Lebron James ... what are the chances?

[Dirkenstien]

As of this point it is purely hypothetical but I wonder if:

Damp (expiring)
Iggy / Martin ( young talent)
Robo + Calathes (prospects)
2 future 1st rounders (picks)
+Cash

for

Lebron
+ any matching bad contracts they want to unload would be sufficient?

We could then use the MLE to sign back Damp and another player or possibly pick up Shaq? Resign some guys and depth chart would possibly look something like this:

Shaq? / Damp / Gooden
Dirk / Gooden / Najera
Marion / Singleton
Lebron / Terry / Ross
Kidd / JJB

[badfish22]

Originally Posted by Dirkenstien

As of this point it is purely hypothetical but I wonder if:

Damp (expiring)
Iggy / Martin ( young talent)
Robo + Calathes (prospects)
2 future 1st rounders (picks)
+Cash

for

Lebron
+ any matching bad contracts they want to unload would be sufficient?

We could then use the MLE to sign back Damp and another player or possibly pick up Shaq? Resign some guys and depth chart would possibly look something like this:

Shaq? / Damp / Gooden
Dirk / Gooden / Najera
Marion / Singleton
Lebron / Terry / Ross
Kidd / JJB

Wow no way we have to give up that much to get Lebron. Cleveland has no leverage here, if Lebron says "I want to go to Dallas, trade me" then Cle basically has to get whatever they can for him. This isn't some highest bidder thing, Lebron is making the decisions.

[Dirkenstien]

Originally Posted by badfish22

Wow no way we have to give up that much to get Lebron. Cleveland has no leverage here, if Lebron says "I want to go to Dallas, trade me" then Cle basically has to get whatever they can for him. This isn't some highest bidder thing, Lebron is making the decisions.

Actually Cleveland does have some leverage. They know Lebron wants max money, they know the Dallas Mavericks want Lebron, and they know they hold the keys to getting a deal done, granted they get enough back in return to help them and more importantly their fans move forward. This is the best player in the league after all. Lebron will have several able suitors competing to land him so we won't be the only runner in this race. We'll need to bring the best deal we have to the table.

[badfish22]

Originally Posted by Dirkenstien

Actually Cleveland does have some leverage. They know Lebron wants max money, they know the Dallas Mavericks want Lebron, and they know they hold the keys to getting a deal done, granted they get enough back in return to help them and more importantly their fans move forward. This is the best player in the league after all. Lebron will have several able suitors competing to land him so we won't be the only runner in this race. We'll need to bring the best deal we have to the table.

Ya but Lebron is going to decide where he goes, I think. I don't think he will narrow it down and let 2-3 teams have a bidding war. He wont want that anyway. He doesnt want the team he goes to to be hurt by trade. Cle will be happy to get anything for lebron so Damp+cheap talent will be enough.