Evan, how much of an impact did LeBron James’ decision actually make in making the schedule this season? And was this sort of standard fare as we wait for free agency to play out every year or was there something different because it was LeBron James? Evan Wasch: The answer to the latter question is it’s not different because it’s LeBron James. There obviously is a long track record of superstars changing teams in the offseason and that impacting the schedule, which I can talk about in a moment. The difference here was just the timing. To my recollection, there had not been an instance of a superstar changing teams, call it in late July. Typically, it had happened at the start of free agency or closer to mid-July where we’re in the earlier stages of the schedule-build process. And then there’s also been examples where stars have changed teams after the schedule is released where of course it can’t impact it because it’s already out.
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