he told Yahoo! Sports<\/a>:<\/p>\n“S***, they’re trying to go get a championship,” Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. told Yahoo Sports. “I respect it.”<\/p>\n
“It’s gonna be good, man,” Carter said. “It’s usually been the West being the best, but I feel like the East has kind of reshaped itself. It’s going to be an exciting NBA run for sure.”<\/p>\n
The Sixers will certainly be one of those teams at the top of the Eastern Conference as they look to make a push for their first championship since 1983. The mere presence of James will give Philadelphia a big boost.<\/p>\n
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