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NBA Free Agency: LeBron James To Lakers Might Speed Up Hawks Rebuild

LeBron and the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to a 4-year, $153.3 million contract. This signing would cause the Twitter world to go crazy.

With LeBron choosing Los Angeles in free agency, the Eastern Conference is now wide open. Currently, the three teams to beat in the East are the Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors. (In that order!)

The Red Sea in the East

The King’s decision to sign with the Lakers will help Eastern Conference teams that are on the coming up, rebuilding or tanking. But how will this affect the Atlanta Hawks in particular, who are in the second year of their rebuild?