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Originally Posted by Kidd Karma
Well radio media seems to think Bosh wants the Lakers. Don't remember if it's Cowherd or JT The Brick. But they believe Bosh wants the Lakers and Bynum's play in the finals could determine how many bullets the Lakers have to ship out.
I'm thinking the Nets scenario is more likely than the Knicks. The Knicks frontoffice has been unbelieveably dysfunctional. The Nets with Thorn, through 3 ownerships has given the the team stability, whether it's through playoff runs or young stars and cap space. I mean you have to see the Nets should be James' top choice outside of Cleveland, Lopez > Noah. Brooklyn has cleared it's last hurdle. Team will be in a newer arena starting next year for a couple more years. And the new owner is being called the Russian Mark Cuban, what more do you want, everythings laid out for him. Plus with the cap space to attract 2 studs, they can buy another stud this year or next. Toss in the #3 overall pick, looking like it's going to be Favors. If getting out of Cleveland is the plan, then NJ should be on the top of the list because they should be competing for a decade. Dallas on the other hand, has a probably a 3 year window.
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This is exactly what I was banking on when I decided to let my Knicks tickets lapse and buy Nets season tickets instead (that, and the fact that a 41-game package to the Nets was the same price as a 10-game package to the Knicks--for better seats).
Figure the Nets draft either Favors or Turner, whoever doesn't go #2; and they can go after Rudy Gay and David Lee with all that cap room they have, plus Al Harrington has talked about wanting to play there (not a bad bench player if you can sign him for super cheap). Could be looking at a lineup of Harris/Turner/Gay/Lee/Lopez, with a bench of guys like Harrington, CDR, Courtney Lee, Terrence Williams, Humphries, etc. Could be a fun young team to watch. Plus they'll have a couple more picks--#27 and #31, I believe--that could be contributors as well. The luxury you have when you win 12 games--you can afford to play your rookies the following season.