"Lebron James should sign with the Spurs."

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Seems likely he will end up in either SA or Houston next year...

For Houston...Paul is his boy...he is cool with Harden...and you know Morey will do anything to sign Lebron...

Problem is...this the last year of Capella deal so they got to throw some money at him...Paul is on a one year deal got to throw some money at him...if you want Bron you also got to get rid of 1 or maybe 2 of Ariza, Gordon, or Anderson...Gordon and Ariza are critical to them in this offense...and they are basically going to have to give away every draft pick they have to get rid of Anderson...Morey been trying to get rid of him basically since he signed him and all i have heard is that teams either want two 1st round picks or they want Capella and a first round pick...and if you get rid of all of those players your team is fundamentally different...you got to run a different offense...and I just don't think Pringles has it in him to run anything but variations of high screen and roll...cause...you know...he has never done anything but that in his career....

For San Antonio...Green is his boy...He has all the respect in the world for Pop and the organization...and Dejounte is the little brother Lebron always wanted Kyrie to be...

And the Spurs are greasing the wheels HARD...I mean borderline tampering levels of greasing...Pop is praising Lebron every chance he gets...they had the whole tribute for him hitting 30k...pretty hypocritical of Pop cause this dude has jerked Kawhi out of quite a few 40 and maybe 50 point games over the last two years by just not even playing him more than 5 minutes in the second half of a game if the lead is big enough...he pulled Pau tonight when he was one assist shy of a triple double...and don't discount the Dejounte angle...Pop made it very public that Dejounte was going to be the starting point guard going forward...Tony made sure to make it very public he didn't have a problem coming off the bench...all those reports came out saying Kawhi wants to leave and the spurs made it a point to have Kawhi uncle, who is his agent, come out and say none of that stuff is true...they were asking Lebron about Dejounte before the game...during the game Lebron was telling Dejounte how best to guard him...reporters asked Pop what he and Lebron were saying to each other and pop flat out said "none of your business"...

Problem is...Aldridge is a fukking headcase...he has to be able to soak up a bunch of shots or he is going to do what he did last year...play like shyt, sulk, an ask to be traded...they also might have to keep danny green and would you look at that his shooting is starting to fall off a cliff like it always does around this time...between anderson, forbes, and bertans two of the three are probably gone and these guys are perfect fits for the offense right now...i feel like Bron is going to want to play at least one year with parker and manu so they coming back...both need to retire since they are just blocking the ceiling of younger players who need more minutes...though i can stomach parker as a back up...oh yeah after 1 year you got to pay kawhi the SUPERMAX...got a 50 million albatross in patty mills who won't have a real roll on a lebron spurs team...doesn't have a real roll now...and as a spurs fans I REALLY want to see what Kawhi Bertans Dejounte Forbes looks like in say two years cause that lineup fits perfectly...throw anderson in their as a swiss army knife and in two years this team is going to be a problem even without lebron...

I think it all hedges on Dejounte...if he plays well the rest of the season then regardless of what the spurs do in the playoffs I think they are in the pole position to sign Lebron...if he plays poorly Bron is probably going to be like little brother is still to little and he probably signs with houston...which is going to be comedy with harden and paul already being there...

If he comes to the spurs though shyt is going to be :scust:...cause Pop is the only coach in the nba who can get lebron to play peak defense the whole time he out there...and when bron wants to dude can guard 1 through 5 and shut down all but the best 2 or 3 players at each position...now imagine him playing next to another wing who can do the same thing...Dejounte is already a pretty good defender to...just:scust:...only the warriors would be able to crack 80 on them:scust:..the things they would do to steph on the defensive end :scust:...steph getting switched onto lebron or kawhi every minute he on the floor...
 
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Cap wise, they would have to trade LMA just to have 23 mil of cap space.
HOU has to trade 2 out of three of Anderson, Gordon, and Ariza. Ariza should be easy as pie to move for cap. Gordon and Anderson will be very difficult considering the teams with cap space and their directions and needs but there is no better team at cap moving than HOU.

I think Cleveland should make about 4 moves.
1. Get a legit PG. George Hill could be that, Idk yet. If he's Utah's Hill, then yes.
2. Move Smith to the bench for Korver. I understand you want to showcase him for trades but yeah, he's washed. He looks like a 14 year vet who relied on athletic ability but worse. Korver is the most effective player for the Cavs outside of James and Love. We all know he's not a 24-28MPG player but need needs to start and get 20MPG. It makes sense.
3. Trade Love to Miami for Whiteside.
4. Move Crowder to the 2nd unit and move TT or Green into the starting five. Ideally, I would prefer someone better than either one of these three. Crowder just isn't playing well at PF. He's a liability but I am afraid they are all liabilities. I would look to trade for a PF. None of these guys can start at PF for a playoff team. I would really look to trading the late 1st and J.R. Smith for Marvin Williams. Plays well in space, shooting the 3 ball at 45.2%. Can defend the PnR. Doesn't protect the rim and offensively can be useless when handling the rock but that's not needed in Cleveland anyway.

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I wouldn't move Crowder. You don't have another SF that's legit aside from him. Jeff is more of a undersized PF at this stage of his career.

