the Celtics/Ainge have shrewdly captured some of the best talent coming into the NBA for the past few years, they shouldn't use any of that for anything or anybody. I thought the Celtics as a whole showed poise and unity. barring anything unforeseen they should have a good run. they don't need Kawhi or anyone else.
It just doesn't make any sense trading for him at this point. They already have two All-Stars coming off major injuries and Kawhi would make it three, Then if Kyrie & Kawhi both agree to max deals next offseason it would bring Boston's max contracts number to four,they would then be into the luxury tax just on those four contracts alone. Then add in Kawhi quitting on his teammates this past season then days ago making it public he wants to go play in LA without telling the Spurs this first.
In all likelihood it would cost the Celtics Jaylen Brown,Terry Rozier,the Kings 2019 1st and probably a few lesser players/picks to match the salaries. That Kings pick is going to land Boston a player on the Tatum/Brown level if they use it,Rozier could be insurance in case Kyrie decides to leave next offseason and Brown is turning into the 2nd coming of Paul George.
All Ainge has to do this offseason is find a way to bring back Smart,Baynes & Larkin then let this team have another training camp to gel. Then next offseason give Kyrie his max along with potentially having four first round picks to add to this team,
Its being reported that Lebron would prefer to stay in Cleveland and is looking for reasons to stay. There's also a report out that Cleveland is looking to move that 8th pick for veterans that could help Lebron next year. Kawhi is one name,unlikely though, the other is Kemba Walker who would be a great replacement for Kyrie. A Cavs trade probably happens by thursday's draft if this is the way they go.
If LeBron wants to someday be an owner (partial or full) of an NBA franchise he should use the opportunity he has to go to another team this off season as the starting point of a discussion with Cleveland's management/ownership about:
staying in Cleveland for the rest of his career;
in return for future consideration that would position LeBron to "join the club" of NBA owners (i.e a right of first refusal to purchase an interest in the Cavs, or better yet an option to purchase the Cavs).
I do not know if the above it possible, but if it is, the King should consider it.
Its finally Draft day, I'm hoping Boston finds a way to trade up for Texas center Mo Bamba. If they stay at 27 i'm hoping Villanova's Donte Divincenzo is available when they pick.
Well Cleveland gets an athletic PG Colin Sexton and the Celtics get a shot blocking rebounder in PF/C Robert Williams. Boston needed a big man with Aron Baynes hitting free agency.
@Brick said:
If he leaves the Cavs I would prefer he go to Boston.
i honestly wouldn't want him coming here. it would require making major changes to an already strong roster.
i really think its LA or Cleveland and if Paul George goes back to OKC i think Lebron might stay with the Cavs for one more season. That's unless he thinks the current Lakers roster is better than his current Cavs group.
@stevek said:
LeBron dragging out his decision part 2...or is it part 3...i'm losing track.
Where's the cliff notes section when you need them?
Ya do need Cliff Notes with this guy.
I liked it when the Sixers many years ago persued Dr J and signed him. But Dr J has more class in his pinky finger than LeBron James has in his entire body.
James would sometimes be a tough guy to root for with his silly antics.
In any event, it looks as though the Lakers are now favored to sign him, so good, i don't need to worry about it.
i read an article earlier that Lebron is calling around to other players in the league and gauging their interest in teaming up probably for the Lakers. He's got Paul George,Chris Paul,DeMarcus Cousins,Dwayne Wade and a likely trade for Kawhi to choose from. By this time next week we should have an idea of their being a new superteam in LA or Philly.
His kid is all but signed to go play for Sierra Canyon in LA and he's pretty much a lock for the Lakers but he's putting pressure on Paul George & the Lakers to sign PG first or trade for Kawhi before LBJ commits officially.
Dimeman said --- I just don't care for his attitude. What if every good player wanted to move around until they got on a team where they could get a ring
Lebron James isn't the only player to do that. how do you feel about Kevin Durant??? if you compare James and Durant by looking at the first time Lebron moved and when Durant went to Golden State it is laughable, there is no comparison. Lebron left a Team that had NOTHING, Durant left a Team that had just pushed the then reigning Champion to a 3-1 deficit. I have always seen his move as a serious sign of weakness and surrender. the OKC Team that Durant left was pretty good.
as for Lebron's second move, that was to another Team that really had done nothing and he wanted to go back home. can you really find fault with a player who wants to play for his hometown Team?? for most every professional athlete that is a dream. again, looking at the two players, Lebron has moved and helped build a Team that could play for Championships two times, much like he's trying to do now. Kevin Durant left a contender for the Western Conference Championship to play on an established Team that had been in two consecutive NBA Finals.
