LABron James Discussion: The Final Year?

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  1. LTLakerFan

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    Or whatever Mark or his people think up money wise. He’s really aggressive and successful in that area with the Dodgers.
     
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    Lakers Negotiating With LeBron?!

     
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    Updates On LeBron James & Austin Reaves Free Agency

     
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    Fallout of LeBron James Joining Warriors

     
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    Would love to see him back at around $22 million but I also believe the Warriors are probably the best fit for him basketball-wise.

    He'll be able to do what he wants with the ball since Steph is off-ball dominant and then you have guys like Butler and Draymond who are perfectly fine just playing defense and getting their touches when LeBron needs a breather.

    It would be an old team but I think they'll have great chemistry on the court to be a very good team.
     
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    we just want him to be happy
     
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    REPORT: the Lakers are not expected to offer LeBron James anything close to a max contract

    (Via mcten)
     
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    And why would they when no one can? How about half that? That’s still a lot more than MLE which is the most he can get from a contender.
     
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    I’m surprised to hear about the Kevin Love thing, but maybe LeBron needs somebody to relate to on his team with all these young guns around lol.

    so much for it might be July until he makes up his mind….
     
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    Me too. Old, unathletic, bad defenders is the last thing we need more of on this roster. Hopefully this is just a rumor and nothing comes of it.
     
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    to me it's the punting of a roster spot this early in the process. absolutely insane. not sure i care who it is, but it being a washed up friend of a player whose son we already employ...

    and an underrated problem with the nepo signings is that now you have three untradeable players instead of one. like, we couldn't use bronny as salary ballast in a trade the past couple of years, or could we cut him to make roster room if we needed it (you know, like, to keep jordan goodwin...).

    anyway, yes, let's just hope it's bs.
     
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    Agree 100%. It doesn't matter how much he makes (it better be the minimum), the actual issue is the lost roster spot, we have waaaay too many of those already, not only tue to nepo signings but also due to other downright terrible signings and draft decisions. You cannot have 33% of your roster be unplayable and pretend to be a contender, it's ridiculous.

    I'm not participating in the on-going discussion on the potential improvements we could make because frankly, I lack the knowledge on other teams' players and understanding of the CBA. This (potential) idea is so utterly idiotic though, I may have to drown a beer to calm myself lol.
     
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    ^ na zdrowie buddy :)
     
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    I wasn't a fan before, but Bronny seems to be on his way to be a useful bench player. I think he's misplaced as a PG, but I suppose he's not tall enough to not get roasted in defense for any other position. But maybe 3rd PG at best.

    but to your point, yeah, we'd have 3 people out of 15 that would be untradeable in future moves. I don't like them purple handcuffs and the lack of flexibility that comes with them.
     
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    i was never super bent out of shape about bronny. it was the cost of doing business with lebron, and he basically took a paycut in the amount of his son's contract. it did bite us in the a** with goodwin, but i didn't foresee that, and i don't blame people who didn't.
     

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