One of the people with James on Friday night was Cavs assistant general manager Brandon Weems. He was included in a video that Victoria Walker McGee, senior director at LeBron James Family Foundation, shared on Instagram.
Weems and James were high school teammates at St. Vincent-St. Mary. They were pictured together with others from that team. From that perspective, the former team getting together when James is in town isn’t that surprising or even out of the ordinary. On the other hand, LeBron is a free agent, Weems is the Cavs’ second in command in basketball operations, and Cleveland is the favorite to sign James. Their being together the other night is newsworthy in that context.
Whether or not you want to read too deeply into them being together on Friday is up to you. On its own, it doesn’t mean that James is signing with Cleveland. It does, however, prove what Paul said earlier. Weems being in Cleveland is an advantage. And the Cavs already have plenty of those considering James has spent nearly half of his career with the team, is from the area, and the Cavs have shown they have a playoff-tested nucleus.
There continue to be signs that James could be signing up for a third stint with the Cavs. We’ll see whether those come to fruition shortly.
