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#1 Cleveland Cavaliers
This is a boring #1 choice, but it would still make the most sense. James really does care a lot about his image, and going to another one of these new teams would look like a "mercenary move" of sorts. James already bolted for Miami at one point earlier in his career, and faced major backlash for it.
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A big reason James came back to Cleveland in 2014 is because of the fact that the Cavaliers had a strong core, while Miami was on the decline. Kyrie Irving was a budding superstar, and Cleveland had already worked out a trade to acquire Kevin Love. Miami got throttled by San Antonio in the NBA Finals, and Dwyane Wade's age was catching up with him.
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However, James was primarily able to portray the "coming home" image as the main reason for coming back to Cleveland. On top of this, James's family and friends are all back in Ohio for the majority of the year, and it would be hard to give that up. It would not be surprising to see James own a piece of the Cavaliers in the future.
Overall, Cleveland remains the most logical option because there is no other shoe-in scenario.
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