What Will LeBron Do This Summer?

[DJ Fieri]

My laptop just shut itself off.....

For real? In the middle of FA?

#FUCKMYLIFE

*Switches to cell unless I can borrow Stacey's tablet*

 

[WiggyRuss]

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For today's meeting, Sixers will meet with LeBron James' reps, sources tell ESPN. James will not attend this meeting.

 

[shopson67]

That soumd you hear is my heart breaking.

If this shit keeps up with the Lakers....I may just become a Knicks fan.

There's the door....don't let it hit ya...

 

[WiggyRuss]

well, better than nothing i guess.

If the Sixers were off the board last night at least there

if i redo my percentages RIGHT NOW after the Paul news

Lakers 90%

Cavs 8%

Sixers 2%

I think the Lakers must think the Kawhi team is getting done.

IF Kawhi does not go there- lets just say for the sake of argument- and say the Lakers sign some guys to Caldwell-Pope type 1 year deals to preserve cap space for next year but help this year with say like Avery Bradley and say they sign Randle....so the Lakers role with LEBron, Ingram, Randle, Bradley, Kuzma, Bradley, and some kind of big they sign on a 1 year deal--- is that a team that even wins a playoff series in the ultra-competitive West? its why its so hard for me to believe LEBron will go there alone....i still think hes going to LA - at LEAST 90%....but damn. You could put a fork in his Final streak and im not sure they get out of the first round.

 

[trojanfan12]

thats what im saying- do you get DeRozan to attract LeBron? Is it worth the risk? Hes an LA guy- would be a big time scorer- is still young, etc.

LONG term deal though. He is one of the guys you will ride and die with if you trade for him.

That's pretty much what I said. The Lakers are negotiating with Lebron. So, they should ask him what he thinks. If he's favorable, then yes, I think they should go get him if they can.

Worst case, they go get him, Lebron goes someplace else and they (hopefully) retain cap space to add pieces next off-season.

But if Lebron says it won't matter one way or the other, then I don't think they should bother.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

if the Lakers want to get LeBron they better do it this offseason...i sitll think its over 90% he is in LA.....but if the Cavs can retain him on another 1 and 1- after this year Hill and Smith are gone as expiring....if they oculd find a taker for Clarkson and then stretch Thompson they could have a ton of cap room themselves next year.

Magic better be offering THE HOUSE THE KITCHEN SINK THE CAR, THE BABY AND THE OLD BABY CLOTHES for Kawhi right now.

Agree 99%, unless James is somehow 'suggesting to them' how to handle it.

 

[WiggyRuss]

That's pretty much what I said. The Lakers are negotiating with Lebron. So, they should ask him what he thinks. If he's favorable, then yes, I think they should go get him if they can.

Worst case, they go get him, Lebron goes someplace else and they (hopefully) retain cap space to add pieces next off-season.

But if Lebron says it won't matter one way or the other, then I don't think they should bother.

getting LeBron to "say what he thinks" to mangement and to go get guys just really doesnt happen is the problem- ask anyone in Miami or Cleveland.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Agree 99%, unless James is somehow 'suggesting to them' how to handle it.

with how he handled things in Cleveland and Miami do you think LeBron is really telling them what deals to make? From what i have seen he has put the onus on the teams to do shit and kind of stays above that shit.

 

[shopson67]

13 year olds are usually either starting 7th or 8th

He's entering 8th grade, class of 2023.

 

[shopson67]

I know that.

Under the current rules, If Bronny is in 7th grade, that means 7 more years before gen is draft eligible, so LeBron would need to play 8. If he is in 8th grade, LeBron would need 7 to play with him.

And that is assuming Bronny is a one and done player, which is a rather large assumption.

He reportedly already has offers from Duke and Kentucky. I find that disgusting personally; recruiters should be kept away at LEAST until their junior year.

 

[shopson67]

with how he handled things in Cleveland and Miami do you think LeBron is really telling them what deals to make? From what i have seen he has put the onus on the teams to do shit and kind of stays above that shit.

