Monday, June 7, 2010

The Summer the NBA has been waiting for


Let's admit it, no one know where LeBron James is going. At this point, LeBron doesn't even know where LeBron is going. But hey, free agency wouldn't be free agency without mass amounts of speculation; so let's do some speculating.

Chicago Bulls - The Bulls seem to be the favorite right now out of the teams that aren't named the Cavaliers. Why? Because of Derrick Rose. Because of Joakim Noah. Because of Kirk Hinrich, Loul Deng, Tyrus Thomas, Hakim Warrick, and Taj Gibson. That's one heck of a list of household names. This team is one superstar away from being extremely dangerous. But, if you're LeBron James, do you dare step into Michael Jordan's territory? Are you ok with knowing that it will be near impossible for you to be a Bulls fan's favorite player of all time? I don't think so.

New York Knicks - I'm from New York, and I am sick of this LeBron talk already. Every single day on ESPN New York there's another article about the hype. Sure they have money, but they just don't have the supporting cast. They would have to sign another big time free agent as well. The problem with that is that LeBron won't sign until the Knicks ink the other free agent, but the other free agent most likely wouldn't want to sign until LeBron to New York was a definite. See the clash here?

New Jersey Nets - Billionaire owner. Massive amount of cap space. Number 3 draft pick. Sounds good, right? Let's face it though. This would be risky as hell. This team is coming off a TWELVE win season. The Vikings, Saints, Colts, and Chargers all matched or beat that total, and they play 66 less games!!

Cleveland Cavaliers - At this point, the Cavs make the most sense for LeBron. He grew up in Akron and has lived in Ohio his entire life. They can offer him a bigger contract and a longer contract than anyone else. He's been there for 7 seasons already, and they have a fantastic team in place that already has chemistry. They have finished with the best record in the league two seasons in a row but have yet to turn that into a championship. They are the closest to the prize though. And if it's the ring LeBron wants, his best short term chance is with the Cavs.

Where should LeBron go? Let's hear your thoughts.

No comments:

Post a Comment