At the end of the day, time to sell on Love. He is productive but opponents are doing work on him and the team is better without him this year than with him. Then again, the starting five is a mess so everyone including James is hindered by it. He's a terrible center by the way and since TT has regressed. It puts them in a tough position. Plus Miami can afford to lose Whiteside. Miami is better with him on the floor and Bam is ready to get legit backup minutes. That said, Whiteside is one of the most productive centers in the NBA today. His teams don't really benefit from his presence but Cleveland could do to him rim protection.
 
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He can play in the Spurs system as he has the personality, IQ and the mindset. You are an idiot for even saying what you are saying. It's like you think Bron is Melo and shyt. Bron is a much better fit for SA system than LMA and he's doing fine. In fact, you earned a neg.
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negging a nikka because of a respectful disagreement in a debate over a subjective topic???:hhh:


what was i suppose to say "lawd and massa u right" ???:stopitslime: u need to check your self, lil dikk nikka.


U know how many times refs don't call fouls for Bron so he's too busy on the other side arguing his case with the refs,instead of running back on defense?
u think thats flying with Pop???:martin:
U know how many times Bron blows defensive assignment and hes blaming his teammates... and nobody says anything?
U think thats flying with Pop? :martin:. Pop would call a time out the following possession, chew him the fukk out, and then sub him out the game. I seen it happen to Prime Kahwi, Tony, Manu, and Tim.
Lamarcus as laid back as he is, it took him time to adjust to play for Pop. U think Bron with his ego, is gonna do that in THIS stage of his Career??? rookie Lebron? i highly doubt it, but maybe:manny:... 16th year decorated iconic Lebron??? GTFOHN.:martin:


Bron is set, nikkas who know the game know that. He got 3 rings, brought 1 to Cleveland.. At this stage Bron cares more about his #'s and getting that last FAT 200 M's contract for his great grand kids to spend.
Not go to an organization where where he'll be treated like an employee, when he's on one right now where he calls the shots.
 
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Our problem is consistency on the front court.

Lebron would help but I don’t know if his addition plugs the holes we really have.

I’d love to see him in SA but my bigger concern is Murray’s development at the PG, Bertans defense and the long term solution with Danny Green.
 
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#1 pick said:
Cap wise, they would have to trade LMA just to have 23 mil of cap space.
HOU has to trade 2 out of three of Anderson, Gordon, and Ariza. Ariza should be easy as pie to move for cap. Gordon and Anderson will be very difficult considering the teams with cap space and their directions and needs but there is no better team at cap moving than HOU.

I think Cleveland should make about 4 moves.
1. Get a legit PG. George Hill could be that, Idk yet. If he's Utah's Hill, then yes.
2. Move Smith to the bench for Korver. I understand you want to showcase him for trades but yeah, he's washed. He looks like a 14 year vet who relied on athletic ability but worse. Korver is the most effective player for the Cavs outside of James and Love. We all know he's not a 24-28MPG player but need needs to start and get 20MPG. It makes sense.
3. Trade Love to Miami for Whiteside.
4. Move Crowder to the 2nd unit and move TT or Green into the starting five. Ideally, I would prefer someone better than either one of these three. Crowder just isn't playing well at PF. He's a liability but I am afraid they are all liabilities. I would look to trade for a PF. None of these guys can start at PF for a playoff team. I would really look to trading the late 1st and J.R. Smith for Marvin Williams. Plays well in space, shooting the 3 ball at 45.2%. Can defend the PnR. Doesn't protect the rim and offensively can be useless when handling the rock but that's not needed in Cleveland anyway.

NBA Trade Machine - ESPN

I wouldn't move Crowder. You don't have another SF that's legit aside from him. Jeff is more of a undersized PF at this stage of his career.

At the end of the day, time to sell on Love. He is productive but opponents are doing work on him and the team is better without him this year than with him. Then again, the starting five is a mess so everyone including James is hindered by it. He's a terrible center by the way and since TT has regressed. It puts them in a tough position. Plus Miami can afford to lose Whiteside. Miami is better with him on the floor and Bam is ready to get legit backup minutes. That said, Whiteside is one of the most productive centers in the NBA today. His teams don't really benefit from his presence but Cleveland could do to him rim protection.
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Why would Miami trade Whiteside?
 
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GilSho said:
Kawhi leaving that irrelevant Franchise with Timmy gone & coming home to Houston.
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Ain't from SoCal?

I don't think he want to join those garbage as Los Angeles teams right now
 
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InvictusAeternusEternus said:
Damn breh you know Bron irl?

Too bad yall beefin I gotta couple Lebron rookie cards I need signed
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as the ultimate super star Bron has developed habits thats not conducive to the Spurs philosophies as an organizattion, or as a team.
its common sense only certain type of players are able to play for Pop, it has nothing to do with skill level, b-ball i.q, or playing within a system. Pop is an old school no nonsense coach. He's a coach's coach, his way or the highway.

No player has wielded and flexed the power Bron has. y'all telling me as iconic as Bron is at this state of his career is gonna relinquish his pull and power ??? hes willing to get dogged out by Pop in his 16th season?


I highly doubt Bron leaving Cleveland. at this state in his career, Bron's not gonna have this kind of pull that he has in Cleveland anywhere else. The man is about to be in his 16th year. hes at the tail end of his career he's not getting better, hes only waning in skill and ability. no team is gonna give a 16th year Bron the keys to their organization like Cleveland is doing.
 
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