the bulls are the key place...anywhere else and I dont think he will fit in well.

With Rose being a fragile guy...it is very interesting.

Could be a GREAT team and fav in the east if Melo goes to the bulls

7/7/2014 12:26:50 AM

So where does Lebron play next year? In Miami with Wade and Bosh? In Phoenix? Or back in Cleveland with Kyrie and Kevin Love

7/7/2014 3:18:35 PM

That McBob to Miami signing is surely the missing piece, Lebron is probably signing his deal as we speak.

7/7/2014 3:19:40 PM

So let's say the following, somewhat realistic, events happen:

Melo joins the Lakers.
Bosh joins the Rockets.
Lebron joins the Suns.
Pau joins the Thunder.

The East would be pathetically bad next season, haha.

(note: no way Lebron actually leaves the East)

7/7/2014 3:38:28 PM

miami just picked up danny granger also

7/7/2014 4:03:55 PM

I'm curious as to whether Riley is telling these guys signing that Lebron coming back is a sure thing. Miami could turn into a dumpster fire real quick if Lebron bolts, I wouldn't be locking in the years in that case like McBob did.

7/7/2014 4:27:10 PM

They recruit those guys to convince Lebron.
For Mcrob, Heat is still a better choice for him even without lebron.

7/7/2014 4:29:07 PM

Quote :

"For Mcrob, Heat is still a better choice for him even without lebron."

can you detail out why you feel this way?

7/7/2014 6:25:32 PM

well for one, theres no way in hell the hornets were gonna give him 6 mil/yr over 4 years.

7/7/2014 6:43:19 PM

He calls this chance once in a life time in his career.

7/7/2014 7:18:13 PM

I might have done 6 for 3 years, but by the time that 4th year rolled around it would probably be a bad contract. I want to keep our cap flexibility too.

7/7/2014 7:31:15 PM

The big 3 may split. Bosh has started to contact houston who give him a big contract.

7/7/2014 8:28:50 PM

Cavs salary dumped a few guys to clear enough cap space for a possible max offer. Now, rumors are they're interested in Ray Allen & Mike Miller.

7/9/2014 11:47:31 AM

I'm almost starting to believe this lebron to cleveland thing, only major issue for me is can lebron play with a great point guard, that's always been a question with him

7/9/2014 12:09:17 PM

Lebron wants to follow Jordan to return to his hometown.
Riley will meet with him today in Vegas!

If Ray has contacted with Cleverland, I really believe that Lebron will go back home. Because Ray says he will follow Lebron. It's likely that Ray talked with Cleverland, not Cleverland wants to take Ray.

No matter what, it looks like big 3 will split.

[Edited on July 9, 2014 at 12:17 PM. Reason : ;]

7/9/2014 12:11:13 PM

Quote :

"only major issue for me is can lebron play with a great point guard, that's always been a question with him"

When has that ever been a question with him?? Is it only because he's never had a decent point guard?

7/9/2014 12:19:28 PM

Lebron, Irving, Ray, Miller, Anderson Varejao, Luol Deng

That's a good team.

7/9/2014 12:28:55 PM

Mo Williams is the best PG he's played with

7/9/2014 12:29:57 PM

He played with CP3 and Jason Kidd in dream team before. And it works well.

7/9/2014 12:36:17 PM

^^^^because he has to dominate the ball to do what he does and he acts like a de facto point guard a lot of the time anyway, mo williams was the ideal compliment to him because he could play off lebron and shoot well

7/9/2014 12:54:17 PM

He wasn't ball dominant in his first year with Miami (Wade was)...and had a great year.

Early in his career in Cleveland he wasn't ball dominant either.

Yes...he's thrived when he's been the main ball-handler because he's great at it. But I don't think that means he can't play with a great point guard.

7/9/2014 1:07:26 PM

He wants ppl to know that he's not another Jordan because he can pass. He considers himself as Messi on the basketball court.