@erikthredd said:
Lebron just opted out making him an unrestricted free agent.
In his next movie, Jack Nicholson promised James a bit part in which he has to play somebody with style and class...so LeBron will need to take some acting lessons.
@keets said:
Dimeman said --- I just don't care for his attitude. What if every good player wanted to move around until they got on a team where they could get a ring
Lebron James isn't the only player to do that. how do you feel about Kevin Durant??? if you compare James and Durant by looking at the first time Lebron moved and when Durant went to Golden State it is laughable, there is no comparison. Lebron left a Team that had NOTHING, Durant left a Team that had just pushed the then reigning Champion to a 3-1 deficit. I have always seen his move as a serious sign of weakness and surrender. the OKC Team that Durant left was pretty good.
as for Lebron's second move, that was to another Team that really had done nothing and he wanted to go back home. can you really find fault with a player who wants to play for his hometown Team?? for most every professional athlete that is a dream. again, looking at the two players, Lebron has moved and helped build a Team that could play for Championships two times, much like he's trying to do now. Kevin Durant left a contender for the Western Conference Championship to play on an established Team that had been in two consecutive NBA Finals.
Well Durant is soft so it makes sense. He can't be the top guy on a team that wins the championship , he would go invisible if that much was riding on him.
Frankly I do not understand the whole Lakers thing. If I'm a player , I want to win , I want to get paid , why would I single out a team that isn't winning at the moment and demand or suggest that I go there?
You play and then retire , then move wherever you want since you can afford it. I've spent time in LA , I've spent time in NYC , Denver , Boston , a few other places and these cities are all pretty much interchangeable $hitholes .
This is like Kyrie here in Boston apparently , ok I'm going to be in a movie , uh huh sure pal , how about just shut up and play basketball. Go be a D-list actor after you retire . No one cares about your other supposed talents snowflake.
Looks like Lebron's buddy Paul decided to not go to LA after all. its pretty telling that Paul George had two chances to team up with Lebron the past two offseasons with two different teams and he turned him down twice. Now the rumor is Lebron wants DeMarcus Cousins to sign with the Lakers to go along with a Kawhi trade.
Great news for Boston with re-signing center Aron Baynes. Now we need Marcus Smart to sign as well.
There is another rumor that Golden State might sign Dwight Howard. I'm not a fan of the guy but adding him to their lineup would be scary,our only hope would be that he kills the team's locker room like he's done everywhere else. If that don't work we might have to send Isaiah Thomas there to go full-cleveland mode on the Warriors
If I was a Cavs fan, I'll tell James to go ahead and go to Los Angeles and don't come back
if I were a Cavs fan, blah, blah, blah. if you were a Cavs fan you would want Lebron to sign with your Team. how is it that "hate" causes people to lose a grip on logic and speak irrationally?? if Lebron signs elsewhere the Chances of the Cavs having a winning record plummets and the chances of the Cavs making the playoffs and the Finals is severely hindered.
as a Cavs fan, you would want that?? such thinking reminds me of an old saying --- Sometimes it's better to remain quiet and appear a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
--- eric, I think the whole Paul George thing is more about money than Lebron.
@keets said:
--- eric, I think the whole Paul George thing is more about money than Lebron.
Paul George going home could have made up alot of the difference off the court or he could have signed for a one & one deal which could have led into a larger extension. My honest opinion is Paul George stayed in OKC because he knows what they have compared to LA who could realistically miss out on George,Cousins,Lebron & Kawhi. Not to mention PG turning down getting dealt to the Cavs last offseason had zero to do with money.
@keets said: If I was a Cavs fan, I'll tell James to go ahead and go to Los Angeles and don't come back
if I were a Cavs fan, blah, blah, blah. if you were a Cavs fan you would want Lebron to sign with your Team. how is it that "hate" causes people to lose a grip on logic and speak irrationally?? if Lebron signs elsewhere the Chances of the Cavs having a winning record plummets and the chances of the Cavs making the playoffs and the Finals is severely hindered.
as a Cavs fan, you would want that?? such thinking reminds me of an old saying --- Sometimes it's better to remain quiet and appear a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
--- eric, I think the whole Paul George thing is more about money than Lebron.
