LeBron James was already strongly considering the Los Angeles Lakers before his meeting with Magic Johnson at 9:01 PM EST on Saturday, but sources say James wanted to look Johnson in the eye to see if they could find a trust before finalizing his decision.

Johnson was expected to be in the Lakers' war room as free agency began but he instead was at James' house.

James and Johnson met for approximately three hours.

James agreed upon a four-year, $154 million deal less than 24 hours later.