Unrestricted free agent LeBron James is facing growing external calls to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers for his final NBA seasons.
However, severe salary cap restrictions make a third stint in Ohio highly complicated, according to multiple analysts.
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Former NBA MVP Kevin Garnett advocated for the reunion on Friday during an episode of "KG: Certified."
He noted that the move would offer a poetic conclusion to the veteran's career and provide a better developmental environment for his son, Bronny James, away from Los Angeles.
"If you're doing a farewell tour and this is his last hurrah, I would like to see him in Cleveland.
Take a pay cut, go back somewhere," said Garnett on the Ticket & The Truth podcast.
Garnett further elaborated that a move back to Ohio would give the younger James a cleaner opportunity to establish his own professional footing.
"If I'm Bron, I'd go back to Cleveland.
I think him going back to Cleveland not only gives Bronny some open leverage and open opportunity for him, but for him to establish himself in a place where he can start to grow what he's doing.
So I think what he's going to do is going to affect Bronny and everything after him," Garnett added.
Bleacher Report NBA analyst Eric Pincus also ranked Cleveland as the top potential destination for the all-time scoring leader if a multi-year sign-and-trade deal can be facilitated by the front office.
