LeBron to Opt Out

[bloodbrother]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 2m

The Rockets finalizing Jeremy Lin, a future first-round pick and other draft considerations to the Lakers, league source tells Yahoo.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Considering that Lin is a FA next year why not?  Not like the Lakers are doing anything next year after missing out on the big FA's.

[bloodbrother]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 25s

The Lakers will send cash and rights to overseas player to the Rockets, but no salary back, league source tells Yahoo.

[Lou]

Wojnarowski is one guy I do like

[halobob]

I'm very happy for Cleveland.  I will be rooting for them to come out of the east for the foreseeable future.  Good for Lebron for undoing the wrong he did 4 years ago.  

[nate]

Wojnarowski is one guy I do like

 

In general I think that Yahoo does a really good job.  Woj is excellent.  For baseball Tim Brown is also very good.

[Sherlock31]

I'm very happy for Cleveland.  I will be rooting for them to come out of the east for the foreseeable future.  Good for Lebron for undoing the wrong he did 4 years ago.  

I will not root for that crap team as long as Dan Gilbert is the owner

[xboom28x]

Lin isn't anything close to his best without the ball in his hands. I don't see him and Kobe working out well.

[m0nkey]

Adrian Wojnarowski â€@WojYahooNBA  2m

Chris Bosh is finalizing an agreement to return to Miami on a five-year, $118M deal, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.

[Stradling]

Oh man, so what would you guys think about Carmelo going to the Heat to play with Bosh and Wade.

[m0nkey]

LOL.  Did not even think about that.  Anything's possible with riles

[Stradling]

Seriously, how much worse would the Heat be with Melo replacing Lebron? They would still be a playoff team.

[Lou]

Yep. And a playoff team in the east

[Brandon]

Melo won't go to Miami if they are giving max deals to Bosh and Wade.... no money left. They could only do Melo if the other guys took less, same LeBron talk.

I don't get the Broussard talk, he was always straight up and said sources or rumors while saying LeBron to Cleveland about a week ago. All the LeBron porn was too much anyway.

I don't want to see Lin in a Lakers jersey.

[Brandon]

Good for LeBron and Cleveland. Everyone loves a redemption story.

Guess I can bring out the Cleveland LeBron jersey again.

[Mile High Dreams]

At the end of the day...its still cleveland...a city which hasn't won anything since 1948 and not really close to winning anything until 2048.

[Lou]

m0nkey is now a Lakers fan

[Lou]

m0nkey is now a Lakers fan

racist

[wda258]

Good for LeBron and Cleveland. Everyone loves a redemption story.

Guess I can bring out the Cleveland LeBron jersey again.

Not really. This just proves that Lebron is an opportunist that will jump ship when things start to look bleak. If Cleveland isn't contending within 2 years he'll be itching to get out of there again.

[m0nkey]

There they are

[Brandon]

I'm one of the biggest LeBron everything bashers and find those pretty ridiculous. Sure it's easier to say he's jumping ship after a finals loss, but the dude said years ago he'd like to go back.

[Lou]

plus, ij he had stayed in Miami, they would still challenge for a title.

[Hollyw00d]

Cleveland's roster is pretty decent, its not like he's joining some scrub team. They almost made the playoffs without him

[Brandon]

Everything lines up....roster, cap space, redemption, the story, etc.

But I think LeBron has one of the biggest egos (anyone of success from any field does) and the bigger thing is trying to fix his legacy as The Decision is still talked about and one of the biggest dbag moves in sports history. If he just goes to Miami and plays with his buddies for rings everyone gets it....When he burns his hometown and fan base, that does some serious collateral damage.

Plus, Miami hit 4 finals in 4 years. Coming back to Cleveland isn't just about fixing a mess up, it's also one of the biggest and newest challenges for him. He has nothing to prove in Miami.

[nate]

Eh, I am a big Lebron hater but the dude loves Cleveland.  Think about it this way, he has a mansion on the beach in Miami and yet he still chooses to go home to Cleveland every summer.

 

I think he genuinely loves Cleveland and they absolutely love him there.  It makes sense.  Of course if the Cavs were garbage he would probably not have done it.  But that goes for any professional player.