As the two greatest players in the world embraced after a hard-fought, albeit short, NBA Finals there’s no doubt that among the congratulations that LeBron James was doling out to Kevin Durant he was also telling the newly crowned Finals MVP that he would be seeing him again next June.
Vegas oddsmakers agree with that sentiment, after awarding the way-too-early best odds to return to the Finals next season to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors.
But James isn’t here to merely make it to the Finals and lose each year. He knows that the only way to cement his legacy as one of the greatest players to step on the hardwood is to continue adding Larry O’Brien trophies to his mantle.