Emotional/immature/insecure and settle down/home dont really go together there brah.. you just contradicted yourself.
I think it goes hand in hand, PERFECTLY.
A player that is 100% confident, independent, a self-actualized man... He has no problem plopping down in a new city and voila, adapt and grow any place he arrives. Does not give a fck. Think "shaq" back in the day. Went where the $ and titles were. Had his mistresses. Family followed him and shaq just knew, he owned it.
LeBron is soft. Insecure. Biting his nails at age 25 during finals lol. Scared of the big moment. A person like that NEEDS more reassurance. He NEEDS to have his friends and mama around him. He NEEDS the warm fuzzy feeling of going back to his high school once a month. He NEEDS familiar streets, a solid home base. He NEEDS safe, secure, comfy and FAMILIAR. insecure people LOVE familiar. Highly confident people LOVE new places, new challenges.
I think LeBron is much more at ease, at peace, happy and content being in his hometown, with his small group of friends/family, going home to the same bed he knows. He is NOT the kobe playboy, banging 2 olympian hotties at the time in sauna on other side of world. He's just not built like that.
Insecure, immature people DEFINITELY prefer the same, safe home. (Lebron)
Confident, outgoing, dominat personalities prefer the new place, new challenge. (Shaq)