this is why i do think the dubs are still very much in the mix: it’s one of the only places in the league where lebron could be THE show. seeing him and curry together would be the primary focus of that team, anywhere else he’s kind of a role player, and i just don’t think he realistically ever wants to do that.

We have no idea how Melo will be on that team. That’s a classic “on paper” young guy core that has a potential to underwhelm or have growing pains, I can definitely understand why he wouldn’t want to deal with that. Big what if.

Don’t you dare

Drama and attention

 Because it’s LeBron. Man loves to milk the attention 

What logical reason is there for him to rush to sign with a team? Why not take his time and let the rest of Free Agency play out to get a better idea of the teams? None of theses signings you’ve seen in headlines are even official until the 6th.

Maybe he wants to evaluate family dynamic and which city he may potentially live in for 2-3 years.
Maybe he wants to see how the rosters will change with some potential trades still in the air
Maybe he just finished a long season 2 months ago and is enjoying down time before he has to get his mind ready for work.

Why are people viewing this negatively?
He’s not going to get a max-contract and shift the balance of the league. He’s a good/very good addition to most teams and will probably be “underpaid”. I wish he’d come back to the Lakers for what he’ll probably sign for elsewhere

He’s waiting to see if the warriors can land AD

He’s potentially choosing where to retire, it’s normal for a player of his caliber.

Him waiting doesn’t prove it one way or another.

he already knows where he wants to go. Doubt it ever changed

Darrel morey is a liar electric boogaloo

It would cruel to backdoor him again. Harden is such a team player to opt out in situations like this to help the roster

Kobe Altman is a liar

DARRYL MOREY KOBY ALTMAN IS A LIAR!

Isnt Harden untradeable until December when he signs a contract? Do you reckon its a aign and trade?

I don’t think LeBron cares about Garland that much, that’s just Rich Paul making his client sound good.

Why does everyone think LeBron doesn’t want to play with harden. If anything harden has shown a willingness to be more of a pure point guard and playmaker which LeBron would like. LeBron also loves vets

If anything I feel like LeBron wouldn’t want Garland bc he’s small, young, and injured

Garland-Mitchell-LeBron looks so bad defensively

If the Cavs traded Mobley for Giannis, I think he would have been there 3 days ago

Lebron likes to take the regular season easy and goes hard in the postseason. Harden likes to go hard in the regular season and he takes it easy in the postseason. Perfect combo. Harden will get them there, Lebron will finish it off.

I’d do this if Cleveland gave Boston their first round picks every year for the rest of time

Imagine having a big 3 and LeBron is the best 3 pt shooter lmao.

I might be a SuperSonics fan… but oh wait… I’ve got no problem getting a Vice Lebron and Vice Giannis jersey.

I never got this logic but whatever it’s just a jersey lol. I’m a Celtics fan for context. I’m never wearing any other jersey lol like why would I

I guess Lebron just forgot how to shoot all of a sudden

Transition offense would be best in the league. Otherwise, Heat fans gotta get ready for a lot of mildly contested step back threes from Wiggins and Mitchell

Après Bron, LeDéluge

better call the lifeguard then…

Honestly Knicks would’ve been a good spot because they have a well functioning team with good chemistry. It’s also a big city with a major market so the amount of merch he’d be able to sell would be insane. Him winning a ring with the Knicks would’ve also put him in legend status on another team.

In like nba 2k12 or around that time it was a game featured around LeBron. You could play the normal career arc with him which was staying with the heat or the fantasy arc and in the fantasy he ended his career with the Knicks. I fully believe he would like to play for the Knicks. I think he was hoping he could be the man the bring New York a title and Brunson ruined it.

The Spurs are the ideal fit, basketball wise. Their biggest needs are veteran leadership, a physical, rebounding four, and some secondary playmaking especially down the stretch of games. I think he’s reluctant to do it though because it would feel so ring chasey.

Culture wise too, no? Leon Rose is the president, and he represented Lebron on CAA for a number of years. And he and Rich Paul mended their broken relationship a couple years back. There’s also Mike Brown, who was his coach back when Lebron went to his 1st NBA Finals.

He’s under contract at UNC, my guy.

LeBron will coach

Lebron would way rather get rid of harden than play with him. Why tf would he want a matador on defense that chokes in big games running point for him if he can choose

reports have it that Lebron isn’t interested to play with harden but shit, nobody really knows what going on except for klutch

LeBron likes Draymond more than he likes Harden so idk

There’s no secret. Bron, Wade, Bosh, Melo all talked about signing shorter rookie extensions so they would be free agents at the same time and look to playing with each other. Melo took the max years. They looked at all permutations of where they could go.

Riley closed the deal, but really most teams could do 2, because Wade was already there they could fit all 3.

i wouldnt say pat did everything. wade and lebron were going to team up no matter what. they also discussed about which third star to recruit. if miami didnt work out financially, they were both going to go to chicago. dwade also mentioned taking a paycut so that the heat could keep haslem.

Nobody thinks LeBron is a master roster builder lol. His input probably cost him three championships

I’m not saying he wasn’t aware, but OP said “he famously brought Chris Bosh with him to join a big three” that’s just not true, Chris was there first. They had all talked about joining up years earlier at the Olympics but you can give just as much credit to D Wade and Bosh as you can to Lebron to making that particular union happen.

I think we would be open to trading him but we’re totally fine with playing him on a minutes restriction to try to boost his trade value at the deadline. I doubt we are seriously considering extending him. We’re definitely trying to extract maximum value.

It’s possible that Will Dawkins is trying to “Sam Presti” Mike Dunleavy Jr if Bron and AD are truly a package deal with the Warriors.