Lebron James opts out of Heat contract

[DudyDawg]

I think the Lakers are a team to watch in this next addition of "Who Wants To Win Rings With LeBron" sweepstakes. They basically only have Kobe on the books. I can see them trying to get Love, LeBron and Melo paired with Kobe and I would think Kobe would be willing to renegotiate a more team friendly contract to get that team assembled.

They don't have the money because Kobe is selfish and took 50 mil over two years. Plus they're over the luxury tax already I think


If he's going to LA, it'll be with the clippers. Heard I think Chris Broussard say that was on the shortlist of options and possibilities

[Political Hack]

Stud in college doesn't mean stud in nba. I'm not saying he isn't good or won't be, just that you can't say he's better than two guys with NBA rings and multiple all stars. That's just ridiculous. He could end up there but he's not right now

that's absurd. he's much better than Bosh. And yes, you can tell.

JJ Riddick & Danny Ferry - not going to be good in the NBA.
Kobe and Shaq - going to be good in the NBA.

I'll let you decide which side of that equation Parker falls in to.

[TheRef]

New Banner on the Heat's official site. (http://www.nba.com/heat/)

[DudyDawg]

that's absurd. he's much better than Bosh. And yes, you can tell.

JJ Riddick & Danny Ferry - not going to be good in the NBA.
Kobe and Shaq - going to be good in the NBA.

I'll let you decide which side of that equation Parker falls in to.

How many rings and all star apps does parker have and how many does bosh have? I'm agreeing that Parker will be good, but not an all star for two three years at least, and by then lebron will be 32. Bosh, now, better than parker, now. And if you think otherwise you're just dumb. Parker hasn't proven a thing yet

[hacker]

They don't have the money because Kobe is selfish and took 50 mil over two years. Plus they're over the luxury tax already I think


If he's going to LA, it'll be with the clippers. Heard I think Chris Broussard say that was on the shortlist of options and possibilities

Chris Paul is Lebron's best friend supposedly. Would they trade Griffin for Lebron? Could you imagine Griffin and Lebron on the same team?

[DudyDawg]

Chris Paul is Lebron's best friend supposedly. Would they trade Griffin for Lebron? Could you imagine Griffin and Lebron on the same team?

Don't think they would have to deal griffin but would deal jordan, probably a lot of their bench to clear cap space.

[jumbo]

I think the Lakers are a team to watch in this next addition of "Who Wants To Win Rings With LeBron" sweepstakes. They basically only have Kobe on the books. I can see them trying to get Love, LeBron and Melo paired with Kobe and I would think Kobe would be willing to renegotiate a more team friendly contract to get that team assembled.

no way. Kobe wouldn't allow it. He has to be the guy. I could see Love OR Melo. But not both and definitely not LeBron.

[Political Hack]

James still a lock going back to the Heat????

[Johnson85]

well let's see....

Spurs- Parker, Duncan, Ginobli
Celtics- Garnett, Pierce, Allen
Lakers- Kobe, Pau, Bynum
Lakers early 2000's- Kobe, Shaq
Bulls- Jordan, Pippen, Grant, Rodman

let's go way back

Showtime Lakers- Kareem, Magic, Worthy, Green
Bad Boy Pistons- Lambier, Thomas, Dumars, Mahorn
Celtics- Bird, Walton, Parish, McHale

should I continue?

Why did you skip over the Mavs? Who was a start other than Dirk?
And who was the star with Olajuwon? Kenny Thomas? Mario Elie? A washed up Clyde Drexler? Vernon Maxwell? Robert Horry?

[BeardoMSU]

James still a lock going back to the Heat????

They just signed Josh McRoberts, which is hardly a home-run pickup. I also think they made a mistake taking Napier in the draft; I'm not a big fan of his game. Is he really better than Cole and Chalmers? I doubt it.

Also, with the Rockets offering Bosh a max contract, it could get really interesting.

[Johnson85]

Wade is great, but he can't spread the floor like Irving can. It's not even close. The top of the roster talent at Cleveland with James is WAY, WAY better than it is at Miami. Oh, and Bosh is not a super star. Bird man is more important than him to the Heat's roster.

Bosh isn't a super start, but he's a 4 that can consistently hit shots out to 18 feet. I'd say that's pretty important when your two biggest scorers do not complement each other well. Not saying Bird Man isn't important, but they'd have a much easier time replacing him than Bosh. Bosh is the 3rd banana and a pretty good one, and probably a little better than average compared to 3rd banana's on most championship teams. Comparable to Grant, not as good as Rodman. Better than the 3rd banana on any of the Lakers teams? Not as good as young ginobli but as good as old Ginobli (or whoever was their 3rd banana this year?)

[DudyDawg]

They just signed Josh McRoberts, which is hardly a home-run pickup. I also think they made a mistake taking Napier in the draft; I'm not a big fan of his game. Is he really better than Cole and Chalmers? I doubt it.

Also, with the Rockets offering Bosh a max contract, it could get really interesting.

I'm not sure what they're doing signing McRoberts. They also just signed Danny Granger, so maybe ray Allen is retiring or moving. That's a good pickup.

Napier fits well. He's got a decent shot that will improve and is a plus plus defender. He's also LeBron's favorite college player, so take that FWIW.

I like bosh to stay in Miami, but with the rockets kinda giving up on Melo and going after him I'm not so sure. He would fit well there, but I think if LBJ stays in Miami so will Bosh