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The Cavaliers, Rockets, 76ers and whoever else will be vying for LeBron James’ services have some competition — from an outside-the-box suitor.

No, it’s not the Warriors. It’s the minor-league baseball Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Phillies, according to a CBS Sports report.

Hey @KingJames,

Good luck tonight.

Look for this jersey in the mail once you get back to Cleveland. Can't wait to see you wearing it this summer at Coca-Cola Park!#LVWantsLeBronpic.twitter.com/k9ErXhG7lp

— IronPigs (@IronPigs) May 16, 2018

The IronPigs’ publicity-seeking pursuit of James — who will be a free agent on July 1 — started a month into the NBA playoffs, with the Pennsylvania team saying the only way James would surpass Michael Jordan as the Greatest Of All Time would be by besting His Airness on the baseball diamond.

Jordan, of course, played a season of minor-league baseball in 1994.

IronPigs President Kurt Landes promised he would “be in touch” with James the moment NBA free agency began, at 12:01 a.m. on July 1.

The team also created a billboard with James’ No. 23 jersey — and wrote him an open letter, emphasizing the hole on James’ resume is that he’s never experienced (as Jordan did) “[a] season of mediocre play in Minor League Baseball.”

Now, with James’ Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, the IronPigs have intensified their wooing — they’re planning an entire night, June 28, around bringing James aboard, even though there is no sign he will comply.

“We have a huge advantage, because these NBA rules, it’s tampering if they reach out to LeBron James between now and July 1,” Landes told MILB.com. “We have a seven-week head start over the Cavs and the Sixers and the Lakers to recruit LeBron James. So I think it’s a huge competitive window for us.”

Our Pitch:

If @KingJames really wants to catch MJ, he needs to spend a season in Minor League Baseball.

Choose the IronPigs this summer.#LVWantsLeBronpic.twitter.com/voD2hxYT1I

— IronPigs (@IronPigs) May 10, 2018

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