​LeBron James is a Philadelphia 76er. Still seems unreal, right?As training camp nears, the NBA legend sat down with basketball Hall of Fame guard and former MVP Steve Nash on his “Mind the Game” podcast to discuss why he shocked everyone by bypassing possibly reunions with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat to sign with the Sixers.After weeks of waiting, we finally know why James choose Philly.Why did LeBron choose Philly?The 50-minute podcast on why James chose the Sixers can be summed up by two words: Tyrese Maxey.The lovable, energetic and ever-improving guard was the main reason King James decided to take his talents to South Philly. While he referenced the shocking trade that sent All-NBA forward Jaylen Brown to the Sixers for Paul George and picks, James said Maxey’s play and personality were huge contributing factors to his decision after informing the Los Angeles Lakers to planned to sign elsewhere.”Well, first of all, my relationship with Tyrese Maxey goes beyond the court. And when I mentioned him on the podcast in the past, Philly wasn’t even in question. And it’s way before the JB trade, which was another intriguing piece,” James said. “But I just love everything about Tyrese Maxey. Every day you get the same person, and that is very rare. I’ve always talked about how great of a person he is … When I became a free agent and we decided to let the Lakers I know that I wouldn’t be returning, he was one of the first people that was on my line calling me, ‘Yo, what we doing? Yo, what’s up? What’s up, dog? What’s up, old head? Come on down here, man, we could use you down here.”There’s a lot of times I just don’t answer the phone for a lot of phone calls because I don’t want to be swayed. I already know what you’re calling about. But he’s just such a great person, I cannot not talk to him. But I thought the JB trade, too, was another piece that I don’t think anybody saw coming … I love the way he approaches the game, too. Both sides of the floor, what he brings to the game. His insight on the game. I watched him. Kind of misunderstood. And that is absolutely OK.”This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Why did LeBron choose Philly? James says this Sixer was the main reason why