starting lineup of:

C - Kevin Love
PF - Chris Bosh
SF - Lebron James
SG - Dwyane Wade
PG - shoot

they'd fill the bench with a constantly rotating group of NBDL players signed to 10-day contracts

[Edited on June 29, 2014 at 7:34 PM. Reason : .]

6/29/2014 7:34:10 PM

The PG is obviously Napier.

6/29/2014 7:40:28 PM

But seriously if they got Love, they'd have to get rid of Bosh, right? Cause if not, they'd have even worse depth than they do now. And the Spurs already proved that a good total team beats a superstar, a couple stars, and virtually no bench. And Lebron WILL get a max contract. Dunno if Wade and Bosh are willing to play for half of their old salaries, if another team is willing to give them a lot more.

Melo will probably end up in Dallas, imo

6/29/2014 7:47:46 PM

Why Dallas? B/c Dirk retires?

6/29/2014 8:03:52 PM

With all of his off the court money, does Lebron even need to get paid by the team he plays for? He could still make $100 million this year without making a dime from the Heat. Just have them sign him to a $1 contract and get whoever they want.

6/29/2014 8:21:44 PM

Dallas is a real good possibility for Melo, they have plenty of cap space after offloading those contracts for the Tyson Chandler deal and he is good friends with Melo and has said he would try to recruit him. Lots do mixed talk around here about that, most are kind of excited about the possibility but also pretty wary as well.

6/29/2014 8:26:09 PM

Sounds reasonable.
But if Heat choose Kevin Love, man, we will see them in the Finals again and again.
Kevin Love is the starting C of dream team 12' right?

6/29/2014 8:51:45 PM

^^^He makes lots of money in endorsements. That doesn't mean he's gonna play ball for free, or even for less than a max contract. He's the best player in the NBA. He's going to want to get paid like it.

6/29/2014 9:11:23 PM

$0.1 B a yr?
Highest pay in NBA history?

6/29/2014 9:18:05 PM

^^Well yeah, I guess i'm just throwing in the hypothetical. If dude wants to win a couple ships in a row that badly...sign on for league minimum, allow the Heat to spend like crazy on talent around you(since you're already making bank either way and will never be able to spend the amount of money you're making) and profit with championships.

I'm not saying it will happen and if I was in his shoes I wouldn't let it happen. But just hypothetically.


^what?

6/30/2014 12:15:54 AM

Is $0.1 B the highest annual salary in NBA history?

6/30/2014 10:07:07 AM

LOL Nets. They must really love them some Billy King.

6/30/2014 11:26:09 AM

LOL Nets?

why in the world should they have bowed down to Jason Kidd?

6/30/2014 11:57:46 AM

Jason Kidd graduated from UC Berkeley and he knows how to play basketball.

6/30/2014 12:02:23 PM

^^Not saying Kidd should take over GM duties, but holding on to King this long is more ridiculous

6/30/2014 12:08:21 PM

Ah yes, UC Berkeley. The illustrious powerhouse of the NBA. UNC West, if you will.

6/30/2014 12:09:02 PM

shoot is just stating facts here, people

no need to harass him over it

6/30/2014 12:11:44 PM

Right, UNC of the west coast.

Stanford is Duke of the west coast.



[Edited on June 30, 2014 at 12:17 PM. Reason : ;]

6/30/2014 12:15:41 PM

I think you're thinking of UCLA, shoot.

6/30/2014 12:28:58 PM

How do you know man?
UCLA, UCSB, UCSD or USC?

6/30/2014 1:44:22 PM

If the first FA signing is any sign of things to come (Jodie Meeks, 3 yrs @ $19M) then there will be a lot of buyer's remorse from this summer's spending

7/1/2014 5:57:42 PM

is wade actually expecting a big time contract in any way? dude's career is about to fall off a cliff

7/1/2014 6:10:01 PM

Bosh asks for $ 90 M for 5 yrs.

7/2/2014 11:31:12 AM

7/2/2014 1:14:23 PM

Italian meats and sausages

7/2/2014 2:31:47 PM

7/2/2014 2:41:57 PM

Gordon Hayward getting max deal from Cavs?

