James has agreed to a two-year, $8m deal.

The amount is so reasonable that Philadelphia is already checking the building for smoke.

LeBron called it his â€Å“last decision”, although his decisions have now continued for so long that they should have their own suburbs.

He joins Joel Embiid on a roster combining experience, talent and several knees that must not be startled.

On paper, the Sixers look formidable.

This is fortunate, as paper is one of the few surfaces everyone can safely play on.

The plan is simple: keep everybody healthy, win four playoff rounds and ask time itself to leave the building.

Team doctors have reportedly placed LeBron and Embiid in separate glass cabinets marked **BREAK IN CASE OF GAME SEVEN**.

Philadelphia fans responded calmly by declaring the championship inevitable and preparing a list of people responsible if it is not.

LeBron brings leadership, scoring and the rare ability to remember most of the NBA’s current franchises being founded.

He also gives the Sixers something they have lacked throughout The Process: a firm indication that it may eventually end.

The season begins this autumn.

Until then, LeBron will rest, Embiid will recover and the Liberty Bell will remain on a strict minutes restriction.