The Heat already used the one-time provision on Mike Miller to chop a couple years and a ton of luxury tax money off their books.bosox79 said:Can Miami amnesty Wade?
If LBJ were to "stage" anything, most people would understand its just another public self-promotion vehicle. If he becomes a FA, he should just low key it as much as possible, and sign with the team, and skip the BS. I agree if he were to go back to Cleveland that would win some PR points.tims4wins said:I think if Lebron were to stage a "Decision 2" - but make it totally farcical and self-effacing - then he could win back a ton of public approval points. He could make it really funny and be totally humble and I think people would love it. Especially if he were to go back to Cleveland.
They don't need cap space. All LeBron has to do is tell Riley he's opting out and they will be able to ship him to LA in a sign-n-trade, likely involving Griffin, to begin their re-tool. It's 50 cents on the dollar but that's all the leverage Miami would have.bankshot1 said:If LBJ were to "stage" anything, most people would understand its just another public self-promotion vehicle. If he becomes a FA, he should just low key it as much as possible, and sign with the team, and skip the BS. I agree if he were to go back to Cleveland that would win some PR points.
I just heard on WFAN from the Heat beat reporter that LBJ loves Doc, and would like to go to the Clippers and try to steal LA from the Lakers. The reporter said that given the Clippers cap space it seemed a long-shot.
tims4wins said:I think if Lebron were to stage a "Decision 2" - but make it totally farcical and self-effacing - then he could win back a ton of public approval points. He could make it really funny and be totally humble and I think people would love it. Especially if he were to go back to Cleveland.
The reporter didn't go into the #s, but said that due to cap reasons, a LBJ move to the Clips would involve the Clips moving Griffin.HomeRunBaker said:They don't need cap space. All LeBron has to do is tell Riley he's opting out and they will be able to ship him to LA in a sign-n-trade, likely involving Griffin, to begin their re-tool. It's 50 cents on the dollar but that's all the leverage Miami would have.
LeBron's destinations are not limited to teams with cap space......it is rare any FA are.
bankshot1 said:The reporter didn't go into the #s, but said that due to cap reasons, a LBJ move to the Clips would involve the Clips moving Griffin.
There is a difference between leaving a couple mill on the table that is recouped by there being no state income tax in Florida.......and signing somewhere for the MLE. That simply isn't even an option because well.....it wouldn't have to be.jon abbey said:
It wouldn't have to, though. He is a totally unrestricted free agent if he opts out, and if he chooses to sign for a few million dollars, he could literally sign anywhere, including the Clippers with Griffin. He certainly doesn't owe Miami anything, and $10M or $15M isn't going to make much of a difference to him (he just made $30M on the Apple acquisition of Beats).
HomeRunBaker said:There is a difference between leaving a couple mill on the table that is recouped by there being no state income tax in Florida.......and signing somewhere for the MLE. That simply isn't even an option because well.....it wouldn't have to be.
If LeBron chooses LA I'm sure Doc will help pack Blake's bags and personally drive him cross country if he had to.
Why would anyone give away $18m per year for anything much less to keep Blake Griffin at the position you could be spending much of your time?jon abbey said:
Sure, if he had to, but the Clippers would clearly be a better team with both of them. My only point is that LeBron can make that happen if he wants.
Don't you think LBJ's lifetime non-salary earnings would be significantly greater if, say, he won seven rings instead of four?HomeRunBaker said:Why would anyone give away $18m per year for anything much less to keep Blake Griffin at the position you could be spending much of your time?
The other reason why the MLE idea is silly and unrealistic is that not only would it be a players union issue but LeBron would never do anything that would jeopardize the current structure......for the benefit of losing tens of thousands of dollars.Mugthis said:The union seems pretty powerless at the moment, but would they ever allow such an extreme measure?
The other reason why the MLE idea is silly and unrealistic is that not only would it be a players union issue but LeBron would never do anything that would jeopardize the current structure......for the benefit of losing tens of thousands of dollars.Mugthis said:The union seems pretty powerless at the moment, but would they ever allow such an extreme measure?
CaptainLaddie said:I wish the Celtics could have the same problem, losing two titles and winning two titles in four years. That's definitely poor teammate selection by LeBron.
HomeRunBaker said:Picked the wrong teammates? LOL.....didn't LeBron just win B2B Championships? What kind of world do people live in where that is considered a failure by some?
You don't think that a defensive powerhouse like Noah would be useful to Lebron? I think it's exactly what's been missing from Miami all these years.jon abbey said:Except that Thibodeau is the exact opposite of what LeBron needs, he plays all of his guys way too many minutes so they are burnt out by playoff time.
Nick Kaufman said:On first thought, it seems that Lebron in Chicago would have made an even more successful run, even if Rose had injured himself. That team remained competitive at 45 wins without Rose. They easily net 60 wins with Lebron. Can you imagine what happens on the seasons Rose is healthy?
jon abbey said:Noah would be great, a better version of when he played with Varejao in Cleveland. But what he needs most is a coach who will help him to pace himself over the long season, and Thibodeau is the worst coach in the league at that.
Nick Kaufman said:
I don't think this is an inherrent Thibodeau trait as much as his response to having an injury depleted team. And Lebron's problem wasn't his lack of rest time, but the fact that Wade got old and injured while interior team defense was lacking.