re: LeBron has to opt out, it's the only way they can right the ship

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LeBron won't be back in Miami, he is done. 


He had to carry the team in the regular season, it took too much out of him. 

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Where's a realistic option he can go and not have to carry a team?

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meh If he only gets 2 or 3 rings he won't be top 5

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holy shite

Lebron to portland would be fricking ridiculous as well

leQuit is going somewhere where there is an established team with another superstar.

He needs to win more titles.

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Because most free agents would choose to goto a bare team with no other good players

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I said superstar. Not players. there is a good deal of parity in the NBA.

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Lebron choosing to play with other good players means he is a pussy!

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Strawman arguments are fun....but pointless.

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Strawman arguments are fun....but pointless.

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You would know

I don't believe LeBron is ever going back to Cleveland, but I do think it would be the most formidable and young team he will find.

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"HOW DARE PPL ON THE INTERNET CHEER FOR SOMEONE I DONT LIKE GRRRR!!"

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i don't think that's the issue. I actually like LeBron. It's the ones proclaiming him GOAT. Clearly most of you younger folks "grew up" watching LeBron, so you identify with his "greatness" and want to be a "witness". Those who "witnessed" watching Bill Russell win 11 titles in 13 years, or seeing Wilt scoree 100 points, with no 3 point line...or watching Magic go to the finals 9 times, winning 5, Kareem, the competitive grit of Larry Bird, or Michael Jordan who would will himself and his team to greatness. Then there's Kobe who won 5 titles and seemed poised to assume GOAT mantle. There's always another guy. Being a huge Spurs fan, i realize as great as David Robinson was, he wasn't the greatest center of all time. As good a coach as Pop is, he's not the GOAT. LeBron is one of the greatest, perhaps of this era. To me, Bill Russell is the GOAT. He changed the game. He made the Celtics a dynasty...i dont believe any athlete in any sport will replicate what he did...you may disagree, but im not offended by it. if u wanna believe LeBron is the GOAT, more power to you. There's a long list of guys out there who might disagree

If you ain't first, you're last.

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Him taking over a historic franchise and rising them from the ashes is mega market would have been pretty cool

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A "historic" franchise? Maybe historically mediocre is more appropriate. The Knicks and there 2 world championships in 68 years? The ashes blew away in the wind 40 years ago. Those 2 NBA championships are the same as the Houston Rockets that joined the league 25 years after the Knicks have, 1 fewer than the Heat who joined the league 38 years after the Knicks, 2 less than the San Antonio Spurs who joined the league 30 years after the Knicks and 4 less than the Chicago Bulls who joined the league 20 years after the Knicks. Their all time record is a sub .500. Ironically, their only championships were when they put their own little dream team together trading for Dave DeBuscherre and Earl Monroe to join forces with Reed, Frazier and Bradley.