76ers offseason: DeCamara, Ritchie prefer LeBron over Butler and George

The three big names when it comes to Philadelphia 76ers' targets this offseason are: LeBron James, Jimmy Butler and Paul George.

"They need to stop messing around with the idea of Paul George," Jon Ritchie said on Wednesday's 94WIP Morning Show. "Look, the LeBron is the best option you got. LeBron is the only entity out there who can influence Joel [Embiid] in the way he needs influence, in my mind. That's what you have to do what you have to do here, which is you're going to have to draft Bronny and do that whole things and it really stinks and it's all fake...But it will make our team better."

The Philadelphia Inquirer's Keith Pompey reports that if the Sixers can acquire Butler, they would be willing to give him a max extension.

"Now we all know Paul George is the main target," Pompey told Rob Ellis Tuesday night on 94WIP. "But, it's one of those things, if Jimmy Butler can become available and they can get a deal for him, they're going to give him a max deal if they make that trade—not a make deal, a max extension."

DeCamara agrees with Ritchie than LeBron is the best option.

"I'd rather have LeBron than Jimmy because I think LeBron is actually better," DeCamara said.

"If you get LeBron it feels to me like the Sixers only need to waste one first-round draft pick, Bronny James. If you get Jimmy Butler, you might have to trade two or three first-round draft picks."

ESPN's Bobby Marks called this offseason "the most important in franchise history" for the Sixers , who are set to have around $60 million in cap space to add to their two stars in Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid.

LeBron has previously publicly said that he wants to play with his son before retiring.

Bronny James, 19, is expected to enter the NBA Draft after just one season at USC where he started six games averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 19.4 minutes per game.

The Sixers have the 16th overall pick in this summer's NBA Draft, while the Lakers have the 17th overall pick.

As for George, he has a $48.78 million player option with the LA Clippers and is looking for a new max contract.

Paul George: 34 years old, potential free-agent
LeBron James: 39 years old, potential free-agent
Jimmy Butler : 34 years old, one-year left on his contract