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Post by theloaf. on Jun 25, 2010 19:40:35 GMT -5
Gotta love the "Sexy Silver" and "U-S-A" chants from the MSG crowd. I wanna go there one of these years, just so I can yell at Adam Silver, and appreciate his awesomeness. |
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Post by chicago on Jun 27, 2010 22:39:44 GMT -5
I would just love for July 1st to come around and find out that LeBron James decided to sign with some really obscure team like Indiana or Memphis to swerve all of the reports and sources that have been speculating as of late.
I still think Cleveland is his number one destination, but it's up to them to make the situation work for him. I don't see how the team can sign him and tag-along Bosh while committing to an extreme makeover of the current roster, but that's what it will take to bring him back. No Shaq, no Jamison, and (preferably, in my opinion) no Mo.
I would rank the likelihood of him signing with another team in this order:
2. Chicago
3. New Jersey
4. Miami
5. New York
6. Dallas
7. LA Clippers, and that's pretty much it.
Only 6 or so teams are scheduled to meet with him anyway, so it's likely to be all or most of them.
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Post by chicago on Jun 30, 2010 9:55:50 GMT -5
Dirk and Paul Pierce are opting out of their contracts - could it be possible that either, or both, has among the top two or three deals once Free Agency is all said and done?
These guys will both command max dollars, but I don't know if it will be the best long-term signing for their teams. Also, what effect will it have (for Boston) when it comes to Doc Rivers and Ray Allen re-signing?
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Post by theloaf. on Jul 6, 2010 16:17:09 GMT -5
So Am'are gets max money... I cant imagine what Lebron is going to wind up getting...
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Post by Project KSL on Jul 6, 2010 17:54:26 GMT -5
Amar'e was the first guy to land. I think LeBron is staying with Cleveland, but if he does go somewhere else, I think it will be to NY.
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Post by chicago on Jul 6, 2010 19:20:48 GMT -5
LeBron will get about $30 million more if he re-signs with Cleveland, so I would expect something in the ballpark of at least $120 million.
I still think Bosh ends up in Miami with Wade, and the rest of the second tier free agents should fill in from there (Boozer, Lee, etc).
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Post by Project KSL on Jul 6, 2010 19:35:17 GMT -5
LeBron will get about $30 million more if he re-signs with Cleveland, so I would expect something in the ballpark of at least $120 million. I still think Bosh ends up in Miami with Wade, and the rest of the second tier free agents should fill in from there (Boozer, Lee, etc). The way it looks right now, Cleveland is the only team Toronto is willing to work a sign-n-trade with. And right now people are saying Bosh doesn't want to go to Cleveland, but if LeBron stays, I'm sure that'll change. I think right now. Bosh and LeBron go/stay in Cleveland. Wade stays in Miami, where Boozer joins him. Then the rest of the pieces fall. |
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Post by chicago on Jul 6, 2010 19:54:58 GMT -5
Bosh could make more with Cleveland in a sign-and-trade, but he hasn't been interested in joining the Cavs leading up to and through free agency thus far, even with the possibility of LeBron returning to the team. Toronto won't trade with Miami since, well, Miami has nothing to offer but, for once, it seems like Wade has more pull than LeBron, at least when it comes to partnering with Bosh.
I like John Hollinger's proposed trade involving Cleveland and Toronto:
"My best Cavs-Raps sign-and-trade -- Bosh and Turk for Antawn Jamison, Delonte West, Jamario Moon and Leon Powe. Saves Raps $10 million, replaces Bosh, dumps Turk."
However, Chris Broussard just tweeted: "Bosh has not softened stance on Cleveland at all. Looks like he won't be a Cav."
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Post by chicago on Jul 6, 2010 22:17:30 GMT -5
sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5359255Aaand he pretty much gives it away. I'd say there is a 99% chance LeBron is a Cleveland Cavalier next season, but that other 1% would be a momentous occasion in the sports world if he flipped the script and signed elsewhere.
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Post by theloaf. on Jul 6, 2010 22:25:06 GMT -5
I cant see him leaving.... Im just shocked he didnt have a Twitter page. I thought NBA Players were required to have a Twitter.  |
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Post by theloaf. on Jul 7, 2010 15:10:26 GMT -5
So Bosh, and Wade are going with the Heat. No one hour special needed.
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Post by layzington on Jul 7, 2010 15:28:13 GMT -5
nyk
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Post by chicago on Jul 7, 2010 17:36:22 GMT -5
As much as I ruled it out before, I would be blown away if LeBron announced he was signing with New York tomorrow night.
I still think it's a stretch, especially with all of these supposed sources out there, so I'll continue to think Cleveland. I would bump it down to a 95 percent chance now, though.
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Post by theloaf. on Jul 7, 2010 18:27:58 GMT -5
I can see NY now. I dont know why... but I can see it happening.
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