LeBron James Discussion: Not Returning To The Lakers

Was there any rhyme or reason to have George sign essentially a 4yr deal in OKC leaving potential money on the table, to only then fleece his way to the cLips a year later?

Was there a reason for Presti to accommodate in such rapid fashion having all the leverage?

Did another team offer Horford a deal that paid him 26m when he turns 36?

Normally, it would be considered a stretch but, things in the NBA aren't so normal, are they?

Btw, Cp3 still gets his side hussle on with Jordan Brand and State Farm the liner he stays in the game.

I get it...you think my stuff is too tinfoil... meanwhile is the NBA operating in a fashion that says otherwise? Are team-ups happening? Didn't our own FO plan to make a 3max team?

You act like my scenario is a ridiculous stretch when Cp3 clearly has a path to get more of that bag but opting out of his PO.

 

Afraid I have to agree with the unlikeness of CP3 not opting-in or a team offering that kind of paper to him for 3 years now even let alone @ that age. Weird things do happen but the examples above are not comparable. This set of events would be absurd. A new deal for 3 years @ 50-60 for a 36-37 (40 by the end of a new 3-year deal then) year-old CP3 is not a clear path, it's not even dealing in plausible reality. Not even for a desperate small market team having roster-filling issues. With his fading game and injury history he'll be a vet min guy then. Maybe a decent exception (not full) for 1 year.

 

you strike me as one of those dudes that refuses to accept he has lost an argument no matter how bad it looks

It's semi-entertaining to read. I'll give you that.

 

And you strike me as a chico or a chica that refuses to commit to one online persona.

Anyways, you guys call it a "lost argument" meanwhile dude sacrificed some short-term coin for the destination he intended to go to.

We all know that dude opted into a player option offering him far less in the short-term so that he could force a trade to Htown. He knew that long-term bag was still going to be there...but y'all already forgot dude agreed to opt into his player option while he was in his prime, making it a 2 year pact at less than max money to force his way out Nawlins for LA.

So if dude has been trending in f***ing around with his player options and essentially getting paid less in doing so just to force a new destination... you don't thick that same guy will restructure his bag to pay with Bron and finally reach that elusive ring?

Hey but the tinfoil life ain't for everybody.... although I'm pretty sure youre interested in making your next online persona one.

 

thank you for proving my point

My work here is done. Now all that's left is logging in a Mr Rambis and making a cameo.

 

ethnicity and online personas are completely OT

 

From the jump I said the Cp3 scenario is unlikely. So any scenario that I brought up (opting out of his final year to grease a trade) I also view as unlikely. But folks are so fast to just dismiss it and call it wrong. That's the mentality I'm disputing. This guy has made rules to collect a guaranteed bag till players get into age 38. He also has sacrificed short-term millions for more guaranteed money in the long-term. So as unlikely as it is that he opts out if 44m, if he makes up for it on a contract with a descending scale, I don't see how that particular scenario is something that can be quickly dismissed.

Anyways....

Rich has been grind'n and now people are finally noticing that they're more than just Bron's posse.

The clap back for wanting him to shut up and kibble.



EDIT: Live look at Rich flex'n on em.

 

Rich Paul with that Godfather flow. Respect.

 

agree strongly on paul--save that for one year, i like him a lot more than green. but that's one year. and his huge deal kills flexibility trade-wise (which i value more than flexibility cap-wise, tbh).

i don't think presti did well, but he's been dealt a couple tough hands of late (kd leaving and george demanding out in surprise fashion) and recovered in decent fashion. the george trade was ok value--not equal, but you don't get that in this situation. the westbrook move was stupid, though. got an older, less available player on an even worse contract in exchange for what will be totally non-impactful picks. should have gone the derozan route instead, imo--get a younger star who's not as good as yours but can help you win games and keep fans in seats. cp's not going to do that, imo.

 

Only a moron would trade for CP3 at this stage of his career and owed that much.

Praying we don't have morons in the front office. Just seems to me to be a terrible decision to make. I can't find any rational way to justify it, and don't want to invest any brain power into something I would so clearly not want. It would seriously challenge my fandom more than the last six years and signing Lebron, and he's my favorite player tbh.

 

say danny green, avery bradley, and mcgee all basically suffered season-ending injuries in november...i'm suddenly open to a move like this in such a desperate scenario. but in the absence of desperation, yeah, absolutely not.

 

Savs, I'm not going to be insistently advocating Cp3 is our best move...but as a contingency to this summer, I wouldn't have minded it especially when you look at Bron's usage as the primary motivating factor. Aside from Rondo, we don't have a guy that absolutely forces Bron to play weakside or off-ball. Caruso and AvBrad don't really have the pedigree/exposure showing they can carry the load offensively for an entire regular season schedule and in terms of Av, there are injury concerns there as well, so I would go Cp3 in that matchup all-day.

Were the Rox one win away from a Finals berth with Cp3? How close was Harden to accomplishing that before Cp3? Has Blake or DJ done anything without Cp3? Blake couldn't even grab a playoff berth in the lEast with a healthy Drummond and ReggieJax.

Cp3 as a 34min per player last year was Htown's best defensive rated player and knows how to play off ball (via Harden) when Bron decides he wants to play keeper.

Cp3 isn't some trash player. His antics get old and he can't be the leading alpha fjr a winning team, but in terms of bball impact and teaming up with guys (Bron/AD) that are clearly better than his help before, he can help true leaders like Bron get back to a title.

As for Presti..I'm sure dude is cuffed by Clay Bennett some, but this guy disbanded a KD-Russ-Harden-Ibaka team that got to the Finals and essentially lost KD for nothing in return, got an Aquaman for Harden and got Cp3 for Russ. So essentially it was KD/Russ/Harden (3 MVPs) for Cp3/Adams...wow! There was no reason to rapidly ship George to the cLips without getting some feel for the market, especially when George was on a 2 yr deal.

Presti could be much better if he worked for a different owner, but let's not ignore his many mistakes and I haven't even mentioned his Donovan head coaching hire.

 

I think @abeer3 did...

 

i'm pretty good at it. just hope harden stays in one piece again.

 

or Melo....