Missed the finale? It was revealed that James had considered joining the Rockets in 2018 and unfortunately failed to join forces with Harden and Paul

According to the report of US media Hoops Alerts, James seriously considered joining the Rockets in the summer of 2018, but he finally chose to join the Lakers. The Rockets unfortunately failed to form the super three-tier combination of "James + Harden + Paul", and they also missed the "finale" in the minds of many fans.

James led the team to advance to the Finals for eight consecutive years from 2011 to 2018, and won the NBA championship three times and the MVP three times in the Finals.

James chose to leave the Cavaliers for the second time after losing to Universe in the 2018 Finals, and sparked the pursuit of multiple teams in the summer of 2018. The Rockets were once one of James' powerful suitors, and James seriously considered the possibility of joining the Rockets at that time.

The Rockets started the "Magic Ball" mode under the leadership of Harden and Paul, and also fought fiercely with Universe. However, because the quality of the superstars in the playoffs was slightly inferior, they were always eliminated by the Warriors in the playoffs.

If James chose to join the Rockets at that time, he would form the three giants with Harden and Paul, which would undoubtedly help the Rockets defeat the Warriors and thus strive for the championship.

However, James finally chose to sign the Lakers. He jumped out of the player option at the end of June 2018 and became a free agent. In July of the same year, he signed a four-year, $153.5 million contract with the Lakers, and led the Lakers to win the championship in 2020, while the Rockets had no championship in the Harden era.