2017 Offseason Thread

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Lebron aint going to the Lakers.

This Lakers rumors stuff died long time ago.

This is like a timed copy and paste rumor.... set for every mid June

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[areobee401]

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You rumor snobs take all the fun out of the offseason.

[The 24th Letter]

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After the past 2 seasons....I'm not completely dismissing any thing from any legit reporter anymore until proven otherwise..lol

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You rumor snobs take all the fun out of the offseason.

The lakers one is like a yearly repeat though lol

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[Vni]

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The lakers one is like a yearly repeat though lol

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Woj doesn't usually report that crap though. Either he's joined the darkside or there is some truth to it.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Per ProBasketballTalk

LeBron James can’t become a free agent until 2018.

But that LeBron-to-Los Angeles rumor is already gaining steam, and even the LeBron-to-Miami rumor won’t die.

Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical Podcast with Woj:

Not only is there no guarantee he’s coming back, I’m not sure there’s an expectation he’s re-signing there. I think they feel, I think within Cleveland and around the league, they feel that he’s very much in play to leave again and likely head out West to one of the two L.A. teams. The Lakers could very well be a target.

The possibility of Miami again, based on how they, what that team looks like and where they are. Would Dwyane Wade go back there?

But I think the focus, a lot of LeBron’s – his business interests, his Hollywood aspirations, his media ventures are base out there.

And I wrote this last year and said it and believed it: The minute he won that championship in Cleveland he was liberated to leave again. Now, if he had not won a title in Cleveland and then left again, I think there would be tremendous backlash again. But the fact that he came back and did what he set out to do, which was to bring a title to Cleveland.

I’m not sure what’s less likely – LeBron or Wade returning to the Heat. It seems those breakups exposed and created too much bad blood. Then again, the same could have been said about LeBron with the Cavaliers.

As for the Lakers or Clippers, as I laid out before, there are several reasons LeBron keeps getting tied to those teams:

1. LeBron has hinted at having eyes for another team. He said he’d take a pay cut to play with Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul. If it weren’t already difficult to see that happening in Cleveland, Anthony said they’d want to go “someplace warm.” Los Angeles certainly qualifies.

2. LeBron seemingly enjoys the Los Angeles lifestyle. He owns a house there, as does his agent. LeBron has organized offseason workouts there for the Cavs.

3. LeBron wants to keep the Cavaliers on their toes. His return came with terms – a financial commitment from Cavs owner Dan Gilbert. Don’t spend enough, and LeBron could leave. Whether he actually would follow through, LeBron stands to make his Cleveland experience better by having the threat known.

4. It’s fun. LeBron is the best player in the league, and the Lakers the NBA’s most popular team. The Clippers have newfound relevance and play in a large market. It’s just plain fun to speculate on the possibility and the upheaval it’d cause.

I side with 24 and also areobee. It's gonna be a long offseason anyway so might as well talk about whatever rumor, true or not. Not like our credibility is as stake, lol.


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Woj doesn't usually report that crap though. Either he's joined the darkside or there is some truth to it.

He going to espn

Thats enough for me

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[Vni]

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He going to espn

Thats enough for me

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Ah I didn't know.

He's dead to me.

[Boltman]

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You know that LBJ to LA line was just a wink for ESPN.

LBJ has a clear path to the Finals in the Eastern conference. I'm not sure why he would leave.

No clue what you're talking about (the wink).

It is a legitimate possibility from various places.

How these places come to these conclusions I've no idea. Perhaps LBJ's people put it out there as 'feelers' to see what the reaction is on the idea? I've no clue, either way it seems like there legitimacy to it.

[DieHardYankee26]

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Knicks fans have seen this movie already. Have fun, Lakers fans.

[z Revis]

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Interesting how PG is said to be going to LA now we got LeBron on board. And isn't Westbrook a FA next summer too? 2010 all over again lol

For real though would LeBron really leave Cleveland again?


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[vtcha]

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If the Banana Boat crew were to become a thing, they should all sign for a team like Philly with plenty of cap space and guys still on rookie contracts.

[King_B_Mack]

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If the Banana Boat crew were to become a thing, they should all sign for a team like Philly with plenty of cap space and guys still on rookie contracts.

I hope they do, then Golden State STILL destroys them cause the comedy of the LeBron stans jumping through hoops to tell us how garbage Chris Paul is all of a sudden just so LeBron doesn't have to take any heat whatsoever for losing.

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Next season's Lakers rumor

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Im Legit as Woj now

[The 24th Letter]

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If the Banana Boat crew were to become a thing, they should all sign for a team like Philly with plenty of cap space and guys still on rookie contracts.

Oh I would love to see how many unsolicited 'why are we worried about guys switching jobs' posts come out of that move [emoji38]