You seem to want Cavs fans to remain quiet about LeBron possibly AGAIN being a carpetbagger.....
_Well Durant is soft so it makes sense. He can't be the top guy on a team that wins the championship , he would go invisible if that much was riding on him.
How does that comment make any sense in light of Durant winning the past 2 Finals MVP's as theoretically the "top guy on a team that wins the championship"???
Steve, I have lived in Cleveland and the Cleveland area my entire life. right now, there isn't a local resident who is a Cavs fan that I know or have spoken to who wants him to leave. almost to a person everyone was really PO'd when he left, mostly because of how it was done --- and --- absolutely no Cavs fan was anything but elated when he returned. that's just the way it is.
what is happening now bears no real resemblance to what went on when he left for Miami. Lebron really hasn't said much or done much, most of what is reported is innuendo and, for lack of a better word, gossip. Lebron has done what he has been able to do at the time he was able to do it, but sports writers and fans need something to talk about. right now he is in LA and they want to say he's there to sign with the Lakers, but he lives there in the summer and a number of other NBA players are there in the summer, also.
he is simply "doing his due diligence" while making a considered decision. everyone, including us here at this forum, are simply intrigued by it. sadly, a lot of the intrigue is due to the media telling us we need to be. I really don't obsess over it. I see it when I'm alerted to a response here or a check sports scores. whatever happens will happen. I'll be a Lebron James fan wherever he plays. I'll watch the Cavs, whoever is on the Team.
@erikthredd said:
Lebron just signed with LA for 4 years. It was also reported the Lakers were talking with Cousins overnight and Aaron Gordon today.
And let me be the first to say I told you all so ; )
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@erikthredd said:
Lebron just signed with LA for 4 years. It was also reported the Lakers were talking with Cousins overnight and Aaron Gordon today.
And let me be the first to say I told you all so ; )
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ok,now Magic needs to do some magic and start adding better players around him or LABron will do nothing more than sell tickets. IMO the Lakers are a 4th or 5th seed at best right now but there is still time to get better.
The Lakers just signed Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to a one year deal using a large chunk of their cap space,12M. That second star will probably have to come by trade now.
I would love to see the Lakers / Celtics rivalry come back to the forefront. Being a diehard Celtics fan from the 50s until the Cavs drafted LeBron I am not sure who I would end up rooting for.
@lightningboy said:
_Well Durant is soft so it makes sense. He can't be the top guy on a team that wins the championship , he would go invisible if that much was riding on him.
How does that comment make any sense in light of Durant winning the past 2 Finals MVP's as theoretically the "top guy on a team that wins the championship"???
He goes to a team that is already good enough to win and they win. He's sackless , put him on cleveland in the spot LeBron was in this year and he turtles and they are out in the first round.
@keets said:
Steve, I have lived in Cleveland and the Cleveland area my entire life. right now, there isn't a local resident who is a Cavs fan that I know or have spoken to who wants him to leave. almost to a person everyone was really PO'd when he left, mostly because of how it was done --- and --- absolutely no Cavs fan was anything but elated when he returned. that's just the way it is.
what is happening now bears no real resemblance to what went on when he left for Miami. Lebron really hasn't said much or done much, most of what is reported is innuendo and, for lack of a better word, gossip. Lebron has done what he has been able to do at the time he was able to do it, but sports writers and fans need something to talk about. right now he is in LA and they want to say he's there to sign with the Lakers, but he lives there in the summer and a number of other NBA players are there in the summer, also.
he is simply "doing his due diligence" while making a considered decision. everyone, including us here at this forum, are simply intrigued by it. sadly, a lot of the intrigue is due to the media telling us we need to be. I really don't obsess over it. I see it when I'm alerted to a response here or a check sports scores. whatever happens will happen. I'll be a Lebron James fan wherever he plays. I'll watch the Cavs, whoever is on the Team.
right now it's baseball season.
Of course Cavs fans didn't want James to leave, but the fact is that James was a carpetbagger once, and now he's a carpetbagger twice.
It was understandable a bit the first time, no sense rehashing all of that. However this time there is no excuse for it other than his own insatiable ego.
