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NBA: Will LeBron James play for Miami next year?
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The NBA was a joke through the early parts of this Century, but you cant call it a joke anymore.
Miami is likely well over the cap to start next season if none of the three opt out and Haslem and Anderson take their player options. It leaves a team of Norris Cole, Chris Anderson, Udonis Haslem, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James @ ~$70mil. That means they will only be able to sign played with exceptions. They don't have their biannual exception. They will get the taxpayer mid level exception (about $3mil/year). And they will have Bird rights in some form on most current players. They are going to have to fill their roster primarily with veteran min, drafted rookies, and/or current players.
Miami also a $2.2M trade exception it got in the Joel Anthony trade and the actual salary cap isn't the real important number, it's the tax threshold number which is supposed to be around $77M next year and the cap will take a much bigger jump the following season. I wouldn't be surprised if both Bosh and Wade opt out and take slight paycuts. But yes, the Heat are always going to have to rely on guys taking discounts to play there
I don't know, I really liked the Phoenix teams when D'Antonio was there. Maybe Golden St? I'm interested to see what Kerr does there. I've always been a huge NBA bandwagon fan. Lifelong Bears and Cubs fan but never had an NBA team like that.
Wade is really hurting the Heat. They can't afford to pay him what they are next year if they get the same production as this year. Of course he isn't going to want to leave LeBron. I've never liked Melo but I think if they could trade Wade for Melo it would be a pretty decent move (obviously NY wouldn't like that trade). Bosh is a perfect teammate for LeBron.
Ive had doubts about the way bosh plays in the past, but the way he's shot lately, bombs away man.
Yeah, I forgot about trade exceptions. It looks like they have $3mil in trade exceptions. (Roger Mason + Joel Anthony) They will be over the tax threshold barring a change in Bosh's, Wade's or James' contract. The only way I see Bosh or Wade taking less is if they get a longer deal, in a win now at the cost of the future mentality. Which is perfectly acceptable with a championship caliber team.
I still don't see James leaving for any other team this off season.
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Stephen A. Smith is reporting that LeBron and Carmelo want to play together in 2015-2016. Miami or New York.
Stephen A. Smith is reporting that LeBron and Carmelo want to play together in 2015-2016. Miami or New York.
Maybe not, but the Heat's window is going to close pretty soon. Wade and Allen aren't getting any younger; take those two out and what do you have left? A bunch of role players and Bosh.
Personally, I think his fate will be decided by two things. 1.) The outcome of this year's Finals. If they lose this one, it could be a sign that this group's peak is behind them. 2.) Kevin Love. If Love lands someplace where the team also has the money to bring in LeBron, that would be pretty tempting. That's the kind of place where LeBron could take a long-term deal and know he's going to have a superstar, who is only at the beginning of his prime, at his side for the duration (barring injury). He's not likely to have that in Miami.
So you think LeBron's best route to winning more championships is by teaming up with a guy who has been in the league six years and hasn't even been to a playoff game? That's some interesting logic there.
Was just reading on ESPN that the Heat are looking to bring Carmelo to South Beach. Unreal if that happens. They did mention that Anderson and a couple others would have to have a reduction in salary for that to happen.
Unless they draft Kane. I somewhat kidding but I honestly do think Kane could give them what Wade does for production at the 1. Even if it isn't Carmelo, go out and get some sort of solid wing and you still have a legitimate team. That roster is also incredibly flexible. A good guard is out there? You can go get him. A good big is out there? You can go get him. Kane can play the one or the two and the best part is that his skillset is very similar to Wade.
Also, Ray Allen looks like he has some left in the tank and Lewis is at worst a decent, cheap shooter who will stay just to win.
Because Minnesota's roster isn't below average and they don't play in the ******* loaded Western Conference.
Oh wait.....
If Carmelo Anthony joins the Heat to somehow make a Big 4, I would like ot do this to the state of Florida.
So if you're LeBron and you're one goal is to win championships and you're looking at Bosh and Love, you've been through an entire regular season worth of playoff battles with Bosh as your sidekick, he's a much. much better defender than Love, he's a better shooter than Love from everywhere on the floor except from 3 point range, and he's shooting 40% from 3 this postseason, you're going to leave that to go play with a guy who has been in exactly zero playoff games in his career?
There is absolutely zero honor in the route Lebron took to a championship. Probably one of the least honorable. If he goes out and forms yet another all star team, it would be an utter disgrace to the NBA.
