76ers president reveals why LeBron James signed with them

Just when LeBron James had shaken off "ring chasing" and "super team" accusations, he went right back to it.

The four-time NBA champion shocked the sports community by taking his talents to the City of Brotherly Love, joining a stacked Philadelphia 76ers team. Notably, the Sixers were the biggest winners of the NBA offseason, kicking the tires with a blockbuster trade for Jaylen Brown. 

According to team president Mike Gansey, that move also led to James' arrival. In a recent appearance on ESPN's "SportsCenter," he explained how landing Brown was paramount to convincing James as well. 

Jaylen Brown was key in the LeBron James pursuit

“Without getting Jaylen, I don’t think we get LeBron,” Gansey said. “Obviously, Jaylen’s one of the best players in the league and to get him onto the roster with Tyrese [Maxey], with VJ [Edgecombe], with Joel [Embiid], and then some of the free agents we got, obviously before all this, it changed the game for us. We just said, ‘Hey, let’s try to put a full court press: everyone reach out, sell him on Philly. I think if he comes, he could be the missing piece and we could be really good.'”