He knows he'll have any team in contention; at this point, it seems he's setting up his family and other interests as much as picking a team to chase championships.

The whole staying East to avoid the Warriors thing makes no sense when it comes to James anyway. His goal isn't the finals, it's the ring. Either way, he most likely has to go through the Warriors. At this point in his career, there are no bonus points for losing them in a later round.

 

[trojanfan12]

I know that.

Under the current rules, If Bronny is in 7th grade, that means 7 more years before gen is draft eligible, so LeBron would need to play 8. If he is in 8th grade, LeBron would need 7 to play with him.

And that is assuming Bronny is a one and done player, which is a rather large assumption.

He's 13 and apparently about to enter 8th grade. If he's good enough to go straight from high school and they get rid of the one and done...that's 5 years. 8th grade and 4 years of high school.

If he's good enough and they don't end the one and done, that's 6 years.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

with how he handled things in Cleveland and Miami do you think LeBron is really telling them what deals to make? From what i have seen he has put the onus on the teams to do shit and kind of stays above that shit.

Specifically, no, but for example he could be telling his people that he 'really likes Ingram', or 'don't really like Ball' which in turn gets relayed to the Lakers.

That doesn't mean the Lakers HAVE to listen to it, but I'm sure they'd strongly consider it.

 

[trojanfan12]

getting LeBron to "say what he thinks" to mangement and to go get guys just really doesnt happen is the problem- ask anyone in Miami or Cleveland.

I don't know about that. Pretty sure he had a hand in the big 3 in Miami and in Love to the Cavs.

Even if he doesn't necessarily say anything directly, he definitely drops hints.

I certainly don't think the Lakers talking to Boogie after Lebron called him the best big man in the league is a coincidence. lol

 

[TJL]

Wrong on PG like a lot of us were.

None of you were saying LBJ to Lakes at that time, was my point of posting that, dohtard

 

[shopson67]

I don't know about that. Pretty sure he had a hand in the big 3 in Miami and in Love to the Cavs.

Even if he doesn't necessarily say anything directly, he definitely drops hints.

I certainly don't think the Lakers talking to Boogie after Lebron called him the best big man in the league is a coincidence. lol

That praise certainly helps, but I don't think it necessarily creates the meeting on it's own.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Specifically, no, but for example he could be telling his people that he 'really likes Ingram', or 'don't really like Ball' which in turn gets relayed to the Lakers.

That doesn't mean the Lakers HAVE to listen to it, but I'm sure they'd strongly consider it.

I agree with this- but LEBron is never going to say--- "sign this guy and trade for this guy and i will definitely sign"--- he will put the onus on the team to make the deal without any guarantee

plus- as much as i like Cousins- and if the Cavs could somehow get him id be overjoyed--- dude has a torn achilees, probably the worst injury a basketball player could possibly get. Theres talk that porzingis might be out maybe the whole year next year with it--- and Cousins if he comes back will probably be rehabbing most of the year.

 

[shopson67]

I agree with this- but LEBron is never going to say--- "sign this guy and trade for this guy and i will definitely sign"--- he will put the onus on the team to make the deal without any guarantee

plus- as much as i like Cousins- and if the Cavs could somehow get him id be overjoyed--- dude has a torn achilees, probably the worst injury a basketball player could possibly get. Theres talk that porzingis might be out maybe the whole year next year with it--- and Cousins if he comes back will probably be rehabbing most of the year.

Porzingis tore his ACL, not his Achilles. Recent Achilles tears incude Kobe and Wes Matthews. Notable loss of explosion thereafter.

 

[UK Cowboy]

Lakers have to be pretty nervous about LBJ's people meeting with the Sixers today. If the Lakers miss out on Bron, PG and Leonard after the hype train about maybe having all three....

 

[DJ Fieri]

I don't know about that. Pretty sure he had a hand in the big 3 in Miami and in Love to the Cavs.

Even if he doesn't necessarily say anything directly, he definitely drops hints.

I certainly don't think the Lakers talking to Boogie after Lebron called him the best big man in the league is a coincidence. lol

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