An important thing in life a person should never do is screw their friends, and James just screwed an entire city of friends in Cleveland.
If anyone finds themselves out in LA I’d like to take them to a game. I was excited to get my home boy Moe Wagner in the draft and now even more ready to go to more games. I usually root against the Lakers but maybe that will change
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Perhaps when movie star LeBron begins his acting career on the big screen out in Hollywood, in another remake of Batman, he can play one of the villains.
I got a bit of a laugh listening to ESPN radio last night discussing the LBJ news. The host was interviewing callers and other sportscasters asking them "Where were you when you heard the news of the signing?" Kind of reminded me of the old question"Where were you when JFK was shot?" Such drama on the news of a contract inking.
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the Celtics/Ainge have shrewdly captured some of the best talent coming into the NBA for the past few years, they shouldn't use any of that for anything or anybody. I thought the Celtics as a whole showed poise and unity. barring anything unforeseen they should have a good run. they don't need Kawhi or anyone else.
It just doesn't make any sense trading for him at this point. They already have two All-Stars coming off major injuries and Kawhi would make it three, Then if Kyrie & Kawhi both agree to max deals next offseason it would bring Boston's max contracts number to four,they would then be into the luxury tax just on those four contracts alone. Then add in Kawhi quitting on his teammates this past season then days ago making it public he wants to go play in LA without telling the Spurs this first.
In all likelihood it would cost the Celtics Jaylen Brown,Terry Rozier,the Kings 2019 1st and probably a few lesser players/picks to match the salaries. That Kings pick is going to land Boston a player on the Tatum/Brown level if they use it,Rozier could be insurance in case Kyrie decides to leave next offseason and Brown is turning into the 2nd coming of Paul George.
All Ainge has to do this offseason is find a way to bring back Smart,Baynes & Larkin then let this team have another training camp to gel. Then next offseason give Kyrie his max along with potentially having four first round picks to add to this team,
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Its being reported that Lebron would prefer to stay in Cleveland and is looking for reasons to stay. There's also a report out that Cleveland is looking to move that 8th pick for veterans that could help Lebron next year. Kawhi is one name,unlikely though, the other is Kemba Walker who would be a great replacement for Kyrie. A Cavs trade probably happens by thursday's draft if this is the way they go.
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If LeBron wants to someday be an owner (partial or full) of an NBA franchise he should use the opportunity he has to go to another team this off season as the starting point of a discussion with Cleveland's management/ownership about:
staying in Cleveland for the rest of his career;
in return for future consideration that would position LeBron to "join the club" of NBA owners (i.e a right of first refusal to purchase an interest in the Cavs, or better yet an option to purchase the Cavs).
I do not know if the above it possible, but if it is, the King should consider it.
Kawhi is going to be wearing purple & gold. only question that remains to be answered is if it will be this coming season or in 19-20.
Its finally Draft day, I'm hoping Boston finds a way to trade up for Texas center Mo Bamba. If they stay at 27 i'm hoping Villanova's Donte Divincenzo is available when they pick.
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Well Cleveland gets an athletic PG Colin Sexton and the Celtics get a shot blocking rebounder in PF/C Robert Williams. Boston needed a big man with Aron Baynes hitting free agency.
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Brian Windhorst reports that Lebron will make his decision by July 4th. I think its coming down to the Cavs & Lakers.
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If he leaves the Cavs I would prefer he go to Boston.
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LeBron dragging out his decision part 2...or is it part 3...i'm losing track.
i honestly wouldn't want him coming here. it would require making major changes to an already strong roster.
i really think its LA or Cleveland and if Paul George goes back to OKC i think Lebron might stay with the Cavs for one more season. That's unless he thinks the current Lakers roster is better than his current Cavs group.
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Where's the cliff notes section when you need them?
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Ya do need Cliff Notes with this guy.
I liked it when the Sixers many years ago persued Dr J and signed him. But Dr J has more class in his pinky finger than LeBron James has in his entire body.
James would sometimes be a tough guy to root for with his silly antics.
In any event, it looks as though the Lakers are now favored to sign him, so good, i don't need to worry about it.
i read an article earlier that Lebron is calling around to other players in the league and gauging their interest in teaming up probably for the Lakers. He's got Paul George,Chris Paul,DeMarcus Cousins,Dwayne Wade and a likely trade for Kawhi to choose from. By this time next week we should have an idea of their being a new superteam in LA or Philly.