7/9/2014 1:49:06 PM

If I were Lebron, I would've told my agent to tell GS to move Lee, Barnes & scrub bench guys to Philly (who needs to reach the salary floor anyway) for a protected 2nd rounder that's so protected Philly wouldn't lose it, so Philly gets a guy like Barnes who will be a restricted FA when his contract is up so they can keep him as part of their young core if they wanted. That way Lebron could've signed a near max deal (like 1-1.5M away) with the Ws and be surrounded with shooters like Curry & Klay, a jack of all trades guy in Iggy, a big man that rebounds & plays D in Bogut & they'd still have Green & Speights to come off the bench, most/all of their future draft picks, and the mid-level exception to use to bring in another key bench player

7/9/2014 2:12:08 PM

The main issue Lebron concerning is probably which team can bring him the next championship. Two is certainly not enough for him.

7/9/2014 2:58:53 PM

shoot, can Lebron win the next championship with the Shougang Beijing Ducks, shoot?

7/9/2014 9:46:29 PM

I will take my talent to China

7/9/2014 10:31:47 PM

[Edited on July 10, 2014 at 9:26 AM. Reason : ]

7/10/2014 9:26:12 AM

hahaha, holy shit


good detective work, but slightly more obsessive than us tracking flights during our basketball coaching search a while back

7/10/2014 9:37:31 AM

^OK, this has gotten so ridiculous it's nearly as entertaining as the playoffs.

7/10/2014 9:37:57 AM

Media wants to make Decision 2.0 as fun as possible.

The chain is like this: lebron to Cleverland-->bosh to houston-->jeremy lin to Philadelphia

Jeremy Lin: fuck u lebron

7/10/2014 9:42:27 AM

this is a clever game of chicken. lebron/melo waiting to see if bosh will cave in and take the max contract with houston, then melo comes to miami.

7/10/2014 9:52:51 AM

^On Mike and Mike this morning, they said even if Bosh goes to Houston, Heat will still not have the room for LeBron and Melo

7/10/2014 9:54:56 AM

Melo stays in NYC right?

[Edited on July 10, 2014 at 9:57 AM. Reason : Tonight is the time for Decision 2?]

7/10/2014 9:56:07 AM

From the sounds of it, Melo gets around $129M in NYC, only $65M in Chichago, and around $95M LA. Seemed like NYC and LA are the only viable options because leaving double the amount of money on the table that Chicago is able to offer is harsh.

7/10/2014 9:59:04 AM

This is a war between miami and cleverland now. Both sides clean up the cap space already for Lebron.

7/10/2014 10:14:57 AM

nvmd

[Edited on July 10, 2014 at 10:18 AM. Reason : dammit]

7/10/2014 10:18:02 AM

Chicago can pay more than that if it clears some more salary. This scenario outlines a deal around $84 million WITHOUT trading Boozer (using the amnesty instead):

http://www.hoop365.com/nba/eastern-conference/atlantic-division/new-york-knicks/how-chicago-can-get-carmelo/

7/10/2014 10:26:57 AM

At that, what will be left for the team. I mean yea they will have Noah and Rose, but how much will be left on the bench? How depleted would the team be? Are they still a championship team with just a core 3 and a skeleton bench (ie what was Miami's problem this year)?

7/10/2014 10:50:59 AM

Melo wants champ. So chicago is a good place for him. Unless Phil Jackson can get someone to help him.

7/10/2014 10:58:45 AM

Melo likes his money

7/10/2014 11:01:06 AM

Who doesn't?

7/10/2014 11:03:40 AM

By no means am I saying he's wrong for liking his money. But with that much likely left on the table, people that know Melo better than us have said Melo will go for the money.

7/10/2014 11:06:17 AM

Where does Cleverland get so much money?

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--cavs-create-cap-room-to-try-to-sign-lebron-james-with-three-team-deal-160711079.html

7/10/2014 11:20:28 AM

I want Lebron to re-sign with the Heat only because it will shut up Chris Sheridan forever

7/10/2014 12:05:10 PM

I want Lebron to sign with Miami just so I can see Dan Gilbert and the rest of the Cleveland fans respond.

7/10/2014 12:44:49 PM

So the buzz is that there is going to be an announcement at 3:30ET? Extra security at Lebrons' house in Cleveland? Shit is going down.

7/10/2014 3:23:41 PM

now the rest of the country knows what it's like to go through a NC State coaching search

7/10/2014 3:25:33 PM

Lulzzz, poor Clev

7/10/2014 3:27:48 PM

its a hoax. 330 is an area code for the akron area

7/10/2014 3:31:26 PM

http://lebronjames.com must be getting hammered right now.

7/10/2014 3:54:57 PM