Even if he wants to leave Miami, it makes more sense to do it next year, there's no ideal landing spot for next year. If he wants to go back to Cleveland, might as well take another year in Miami and see who they draft, who they hire and how it all plays out. Miami is actually not in a bad cap situation going forward. They have hardly any money tied up in role players after this year, and with the cap expected to really grow in the next few years, they actually have a decent amount of flexibility to surround the big three with younger guys. Bosh has spent the last four years tailoring his game to be the perfect sidekick for LeBron, Wade is no longer an MVP candidate but he's still one of the better two guards out there and unless he goes to the Spurs, he's not going to find a better organization (owner/front office/coaching staff) out there than Miami.
NBA: Will LeBron James play for Miami next year?
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where else would he be able to go next year that would be better? Miami's situation isn't as dire as you think as most of their role players won't be under contract after this year and they can retool around the big 3.
the Clippers were the only team that really made sense as far as talent goes. CP3/LeBron/Blake would be a great big 3, better than the current one was honestly. But with Sterling still around there's no way that happens. There's really no other teams that make sense to go to. He stays in Miami with Wade and Bosh til Wade retires.
Id say its a very slim possibility. I don't see it happening. But yes, he is being hampered more and more by injury. Id imagine Wade plays 2 more seasons and calls it quits. I just mentioned that as an example of the only way this Heat team blows up; if Wade decides to call it quits after this season. I think we have 2 more years of the Big 3 in Miami, at a minimum.
There aren't 4-5 teams in the West who are better than Miami, there may be one team.
Honestly 2 years seems like a stretch at times when you look at his game recently. IMO the end of Wade's career will coincide with Lebron leaving Miami. I agree that the idea of Lebron returning to Cleveland would be freaking awesome but I just can't see it ever happening.
Good call Clark ^^^
Gilbert burned that bridge the day after LeBron announce where his talents were going. It would take a lot to play for a man who denounce you and openly wished for you to fail 4 years ago. Does anyone really think Love will sign a long term deal in Cleveland with the hope LeBron comes back this year?
I expect all 3 will opt in for one year see what Pat Reily can retool the roster. (Bosh is on record for being okay taking a discount to stay, Wade won't make more on the open market due to injury history plus MIA will pay as a legacy for him to stay IMO). It will also give time for the Lakers, Cavs, and Knicks a year to show LBJ a postive direction to see if there roster/fit and potential to win in 15-16. All will have money that year and the salary cap is suppose to have a big jump that year to add any final pieces.
I just have to laugh when people try to say that playing with two guys who are top ten players in the league, and would be the best player on any team in the league other than OKC, LA, and Miami, is some kid of super duper extra burden. Just ridiculous.
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4 or 5 teams in the West? Come on man! There is MAYBE 1 team that is better then them, and maybe 2 additional teams that could go 7 games with the Heat in the finals. Hate the Heat all you want, but they are easily a top 2 team in the league.
Despite being a bad class, in the last draft, the Cavs had the first pick and went with a guy that likely has no All-Star future. It took 33 games for him to score in double figures, and he averaged less than 5 points a game in less than 13 minutes a game. Other than Otto Porter (WTF were the Wizards thinking) the Cavs couldn't have made a worse pick in the top 10.
This year, it wouldn't shock me if their half-monkey front office went with Devyn Marble as the first pick because they heard he was the best guard in the B1G.
The fan base would just be just plain stupid if they didn't welcome him back. The program is going nowhere.
LOL that image made me choke on my water
Despite being a bad class, in the last draft, the Cavs had the first pick and went with a guy that likely has no All-Star future. It took 33 games for him to score in double figures, and he averaged less than 5 points a game in less than 13 minutes a game. Other than Otto Porter (WTF were the Wizards thinking) the Cavs couldn't have made a worse pick in the top 10.
This year, it wouldn't shock me if their half-monkey front office went with Devyn Marble as the first pick because they heard he was the best guard in the B1G.
The fan base would just be just plain stupid if they didn't welcome him back. The program is going nowhere.
You're selling it short, it was a ******* terrible class last year. It's going to be up there with the 2000 class for worst draft class ever.
If I were LeBron I'd stay in Miami regardless of who else resigns simply because the franchise has proven itself to make sound decisions and consistently win. There's only a handful of franchises who can claim a comperable recent track record even pre big 3. NYN is intriguing now with Jackson and fisher but they were a $hitstorm for two decades previous.
Yep, that's totally why Bosh doesn't play in the post. It's certainly not because they've designed the offense to fully take advantage of LeBron's talent and the best way to do this is by spreading the floor to give LeBron room to drive and kick. If Bosh was on a bad team, he would be throwing up 28/12 every night. He's much, much better defensively than Love. A Love-Irving-LeBron big three, would put an unbelievable amount of pressure on LeBron to defend as Irving and Love are both terrible defensively.
You could also add in Carmelo as another terrible defender (for those speculating he'll team up w/ Lebron)
I guess if basketball with modern rules and players who shoot the ball drastically better than college hoops is a joke.
