OT. James back to the Cavs...

[Hovadipo 61,711]

[quote name="KingPG21" post="73933" timestamp="1405137459"]OT: It has been a weird off-season for the NBA and free agency. Jordan Hill getting a 2 year, 18 million dollar contract pretty much is a perfect example of this being weird. Also, the Raptors probably overpaid for every player they resigned. [/quote]

And the Raptors drafted possibly the most unknown player in recent draft memory.


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[Parakeet Jones 4,045]

The Raptors doing all of that overpaying isn't going to help the Pacers with Lance.

[Stuhoo 90,398]

"I feel my calling here goes above basketball," LeBron told Jenkins. "I have a responsibility to lead, in more ways than one, and I take that very seriously. My presence can make a difference in Miami, but I think it can mean more where I'm from. I want kids in Northeast Ohio, like the hundreds of Akron third-graders I sponsor through my foundation, to realize that there's no better place to grow up. Maybe some of them will come home after college and start a family or open a business. That would make me smile. Our community, which has struggled so much, needs all the talent it can get."

 

 

There's a reason why some become the best. It may take awhile, but they 'get it'.

[Hovadipo 61,711]

"It sucks because it took a long time to build a team like that."
-Miami resident


Um....what?


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[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

It just makes sense to give up Wiggins right now...

@MedcalfByESPN: I don't think America really knows K-Love yet. Folks don't realize he averaged 26.1 PPG, 12.5 RPG at 25 years old. Worth more than Wiggins.


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[Andrew_114 105]

I would keep Wiggins. Could you imagine him in three years under Lebron? Don't get me wrong Love is good but I don't think the dude has ever played on an above .500 team. He also isn't a rim protecter and that's something Miami was missing a lot of the times when James was there

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[LIHoosier 27,847]

If the roster in Cleveland stays put(not likely), will this be the 1st time that four #1 picks have been on the same team?

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,685]

Does Anthony Bennett really count as a #1?

[LIHoosier 27,847]

Does Anthony Bennett really count as a #1?

It's not his fault someone in the Cavs organization horrifically misspelled Victor Oladipo.

[Hovadipo 61,711]

[quote name="LIHoosier" post="73972" timestamp="1405186475"]If the roster in Cleveland stays put(not likely), will this be the 1st time that four #1 picks have been on the same team?[/quote]

Yes.


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[KingPG21 6,606]

Melo is back with the Knicks. 5 years, reportedly 120 million. Next off-season they'll be interesting to watch with getting Amare and Bargnani (Unless he does get traded) off the books

[BlueDevil 9,556]

Interesting that Lebrons deal is only for 2 years and the possibility to opt out after next season.

[Dalton26 17,208]

[quote name="BlueDevil2aHoosier" post="73999" timestamp="1405204386"]Interesting that Lebrons deal is only for 2 years and the possibility to opt out after next season.[/quote]

That's when the new TV deal is supposed happen and increase salaries. He'll be able to get more money by doing that.


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[Dalton26 17,208]

@ChrisMannixSI: One exec on Cavs chance at K-Love w/out including Andrew Wiggins. "No way. If I'm Minnesota, I want Wiggins, Dion Waiters and two No. 1's."


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[johnsoniu 7,063]

Yes.


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Magic Johnson, Worthy, Jabbar, and Mychal Thompson were all #1 overall picks on the late 80s Lakers, although Jabbar and Thompson were drafted by the Bucks and Blazers before heading to LA.

[BGleas 9,047]

I've been a big LeBron "hater" over the years. Partly because I'm a Celtic fan, and more recently because of how and why he left Cleveland.

After reading that letter I'm now rooting for the guy. Not if he's playing the Celtics or a handful of other teams, but I no longer will root against him. I've always loved and respected the way he plays basketball, but now he's clearly matured and grown up. He's ready to handle the spotlight, and I know respect that he had to leave home to grow up. Still don't like how he did it, but understand that he had to it.

[font='trebuchet ms', helvetica, sans-serif]"I feel my calling here goes above basketball," LeBron told Jenkins. "I have a responsibility to lead, in more ways than one, and I take that very seriously. My presence can make a difference in Miami, but I think it can mean more where I'm from. I want kids in Northeast Ohio, like the hundreds of Akron third-graders I sponsor through my foundation, to realize that there's no better place to grow up. Maybe some of them will come home after college and start a family or open a business. That would make me smile. Our community, which has struggled so much, needs all the talent it can get."[/font]
 
 
[font=georgia, serif]There's a reason why some become the best. It may take awhile, but they 'get it'.[/font]

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[quote name="johnsoniu" post="74011" timestamp="1405215453"]Magic Johnson, Worthy, Jabbar, and Mychal Thompson were all #1 overall picks on the late 80s Lakers, although Jabbar and Thompson were drafted by the Bucks and Blazers before heading to LA.[/quote]

ESPN was saying they were, so they must have meant #1's from the same team. They sure do like digging deep for their stats.


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[KingPG21 6,606]

That's when the new TV deal is supposed happen and increase salaries. He'll be able to get more money by doing that.


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Honestly feel like every team is drooling over this. There is suppose to be a pretty sizeable spike in salaries

[Dalton26 17,208]

[quote name="KingPG21" post="74026" timestamp="1405232772"]Honestly feel like every team is drooling over this. There is suppose to be a pretty sizeable spike in salaries[/quote]

That's what I've been reading too.


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[KingPG21 6,606]

That's what I've been reading too.


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I'm surprised we haven't seen as many backloaded deals this summer, though with the CBA you can only backload them so much. There has been a good amount of short term deals that are clearly structured around this two year time frame.