Paging Jim Gray, paging Jim Gray.
Another decision is near, and we will bring out the capital ‘D’ if you agree to make the announcement on TV along with LeBron, who can recycle his purple checked shirt just for old time’s sake.
The chances of James returning to the Miami Heat have diminished since free agency began, in large part because James wants to be paid a max salary — which leaves little wiggle room for Pat Riley to make the necessary additions to the roster without having Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh take 50 percent pay cuts from the salaries they were due to make next season before they terminated their contracts.
Word has already spread that Mark Cuban was in Cleveland last week, a visit he explained by saying it was for a “Shark Tank” obligation. Several other teams have spoken with James’ agent, Rich Paul, and some sort of definitive move from LeBron is expected in the next few days.
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LeBron is handling this beautifully. Looks like he’s going to CLE but he’s setting this up so that MIA gets the blame.
He may take 1 year for his new CLE team to be able to challenge for a championship, but they are so young.
When Bosh opted out, he must have known that he had alternatives in Texas (his native state). I can see Bosh committing to HOU before LeBron, which will further give LeBron no alternative but to leave MIA.
In the meantime, word is that teams are looking to get Waiters. CLE is trying to offer a pick with Jack (6.3 M this year) to send him to a team with space, so that LeBron can get his 20.7 M Max with some left over. Nets may offer to help out that team by swapping Jack for the expiring Thornton (a 3 team trade), as Brooklyn had been in discussion with CLE.
Right now, Dan Gilbert is rumored to have landed north of Miami, in order to meet with LeBron.