LeBron James Discussion Thread

[Rios15]

I've lost so much respect for Lebron as of late.

 

[Rios15]

If LeBron goes to a team that can win without him, it only means that he's admitting he can't do it on his own (what he is doing now in Cleveland). Which, in turn, makes him a <Censored>.

A team has to work as a team though, LeBron just needs to be a leader, but I can see what you're saying.

 

[TTN2810]

LOL a player can't be expected to win all by himself. Take away Pau, Odom, Fisher and all the compliments Kobe has, and LA is done. Lebron just needs a better supporting cast.

 

[snipezo]

He had a good supporting cast in Cleveland.

 

[elcheato]

hmmmmmm

Guess what, your man has him in Miami now..

 

[Flight24]

An NBA executive says the Chicago Bulls have emerged as a favorite in the free agency sweepstakes for LeBron James, along with Chris Bosh, The New York Times reported on Sunday.

The executive said he had gleaned from his discussions with other league executives that James is leaning toward joining the Bulls, along with Bosh, his teammate on the United States' gold medal-winning 2008 Olympic team. The Times reported the executive did not want to be named because he was discussing a player who was not yet a free agent.

"I think it's a done deal," the executive said, according to the report.

James' friend and business partner Maverick Carter told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard that James will have would-be suitors visit him in his native Ohio, rather than embark upon a barnstorming tour of cities hoping to land the two-time MVP. Free agency officially starts at 12:01 a.m. ET on Thursday.

"LeBron is not going on a tour," Carter said. "He never planned to go on a tour and has not been a part of any team's plans for a recruiting trip."

Teams including the New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers are in the hunt for James, along with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the only team he has played for in his seven-year NBA career. Fans in Cleveland and cities hoping to woo James have already made high-profile pushes for his services.

But the NBA executive said he believed James would meet with those teams as a courtesy, out of consideration for the overtures and personnel moves they have made to clear salary cap in hopes of signing James, The Times reported.

Sources said various teams were made aware of James' anti-tour stance Wednesday. The Knicks -- who, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, were planning a spectacular, celebrity-laden dinner cooked by a world-renowned chef for James on July 1 -- quickly canceled it and began drafting an alternate plan, according to two sources.

While several teams had hoped to sell James on the non-basketball advantages of their cities, it's believed that James wants to keep the focus on basketball. The executive quoted by the Times also said that James wanted to keep the focus on the game.

"He is going to make a basketball decision, so all that is unnecessary," the executive said, according to The Times. "He just saved a lot of people a lot of money.

 

[Mooche]

You guys were brining up "Worldwide Wes" earlier so I decided to kind of read into him a bit more. Here is a pretty good article.

http://www.gq.com/sports/profiles/200706/william-wesley-worldwide-wes-nba-basketball

 

[elcheato]

Wes wants LeBron out of Cleveland, and Maverick Carter wants LeBron to stay.

 

[The Young One]

Wes wants LeBron out of Cleveland, and Maverick Carter wants LeBron to stay.

I read the same thing...gonna be interesting to see who he sides with. Mav and Bron say they are cousins and have known each other for about 10 years. While Wes has been around bron a long time as well.

 

[elcheato]

Well, Wes only wants LeBron out of Cleveland for his own benefit. Honestly though, all he has to do is convince Bosh to force a S&T here.. Bucher even reported, having enough space for 2 maxes isn't as big a deal as its being made. Players would prefer a S&T to get the most possible money. Not to mention we have a full team together so you wouldn't have to scramble for minimum contract players like the Bulls, Knicks and Heat will have to do.

 

[The Young One]

If you ask those close to James ' inner circle, the Knicks need to be aware that they shouldn't spend too much time trying to convince the two-time MVP to leave Cleveland for the big city. One person with close ties to James ' "team" said the person with the most influence on James - his longtime friend and business manager, Maverick Carter - wants nothing to do with the Knicks and views remaining with the Cavs or going to Chicago to join Derrick Rose as the better options.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

He had a good supporting cast in Cleveland.

Not really.

 

[cruzg24]

Outside the Lines report specifically on Lebron, pretty interesting really.

 

[The Young One]

I heard he's leaning toward staying in cleveland now. Im tired of keeping up with this at this point

 

[VC15]

http://www.nba.com/nets/tickets/splash.html

Also on a billboard across the street from MSG.

 

[elcheato]

Prokhorov looks like a mongoose

 

[The Young One]

Dwyane Wade has told two associates that he is now focused on recruiting a big such as Chris Bosh, Amar'e Stoudemire or Carlos Boozer, which effectively ends his attempt to bring in LeBron James.

Wojnarowski reports that the Bulls are currently in the lead for LeBron, with the Heat, Nets and Cavaliers also 'in hot pursuit'

This stuff changes by the minute lol.

 

[playmaker7]

This stuff changes by the minute lol.

I don't take it seriously just because of that

I'll wait til <Censored> happens

 

[bestkeptsecret13]

It's impossible to take any of the reports serious when the "done deals" change every hour.

Anyway, we're just over an hour away from something that people have been waiting for for years. Should be interesting...

 

[VC15]

Proky, Jay-Z and the rest of the crew will be knocking on LeBron's door within the hour.