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HurricaneDij39
The Middle of Everywhere: NWI
This is not a poll of where LeBron will sign, but rather where he should, as in the best spot for his career and legacy.
The Cavs if he really care about his legacy
That is interesting.
He will receive short term backlash if he leaves Cleveland for a team like Philly or Houston.
But, the reality is that his legacy will ultimately be judged by how many rings he has. 30 years from now people won't be talking about his free agency choices.
He might stay in Cleveland, but I don't see him wining any more rings there. The best choice for his legacy is Philly, IMO.
I see your point but I honestly don't think the backlash will be short if he made that move especially if that Brooklyn pick ends up in the top 5 and Cleveland gets one of those great young guys
It's hard to say where Lebron SHOULD sign because there are a lot of variables in play. I believe his family lives in LA now so that is a factor for him to go to LA.
In Cleveland he will have complete control of the team, more or less. They have a high lottery pick next year and could be a pretty tough team with Ayton or Bagley banging around.
In Philly he has the closest thing to a ready made title contender. Simmons is a ball dominant distributor who prefers to dish than to shoot which would fit Lebron well as a 30 something year old.
From a pure title contention perspective it would seem to be the Sixers as the best choice. From a legacy building perspective probably the Cavs. And from a family perspective probably the Lakers.
Forgot about his family being in LA in my post. I don't think staying with the Cavs does near as much for his legacy as the Lakers or Sixers could if he wins a title or 2 there.
Considering what the Sixers are building, what a healthy Celtics team looks like, the possibility that the Raptors could finally figure out how to play in the playoffs and how capped out the Cavs are, he may not even be able to get out of the East again if he stays in Cleveland.
But, I do think that he could see Cleveland as being the House that the King built.
Warriors.
He could literally take 3/4 of the season off and just come back for the playoffs to win rings. Would add years to his career and could probably still be doing this at 45 with the way he takes care of his body.
Lebron and the Warriors win 8 more rings. Legacy cemented.
I don't think the CBA allows players to accept minimum wage in their contracts so it might be difficult to get Lebron in under the cap.
Well if he took the Vet minimum and only played in 4 games during the regular season, he'd actually be making about the same amount as his max contract, per game. In the playoffs all the players earn their own playoff shares.
You tell him gets an extra 5 months of the season off and he can pursue his business ventures in Silicon Valley right down the road. Peter Guber (Warriors other majority share holder) is a major Hollywood player and could set Lebron up with all sorts of different projects.
Dude would be making money hands over fist while stacking them rings.
Sounds legit to me.
After the Warriors get LeBron how much longer before they go after the Unibrow? A starting 5 of Steph, Klay, KD, LeBron & AD would have the potential to win a ring or two.