Curious as to the consensus among sports fans where Lebron will be playing next year.

I don't think Cleveland will let him go anywhere else. When and if he does get to leave Cleveland, he'll end up in a Lakers Uniform like every other old guy ready to retire.

He is what---25?

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Exactly what can Cleveland do to keep him from going if he wants to go?

Nothing. They can offer him more money than anyone else. But those other teams can offer comparable money and I would bet he makes more for his off the court work than his on the court work.

That's my point. It's all gonna be about what Lebron values. If he values winning above all else, he's probably out of Cleveland. If he values the city of Cleveland and thinks they are building something there and wants to make the fans happy, he stays there. He's gonna get paid ludicrous bucks regardless of where he picks. But very little that Cleveland's management can do to sway him IMO.

I was listening to ESPN radio and the staff is realizing that Lebron is not a closer. Yes, he has skills, but he doesn't have the ice in his veins to make the final shot like MJ, Kobe, or D Wade. Sorry, Lebron fans they were comparing him to Malone, Barkley, and Ewing.

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Hah hah, I doubt it, but it would be cool to see him play for the Pistons.

Although the NBA (and basketball in general) bores me to tears, so I don't really care who goes where. But since I'm married to a basketball player/coach, I know way more about this sport than I care to.

Lebron is a freakish athlete, but i agree...to this point in his career, he's not exactly a closer. If he went to Miami, the argument could even be made that he was the 2nd best player (not athlete) on that team.

Lebron does all he can to pretty much keep his team in the game throughout...if he had any help from the rest of the guys or the becnh, he wouldn't need to be a closer.

Funny how the guys who picked him 2 consecutive years as the NBA MVP claim he isn't a closer. So were they duped into voting for him? was it a popularity contest? Or did he suddenly start stinking up the place in post season? This kid has the potential to be the greatest basketball player of all time, if he can get into a system that offers him support. He is practically a one-man show in cleveland.

He did kinda stink it up in the post-season at times this year. I am not trying to rag on Lebron necessarily, just that at this point to me he is more Bo Jackson than Michael Jordan. Would i want him on my team? [censored] yeah. I'm just not ready to anoint him the greatest (or 2nd greatest) ever at this point. I agree Cleveland hasn't surrounded him with lots...but it is better now than it has ever been for them. Jamison is not bad and even an old Shaq is better than what many in the NBA have at center.

Lebron is going through what Jordan went through until he broke through. In the NBA, you need two great players to win the title. The Cavs do not have another great player on the roster. Until they get one, they will not win a championship.

He will not go to Chicago either because then he will really be in Jordan's shadow. My money is on the Heat. Great climate, South beach, Wade, instant championship contender.

Not sure...don't know how much ego Lebron has....cuz i'm not sure in Miami he would even be the best player on the team. If he can subjugate his ego, i think Miami would actually be a great choice for him....but i'm not sure there that it would be Lebron being MJ and D-Wade being Pippen...

This sentence underlines how out of touch I am with pro basketball. I thought Shaq was still with the Lakers...

That's very true. Jordan had Pippen. Lebron has... fat, old Shaq?

I'm thinking he'll go to Miami as well. The Knicks and Nets are too awful - he might as well stay in Cleveland if he wants to be a one-man team.

Dang..need to start a new thread now, cuz i'm peeved all over again thinking about Scottie Pippen being named one of the NBA's alltime top 50. To me, he was overrated. Yeah, good, even HOF good...but alltime top 50. No.

I always thought it was hard to gauge Pippin's skills since he was always in MJ's shadow, but I don't think I'd put him in the top 50 either...

Small forwards that were better than Pippen IMO (and off the top of my head): Havlicek, Barry, Baylor, Erving, King, Bird, Wilkins (and that's just in my era)....well, except for Baylor.

You have to admit, the Cav's have been trying to help Lebron. Each year, they try to bring in a player to put them over the top, but once they hit the conference semi or finals, they choke. Jamison had been a good player, but this year, he was worthless. If Lebron wants to win a title, he'll need to let the ego go and go to a team that has a closer. My guess is he'll go to a big market team.

16 ppg and 8 rpg makes him worthless? Gee, i thought that made him pretty darned valuable.

I remember watching Dr J (ABA) when even a young kid could afford going to the game. The price of a ticket was less than parking now. One of the best of all time Now I can not even sleep through basketball.

I like how the last 2 minutes of a basketball game take as long as the first 46...