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Jack Nicholson will be so happy.
He was seen outside the Staples Center singing "I feel pretty,oh so pretty"
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Five years ago today. it was a robbery alright,we got Bogans,Humphries,Joseph AND Brooks. Can you say D League Superteam?
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6/27 @ 7:47 pm CST odds at 5Dimes
LeBron:
LAL (-230)
Cle (+270)
Phi (+475)
Hou (+575)
Bos (+700)
Kawhi:
First game in 18/19 is with LAL (+450)
First game in 18/19 not with LAL (-725)
His kid is all but signed to go play for Sierra Canyon in LA and he's pretty much a lock for the Lakers but he's putting pressure on Paul George & the Lakers to sign PG first or trade for Kawhi before LBJ commits officially.
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Dimeman said --- I just don't care for his attitude. What if every good player wanted to move around until they got on a team where they could get a ring
Lebron James isn't the only player to do that. how do you feel about Kevin Durant??? if you compare James and Durant by looking at the first time Lebron moved and when Durant went to Golden State it is laughable, there is no comparison. Lebron left a Team that had NOTHING, Durant left a Team that had just pushed the then reigning Champion to a 3-1 deficit. I have always seen his move as a serious sign of weakness and surrender. the OKC Team that Durant left was pretty good.
as for Lebron's second move, that was to another Team that really had done nothing and he wanted to go back home. can you really find fault with a player who wants to play for his hometown Team?? for most every professional athlete that is a dream. again, looking at the two players, Lebron has moved and helped build a Team that could play for Championships two times, much like he's trying to do now. Kevin Durant left a contender for the Western Conference Championship to play on an established Team that had been in two consecutive NBA Finals.
Good - Let cry baby James play for the Lakers. I never could stand the sight of the Lakers, and if James goes there, I would dislike them even more.
I will root for the Lakers to go 0-82
Lebron has to either Opt-in or Opt-out of his contract by midnight tonight so we should have a pretty good idea of where he us heading to next.
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Lebron just opted out making him an unrestricted free agent.
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In his next movie, Jack Nicholson promised James a bit part in which he has to play somebody with style and class...so LeBron will need to take some acting lessons.
Well Durant is soft so it makes sense. He can't be the top guy on a team that wins the championship , he would go invisible if that much was riding on him.
Cleveland has seen this charade from LeBron before. If I was a Cavs fan, I'll tell James to go ahead and go to Los Angeles and don't come back.
Frankly I do not understand the whole Lakers thing. If I'm a player , I want to win , I want to get paid , why would I single out a team that isn't winning at the moment and demand or suggest that I go there?
You play and then retire , then move wherever you want since you can afford it. I've spent time in LA , I've spent time in NYC , Denver , Boston , a few other places and these cities are all pretty much interchangeable $hitholes .
This is like Kyrie here in Boston apparently , ok I'm going to be in a movie , uh huh sure pal , how about just shut up and play basketball. Go be a D-list actor after you retire . No one cares about your other supposed talents snowflake.
Looks like Lebron's buddy Paul decided to not go to LA after all. its pretty telling that Paul George had two chances to team up with Lebron the past two offseasons with two different teams and he turned him down twice. Now the rumor is Lebron wants DeMarcus Cousins to sign with the Lakers to go along with a Kawhi trade.
Great news for Boston with re-signing center Aron Baynes. Now we need Marcus Smart to sign as well.
There is another rumor that Golden State might sign Dwight Howard. I'm not a fan of the guy but adding him to their lineup would be scary,our only hope would be that he kills the team's locker room like he's done everywhere else. If that don't work we might have to send Isaiah Thomas there to go full-cleveland mode on the Warriors
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If I was a Cavs fan, I'll tell James to go ahead and go to Los Angeles and don't come back
if I were a Cavs fan, blah, blah, blah. if you were a Cavs fan you would want Lebron to sign with your Team. how is it that "hate" causes people to lose a grip on logic and speak irrationally?? if Lebron signs elsewhere the Chances of the Cavs having a winning record plummets and the chances of the Cavs making the playoffs and the Finals is severely hindered.
as a Cavs fan, you would want that?? such thinking reminds me of an old saying --- Sometimes it's better to remain quiet and appear a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
--- eric, I think the whole Paul George thing is more about money than Lebron.