7/2/2014 5:11:53 PM

^^ Jeremy Lin isn't too ecstatic about that

7/2/2014 5:29:27 PM

He got pissed.

7/2/2014 9:00:31 PM

there's a good video on espn about how basically how miami is sooo fucked if lebron gets a max deal and wade/bosh get the salaries they are rumored to be asking for, really lebron seems like kind of an idiot if he insists on playing with wade anymore, it's so obvious his career is going to fall off soon and he's very likely to be a overpaid/dead weight contract

7/2/2014 10:12:59 PM

Or hes smart by forcing them to take a pay cut by threatening to walk. There is zero chance Lebron lets next year happen like this year. He is going to get the changes he wants/needs.

7/3/2014 12:37:56 AM

Is Lebron an objective enough fucke to give Wade an ultimatum? And when Wade replies with "nah bro, I just gotta get some rest this offseason, I'm gonna hit the weightroom extra hard, get back in peak shape" will Lebron's bald ass believe him since they're boys?

7/3/2014 12:48:33 AM

Jeremy Lin may be traded to 76ers.

7/3/2014 11:30:06 AM

If Wade and Bosh don't take their paycut soon, all the good free agents are gonna be gone anyways. Alot of people were throwing Lowry and Gortat around, and then are both signed now.

7/3/2014 12:00:01 PM

^^
That would be great. Lorenzo Brown can then easily beat him to the backup PG spot

7/3/2014 12:58:47 PM

Still waiting for my Lakers to surprise some folks and get a big name. The Showtime Franchise plus the LA market is hard to pass up.

7/3/2014 1:00:15 PM

a nice fit with the heat would be to sign vince carter. he would basically assume the role battier had

7/3/2014 11:51:23 PM

and mental issues...battier is everyone's favorite team mate.

They need a legit center/rebounder and someone to replace Wade that is young and not injury prone. Someone that is like Leonard from SA

7/3/2014 11:53:47 PM

Quote :

"a nice fit with the heat would be to sign vince carter. he would basically assume the role battier had"

i agree with the first part but don't think carter would play a similar role. points, yes....but vince isn't gonna go in and play d like battier.

7/3/2014 11:56:56 PM

agreed. battier provided the heat with some pretty sexy defense. but unfortunately this year he couldn't hit his 3's as well as he did last year.

7/4/2014 1:00:45 AM

Mello stays
Lebron stays
Pau Gasol to Warriors
Kevin Love to LA

Rookie of the Year Jabari Parker
Jason Kidd Coach of the Year
Kevin Durant MVP
Spurs Repeat

7/4/2014 1:18:45 PM

i think melo staying would be a smart idea. he'd basically get a guaranteed max contract and free agencies in 15, 16 look pretty strong and i could see phil pulling a pat riley and draw someone like KD to new york to assemble an elite squad. at that point the NBA would be due for a new power shift.

7/4/2014 1:22:27 PM

Quote :

"Jason Kidd Coach of the Year"

this is how i knew you were trolling

7/4/2014 2:33:01 PM

Why would Kevin love end up in LA? Lakers don't have any assets to trade for him.

7/4/2014 7:23:23 PM

my main hope in free agency is that some legitimate team is built in the east to challenge the heat, it's really pretty insulting to the teams in the west at this point

7/6/2014 11:39:42 AM

At this point, I'm wanting to see just how bad the east can get, so I'm hoping Lebron & Anthony both end up in the west

7/6/2014 3:55:30 PM

Then Hornets will have chance.

7/6/2014 7:02:12 PM

Spurs resign Diaw and Mills (although Mills will be out until 2015 with an injury). Can't wait to see this team play together again.

7/6/2014 11:07:33 PM

I don't see Carmelo's style of play being conducive to a championship team any time soon. Maybe he can team up with someone to get his big three, but he'll have to learn to share more.

7/6/2014 11:42:52 PM

A team that already plays good defense like the Bulls or Bobcats, but lacks offense would immediately become a contender by adding Melo. He doesn't pass much but he's a helluva scorer and great rebounder for a 3.

If he took his talents to team up with a couple other superstars he might already have a title. And old man Iverson doesn't count.

7/7/2014 12:11:04 AM