“Based on the yearly salary LeBron would be offered, the team would actually be able to accept their options for Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Bismack Biyombo, and Kemba Walker. Depending on their growth and development, this could actually amount to a solid cast of characters to build around James and a championship run. The only situation in which the team would not be able to afford LeBron would be if they chose to give Gerald Henderson a note-worthy deal in the preceding summer. … Understandably, it will take more than money to lure LeBron to Charlotte; however, luckily for the Bobcats, they hold a piece that could easily make this free agent signing occur: Michael Jordan. Despite not having the greatest track record as a front office employee, Jordan definitely holds the ability to persuade the likes of a LeBron James into signing with his squad. The pitch would certainly include the potential to win a ring as, hands down, the best player on the team – something LeBron has taken heat for, and ironically, something he may have to do to gain an edge in the ‘greatest of all-time’ conversation.” Still though, it seems foolish to ever bet against the Lakers in matters of free agency, and for Charlotte to be a viable LeBron destination, MKG and Kemba would have to take some serious steps over the next couple years. Certainly an interesting thought, though.
Curry limped off the floor midway through the second quarter of a preseason win over the Portland Trail Blazers after hurting his surgically repaired right ankle Friday night. With 6 minutes, 9 seconds left in the second quarter, Curry’s right ankle was hit by another player during a loose ball scrum, and he favored the ankle as left the court. ‘He’s fine,’ coach Mark Jackson said after the Warriors’ 101-97 victory. ‘He wanted to go back in the game.’ “
Dan Malone is a third-year journalism student at the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He blogs on weekends for Sheridan Hoops.
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