NBA free agency officially kicked off on Monday evening as the negotiating window opened for eligible players and all teams across the league at 6 p.m. ET. Monday night was relatively quiet, but the first stunners of the new league year came Tuesday morning.

Read more: Mavericks' Interest in Acquiring LeBron James Receives Major Update During the 2024-25 NBA season with Los Angeles, James played in 70 games. He averaged 24.4 points, 8.2 assists, 7.8 rebounds, and a steal per game, while shooting 51.3 percent overall and 37.6 percent from three-point range.

The NBA legend was spotted at the Cavaliers’ practice facility in a photo posted online alongside Cleveland summer league invite Denver Jones on Friday. Despite trade rumors swirling around him, James shut down any notion that him being in his hometown was anything other than his usual offseason activity.