BOSTON -- The LeBron James Decision 3.0 will once again be the dominant talking point this summer, with no one having a true sense of what he will do.
Well, as you can imagine, the good folks in Las Vegas have weighed in and -- surprise, surprise -- they’re projecting that James will take his talents out West and play for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Courtesty of online sports betting site Bovada, the Lakers are given 7-4 odds of landing James this summer. The Philadelphia 76ers have 11-5 odds, followed by Houston (5-2), Cleveland (5-1) and San Antonio (8-1).
The Celtics, considered by some as one of the best fits for James at this point in his career, are behind the Spurs with 12-1 odds of winding up as a Celtic.
Rounding out the list of nine teams are Golden State (30-1), the New York Knicks (30-1) and the Miami Heat (40-1).
James, whose Cleveland Cavaliers team was swept in the NBA Finals, has indicated that there will be a multitude of factors contributing to whatever decision he makes as far as which team to sign with.
“The one thing that I've always done is considered, obviously, my family,” James told reporters after Cleveland’s Game 4 loss. “Understanding especially where my boys are at this point in their age. They were a lot younger the last time I made a decision like this four years ago. I've got a teenage boy, a pre-teen and a little girl that wasn't around as well. So sitting down and considering everything, my family is a huge part of whatever I'll decide to do in my career, and it will continue to be that.”