perceived as unlikely candidates to dethrone the defending champions makes plenty of sense because the roster is mostly unimpressive.

The only real reason anyone even thinks that the Cavaliers have a slight chance to win the series is due to the brilliance of one LeBron James.

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Despite being in year 15 and having already played an additional 235 playoff games, the man they call "King" is still as good as he's ever been, and some would argue that James is playing his best basketball right now.

He's taken on a large share of the offensive burden for this iteration of the Cavaliers, and it's a testament to James' greatness that he can still handle that particular task incredibly well.

James has clearly excelled in that kind of role, but interestingly enough, there are rumblings that he may want to try something else as he moves into the latter stage of his NBA career.

Appearing on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd," NBA insider Chris Broussard shared that he's been told by people close to James that the multi-time league MVP is interested in playing off the ball more often.