Paul George going home could have made up alot of the difference off the court or he could have signed for a one & one deal which could have led into a larger extension. My honest opinion is Paul George stayed in OKC because he knows what they have compared to LA who could realistically miss out on George,Cousins,Lebron & Kawhi. Not to mention PG turning down getting dealt to the Cavs last offseason had zero to do with money.
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You seem to want Cavs fans to remain quiet about LeBron possibly AGAIN being a carpetbagger.....
.....you've spoken and removed all doubt. LOL
_Well Durant is soft so it makes sense. He can't be the top guy on a team that wins the championship , he would go invisible if that much was riding on him.
How does that comment make any sense in light of Durant winning the past 2 Finals MVP's as theoretically the "top guy on a team that wins the championship"???
Steve, I have lived in Cleveland and the Cleveland area my entire life. right now, there isn't a local resident who is a Cavs fan that I know or have spoken to who wants him to leave. almost to a person everyone was really PO'd when he left, mostly because of how it was done --- and --- absolutely no Cavs fan was anything but elated when he returned. that's just the way it is.
what is happening now bears no real resemblance to what went on when he left for Miami. Lebron really hasn't said much or done much, most of what is reported is innuendo and, for lack of a better word, gossip. Lebron has done what he has been able to do at the time he was able to do it, but sports writers and fans need something to talk about. right now he is in LA and they want to say he's there to sign with the Lakers, but he lives there in the summer and a number of other NBA players are there in the summer, also.
he is simply "doing his due diligence" while making a considered decision. everyone, including us here at this forum, are simply intrigued by it. sadly, a lot of the intrigue is due to the media telling us we need to be. I really don't obsess over it. I see it when I'm alerted to a response here or a check sports scores. whatever happens will happen. I'll be a Lebron James fan wherever he plays. I'll watch the Cavs, whoever is on the Team.
right now it's baseball season.
Lebron just signed with LA for 4 years. It was also reported the Lakers were talking with Cousins overnight and Aaron Gordon today.
Eric
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And let me be the first to say I told you all so ; )
Welcome to LABron
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
ok,now Magic needs to do some magic and start adding better players around him or LABron will do nothing more than sell tickets. IMO the Lakers are a 4th or 5th seed at best right now but there is still time to get better.
Eric
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And let me be the first to say I told you all so ; )
Lavar told us all a couple weeks back. Plus, he said his son will make James better.
This moron missed the first media call last week and now a flight to his first practice.,he better get comfortable at the end of the bench till he's out of Brad Stevens doghouse.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23967447/robert-williams-absent-boston-celtics-first-summer-league-practice
Eric
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...........................and the wait is over, now I know I'll be staying up late.
Now Dwight Howard wants to play with Lebron lol.
Eric
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Beat LA just took on a whole new meaning
Eric
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The Lakers just signed Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to a one year deal using a large chunk of their cap space,12M. That second star will probably have to come by trade now.
Eric
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I would love to see the Lakers / Celtics rivalry come back to the forefront. Being a diehard Celtics fan from the 50s until the Cavs drafted LeBron I am not sure who I would end up rooting for.
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Ralph
He goes to a team that is already good enough to win and they win. He's sackless , put him on cleveland in the spot LeBron was in this year and he turtles and they are out in the first round.
Of course Cavs fans didn't want James to leave, but the fact is that James was a carpetbagger once, and now he's a carpetbagger twice.
It was understandable a bit the first time, no sense rehashing all of that. However this time there is no excuse for it other than his own insatiable ego.
An important thing in life a person should never do is screw their friends, and James just screwed an entire city of friends in Cleveland.
If anyone finds themselves out in LA I’d like to take them to a game. I was excited to get my home boy Moe Wagner in the draft and now even more ready to go to more games. I usually root against the Lakers but maybe that will change
mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Lmao!
Eric
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Lance Stephenson just signed with the Lakers. Now he can irritate Lebron every day lol.
Eric
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Perhaps when movie star LeBron begins his acting career on the big screen out in Hollywood, in another remake of Batman, he can play one of the villains.
I got a bit of a laugh listening to ESPN radio last night discussing the LBJ news. The host was interviewing callers and other sportscasters asking them "Where were you when you heard the news of the signing?" Kind of reminded me of the old question"Where were you when JFK was shot?" Such drama on the news of a contract inking.