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From 5Dimes:
Cleveland -145
Miami -195 (really?)
New Jersey +350
New York Knicks +250
Chicago +300
LA Clippers +800
To me, Cleveland sounds like free money here:
1) He's announcing in Akron, correct? If you wanted to guarantee that he is hated in his hometown forever, then he holds his press conference in Akron and then goes somewhere else.
2) I'm 100% with ValueForRent when he says that if he were leaving, his team would quietly leak it out and not announce in the face of all these Cleveland fans
3) Is he really going to announce Miami when they only have 4 players on their roster (assuming they sign both Wade and Bosh as expected) and only like 12 million in cap room? In order for LeBron to get the max, the Heat have to move Beasley, and I haven't heard that they have any pending deals right now that would move him to give them that cap relief.
4) LeBron can sign for a significant amount of more money with Cleveland (something like 30 million, I believe)
5) What's the one thing that we constantly hear LeBron values over all others? "Loyalty". That screams out Cleveland to me.
I just don't think the location of the announcement can be overlooked. You know the place is gonna be packed with his family, friends, and Cavaliers fans. Would he really stab the Cleveland/Ohio residents in the back, on national television, in his home state? That'd be cold blooded and the easiest way to turn him into Ohio's most hated villain. I don't see LeBron going out like that.
What do you guys think?
Cleveland -145
Miami -195 (really?)
New Jersey +350
New York Knicks +250
Chicago +300
LA Clippers +800
To me, Cleveland sounds like free money here:
1) He's announcing in Akron, correct? If you wanted to guarantee that he is hated in his hometown forever, then he holds his press conference in Akron and then goes somewhere else.
2) I'm 100% with ValueForRent when he says that if he were leaving, his team would quietly leak it out and not announce in the face of all these Cleveland fans
3) Is he really going to announce Miami when they only have 4 players on their roster (assuming they sign both Wade and Bosh as expected) and only like 12 million in cap room? In order for LeBron to get the max, the Heat have to move Beasley, and I haven't heard that they have any pending deals right now that would move him to give them that cap relief.
4) LeBron can sign for a significant amount of more money with Cleveland (something like 30 million, I believe)
5) What's the one thing that we constantly hear LeBron values over all others? "Loyalty". That screams out Cleveland to me.
I just don't think the location of the announcement can be overlooked. You know the place is gonna be packed with his family, friends, and Cavaliers fans. Would he really stab the Cleveland/Ohio residents in the back, on national television, in his home state? That'd be cold blooded and the easiest way to turn him into Ohio's most hated villain. I don't see LeBron going out like that.
What do you guys think?
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