There's Only 3 Places LeBron James Might Play Next Year.

Quote Originally Posted by marnypoly:


Portland? He was already 34 and nowhere near his prime. That 98 Bulls was already deteriorating. Pippen could barely walk.

Pippen nothing more a than a role player? That's almost as moronic as Bron going to the Clips

Get a clue.

Jersey Shore,you are astonishing me with your nba insight

If the Cavs fail to win it all this year or at least get to finals . I dont see him being a Cav next year.

There are only a few teams that he will be a part of next year :

Cavaliers - Finals or better and he stays .....

Clippers - The cast to support him is decent , He gets to play Kobe 4 times a year. I know the Clippers are cheap but think about it even a tight ass owner knows the revenue to shell out is worth it . Not only to help your team but cmon the merchandising revenue alone is worth it. BUT in retrospect I think the ticket prices would immeadiatly increase by at least 10% .

Knicks - If he only cares about $$$ then this is where he goes... I thnk they will offer the biggest pay check.

Those 3 stand out. Couple of other notables but really these would be my strong guesses .

He can always be a King and that would be nice :)

Bosh is without question one of the 5 or 6 most dominating players in the NBA....... he is an absolute beast, and i promise you every one of the other top 5 players in the NBA will all agree with me on that first statement......

Bosh has outplayed DHoward in virtually every setting where they have ever had a chance to display their abilities on an even playing-field...... not only in All-Star games, but particularly on the 2008 Dream Team....... he was a force that nobody could reckon with or ever did......

my point, you ask???  i PROMISE YOU that both DWade and Lebron are going to be doing everything they can to team up with him........ if Bosh goes to the fucking Clippers, they will be looking VERY SERIOUSLY at the Clippers...... this is not an exaggeration.......

you simply do not get it!  you need to face that and move on......

DWade is in a living hell of a situation in Miami...... that team is a fucking disaster, and DWade is a competitor on a level of Michael Jordan...... he could give a fuck where he lives, if it means he has a chance of winning not A title..... but many titles......

the scenario is very very basic......... and it is the same for all 3 of them (Wade, Lebron, Bosh)....... whoever lands on a team first....... THAT team will be the primary target of the two that have yet to sign.....

it is as simple as that...... your scenario is based on a very thorough misunderstanding about virtually all important factors in these players' decisions.....

i'm not gonna bash you..... but again, it is a short-sighted perspective you are having.......

Dwayne Wade is playing in NBA superstar's hell right now....... that team is about as go nowhere as any team in the NBA right now....... they completely busted on a #2 pick with Beasely....... nobody what anybody who watched a few boxscores wants to say, that guy is a dead end!  any team he is on for the next 5 years is doomed, until he and the rest of the league (both!) accept that he is only a role player, and will never be a star....... he has too many areas of weakness, and the biggest one (and it is HUGE!) is his pea-brain head.......

a guy in the role is doing one thing...... making sure he doesn't break his fucking leg this year, playing 82 games for a team that is pure shit and has no hope for any success in the near future, UNLESS they somehow land Lebron or Bosh....... anything short of that and i promise you Wade is getting the fuck out of Miami...... and i PROMISE you wherever he ends up you will see that he is not only top 5, he is without question top 3, and arguably #1 in terms of talent....... he dominated the dream team more than any other player, including Lebron, even though he came off the bench, and he dominates every All-Star game.....

you want to give him shit because he isn't going 100% every game...... but he would be an idiot if he did...... because first of all, there isn't a player on his team that goes 100% every game, or even close to it...... and second of all, he has next year to look forward to......

like it or not if you are a Miami fan...... your team built a shithouse of talentless, undisciplined players to put around Wade, so you can't bitch if he hits the road......

but don't make the mistake of thinking he has lost anything...... this guy is in his dead prime right now, and on the right team can be the most unstoppable player in the league......

This whole premise is ridiculous. 

What the hell does Lebron care what happened before he got there?  How good were the Bulls before Jordan got there?  How good were the Celtics before Garnett and Allen got there?  For that matter, how good were the Cavs before he got there. Or think about it that way, how good were the Bulls after Jordan and Pippen left?  How far did the "organizational strength and history" carry them?

I'd say that about 60% of a team's strength comes from their best player.  25% comes from their second best player.  About 13% comes from the remaining players.  1% comes from the coach and 1% from the owner. 

New York's problem is that they don't have players.  I actually think that Lee would be a great second player.  I think he's better than Gasol (in that role).  He's definitely better than Mo Williams.  If the Knicks were to add a third person, they would be almost certain favorites.

I also think that you really underestimate the importance of media markets.  Over the course of the last decade, the Spurs and the Lakers were roughly equivalent teams.  Both won 4 championships.  Both have a major superstar and decent supporting cast.  Which one was more marketable?  Which one did you hear about almost endlessly?  Which one was almost an afterthought in terms of sponsorships and media interest outside of basketball? I'm not sure you want to hear this, but you do become a bigger star if you play in a megamarket.  Playing in Madison Square Garden is different than playing in Quicken Loans Arena.  It just is.

BTW, the Clippers idea is not nearly as outlandish as it sounds.  Almost everything that I said about the Knicks would also apply to the Clippers.  I think there might actually be some appeal in taking a bad franchise and turning it into a champion.  Kobe will ultimately be remembered as just one more guy in a string of great Lakers.  If LeBron brings a championship to the Clippers, he would become the founding saint of a franchise.  He'd almost be like Babe Ruth.  There have been far better Yankees than Ruth, but none of them will ever have Ruth's status. 

As far as "sharing LA" goes... hogwash.  They won't be sharing it.  They will be competing for it.  They'll instantly turn LA into the only place that really matters in pro basketball.   A nice parallel is college basketball.  This year notwithstanding, there is no doubt that Duke and Carolina are two of the best franchises in college basketball.  Do you think either of them is harmed in any way that they have to "share" metro Raleigh with their biggest rival?  Hell, no.  The geographic proximity only enhances the rivalry.   The rivalry only helps the cachet of both teams.   

I'll give you 6.

1.The Clips have built a brand new, state of the art practice facility.

2. They can give Bron a max contract. They can actually afford him.  

3.They have a roster full of bright, young talent. Blake Griffin will be a force when he is healthy. Eric Gordon is one of the best young points in the league. Baron Davis is a talent. Chris Kaman is a walking double double. Add Bron to that mix and you have an instant title contender.

4. LBJ loves Hollywood and the "Hollywood" lifestyle. The global marketing and endorsement opportunities readily available to LBJ in LA dwarf those in Cleveland, and even NYC. Bron can grow his global brand in Hollywood, start accepting acting roles in film and television, and make meeting “big wig” Hollywood producers a habitual daily luncheon. LBJ loves the spotlight and it does not shine brighter than it does in LA.

5. The Clippers automatically become an "in" L.A. destination, a must-see, a must-attend, a happening, just like the Lakers.

6. LeBron and Kobe together would make Los Angeles and Staples Center the center of the basketball world and maybe even the entire sports universe. It would be the equivalent of King Kong moving on Godzilla's block. Those two battling for control of the city would absolutely set LA on fire. Lakers/Clips games would divide LA, would sell out in 30 minutes, and would be easily the hottest ticket in LA.

But LBJ has no reason to go to LA right?