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Mantis

Years ago

LeBron to NYK

Oops, correction to my last post - if you go far enough under the cap, you lose the MLE and all other exceptions. Basically, if you don't need exceptions to sign players and stay under the cap, all your exceptions go away and you don't get them back until the following year. Miami went well and truly far enough under the cap to lose all their exceptions, so at this stage Miami's roster will be LBJ, Wade, Bosh, Chalmers, and 9 players earning minimum salary!

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Mantis

Years ago

I don't think they even get a MLE to use, since they are under the cap.

A team gets a MLE if they are over the cap, or if signing a player to the MLE amount would take them over the cap. So you can be under the cap and use the MLE - a moot point since signing Wade, Bosh and James will take Miami over the cap easily. But the point is they can bring in a fourth player for the MLE, or split the MLE between two vets willing to play for a little less for a chance at a ring (like Payton and Malone joining the Lakers). Miami can still get more talent to surround their version of the Big 3.

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Years ago

Miami!!!!!!!!!!

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hereschenes

Years ago

Fairly credible rumour here...

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Years ago

If LBJ goes to heat LBJ and Wade will still average 24+ Bosh would be the big loser in terms of all star status - he is a fringe All Star anyway.

LBJ and Wade will get their shots and the rest will be left for the scrubs to fight over.

If he does stay with the Cavs than he has screwed them around big time and really only hindered their off season recruiting by not signing during the season and dragging it out this long.

If he goes to the Knicks he will be top dog and mr $$

The Nets havn't been talked about much of late and almost forgotten, probably his best fit basketball/team wise.

Think the Bulls knew they were out of the hunt and thus locked in Boozer, cause that kind of came from nowhere?

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Beantown

Years ago

It's going to be very interesting to see who Miami can get to fill out the roster around their big 3 if Lebron signs. As far as I can tell, at best they could maybe trade Beasley for a centre, keep Chalmers and fill out the bench with vet minimum players! I don't think they even get a MLE to use, since they are under the cap.

Knicks would have trouble finding enough talent to surround Lebron and Amare with this season too. They'd have to try to dump Curry's expiring corpse (I mean contract) on someone to acquire another decent player. Other than that, they have Chandler, Gallinari, Douglas and Walker. Not nearly enough.

I still think Lebron's best chance to step into a team that can contend immediately is Chicago, but for some reason there is zero indication that Lebron is leaning that way.

Miami appear the favourites right now, but I do think there is a good chance that it is just hype from Lebron's camp. I think Lebron craves fame and money more than he wants an NBA championship. Can you imagine Lebron wanting to share the limelight with D-Wade, let alone Bosh? Too much of an alpha dog.

I'm going to say he'll go to the Knicks. It'll take longer to be successful, but the chance for glory is greater. He'd be lauded as a hero if he managed to save the Knicks from irrelevance and bring them a title.

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Years ago

..."I want to wake up in a city that never sleeps,
And find I'm A-number-one, top of the list,
King of the hill, A-number-one!"

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Anonymous

Years ago

But why have we forgotten about the bulls, they got boozer today , everyone saying heat and knicks purely because they have already made moves . Knicks getting Amare , and heat with Wade and cb4 . But the chicago roster was much more appealing before any of these signings and now they've added boozer it could be more appealing . We could see a rose , lebron , deng , boozer , Noah lineup for the bulls .

Nobody knows what's going to happen and it's all a guessing game . Don't count anyone out .

Don't count out the nets either with lebrons boy jay z at the club ...

But personally stay at the cavs and get a sign and trade for David lee with Jamison .

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Anonymous

Years ago

Tc2 that would be halarious

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Matt Richards

Years ago

What if he goes to make his announcement, and has a moment like the Griswald lady playing Pig in a Poke in those Vacation movies? The host might be asking him a question about shopping, and he says he bought some new CLIPPERS, and they think that’s his answer and they go nuts with balloons and streamers and shit.

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hereschenes

Years ago

I can confirm it will be an import.

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Years ago

Is it too early to bring out the Frank Sinatra classic?

Start spreadin' the news, I'm leavin' today. I want to be a part of it, New York, New York!

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Years ago

With James due to announce where he will go, shares in the Knicks jumped $US1.30, or 6.4 percent.
Volume was up dramatically at 1.7 million trades, more than five times the daily average of 311,000.

Link: http://linky.com.au/chovn

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