Lebron 2018 Free Agency

[Shawshank2]

Usa starting 5 in 2018 : Davis,James,Durant,Harden,Curry this 5 best world players hands down now...

4 of them made all nba first team this season.If not curry injury it would be all 5 .Lillard not even close to Curry level.

Durant+Curry in this playoofs beat Davis team,Hardens team,Lebron team,if you want to beat them you have to join forces.


On topic Lebron joins rockets and joins his buddy Paul and other top 5 member Harden .They would have seriuos chances taking down champs...

 

[CHBB2]

KD is on the team because of the role he plays. They've been utilizing stretch fours and combo forwards since Beijing at the latest.

KD is not better than Giannis. Giannis just happens to be Greek. Porzingis will easily surpass KD too if he can stay healthy. Kawhi when healthy is better than him and far more efficient than Harden. And Dame is definitely right up there with Steph as a scorer.

 

[Shawshank2]

I will not try to proof that earth is round ... 99% of basketball fans knows what Durant level is even those who hate his desicion.But all those your remarks that he is not even top 20 or comparing to players that havent even won a single playoffs serries is just not seriuos talks from biased fan...
Men won everything mvp, titles, finals mvp, averaging over 30pts!!! in nba finals games...have top10 all time nba pts average playing idiotic system, playing in very good system doesnt matter the men is unguardable .Kd join short legends list that have back to back finals mvp.But sure Gianis is better, comon the men couldnt even dominate eurobasket tournaments until now so please ....nobody will take you seriuosly if you will write same biased nonsenses , but its your choise ofcourse.

Lebron himself who he tooks with 1st pick from nba all stars this year ? but hell what that lebron understands,chbb knows better ) kd shouldnt even be in all star game right?

 

[CHBB2]

None of the players you want to compare Durant to needed to ride coattails to win a ring. You can make it out to be however you want but he will never be that guy.

Literally the only reason he's made out to be the way he is is other 6'10"+ combo forwards like Donte Greene didn't work out at the NBA level. If he ever left Golden State, he'd be exposed and embarrassed as the guy on pretty much any team. We've seen this time and time again with him. He can only score when everybody else on the team is doing the heavy lifting.

He has put up meaningless stats his entire career and always will. And he needs to do things like carry, travel, and push off to do even that much! The only thing he's ever been able to do is shoot. He misses wide open layups and that's the second best player in the world? Please. He would've gotten locked up every single night playing in the eras of the guys you want to compare him to.

 

[PaulLee32]

lebron joining the lakers in 2018-2019 nba season
means lebron james jr who was born in 2004
might have the chance to become a lakers player someday
he might force a kobe style trade if a lottery team drafted him in 2022
lebron is still the best player of his generation
it sucks that kd is a snake
but he might win a couple of titles if he is smart enough to form another super team

 

[eshmawi2]

Please. Boston was far better without him because guys were actually getting the ball for a change.

He's good but he's no superstar. Cleveland just had nobody to replace him because he played two positions being a combo guard.

Do you have any idea how easy it is to put up numbers when you dominate the ball every possession for 30+ minutes a game? And yet he's one of the least efficient scorers in the game and needs to get away with carries, travels, and pushoffs near constantly. That's a superstar? Hell no. Not to me.

He was the focal point of the offense in Cleveland for six years and held back all of his teammates until LeBron came in and acted as the adult superceding Kyrie's severely inflated ego. You don't replace the focal point of your offense right away or easily.

I dont understand Kyrie hate, Kyrie when it matters will play big.Dude is definition of clutch.When it matters, he is going to give 40 with Lebron 40.
On other hand, take exact opposite of Kyrie James Harden.Dude balls all year better then anyone, but when the time comes to show up he disappears in big games.

Boston were not better without him.Neither Cavs.

 

[eshmawi2]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmQvxNf-9bI

Lebron going to Lakers will be family decision then fight for championship.Check that video. They still need to shell roster for 2 max contracts.

Lonzo Ball ( bust to this point)
George
Ingram
Lebron
X ( Randle will be gone to accomodate 2 max contracts).

 

[eshmawi2]

 

[CHBB2]

I dont understand Kyrie hate, Kyrie when it matters will play big.Dude is definition of clutch.When it matters, he is going to give 40 with Lebron 40.
On other hand, take exact opposite of Kyrie James Harden.Dude balls all year better then anyone, but when the time comes to show up he disappears in big games.

Boston were not better without him.Neither Cavs.

Lol when has that ever been the case? He's the reason they lost in 2017, and he almost cost them 2016 too. I love how people always forget how he dug them into a huge hole LeBron had to pull them out of prior to making that shot. Like he does time and time again. He's the furthest thing from clutch. If not for Steph being off thanks to his injury, Golden State wins three in a row.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmQvxNf-9bI

Lebron going to Lakers will be family decision then fight for championship.Check that video. They still need to shell roster for 2 max contracts.

Lonzo Ball ( bust to this point)
George
Ingram
Lebron
X ( Randle will be gone to accomodate 2 max contracts).

How is Lonzo a bust? He's shown he can be a solid perimeter shooter and did an excellent job running their offense last year.

How on Earth is that a bust?

 

[eshmawi2]

 

[CHBB2]

The next intelligent thing Cowherd says about sports will be the first one.

 

[usagre2]

It sounds like a LeBron, Kawhi, Paul George union is a real possibility in LA.
The first step will be a trade for Leonard for a combination of Ball, Kuzma, Ingram,
and draft pick. You put those three two way stars on the same team and Golden State has met their match.

 

[Jazz2]

I think the real question here is what this all means for LiAngelo Ball and where he is playing next season.

 

[usagre2]

If the triumvirate of LeBron-Kawhi-Paul George is actually formed it would mean the best player in the world will be playing with the best player he has ever played with (Leonard) by a mile. It would also mean that Paul George as the third best player would be far better than Chris Bosh or Kevin Love. You add that all up and I think it spells Championships for the Lakers.

 

[Shawshank2]

Sad to see how money changed really good kid Kawhi...If im Spurs im not taking Lonzo and his idiot father, but without both kuzma and ingram im not trading Leonard to Lakers.

If Lakers offers kuzma, ingram and bad deng contract im considering it.Atleast i get 2 really good promissing young athletes and begin rebuilt .

If Lakers are not giving those 2 young kids, spurs should trade kawhi to eastern conference.

Spurs will not panic as cavs did with irving, wont take shitty offer. They have Leonard under contract and after what he did last season i wouldnt be suprised if they gonna trade him to a bad team.

Wade in 2010 at age of 28 wasnt behind todays after injury Leonard.Atleast not by a mile.Wade was also true finals mvp .I would argue Wade would have proven more in playoffs till age of 28 than kawhi did till his today age of 27.

Wade was also top 7 nba player in 2006-2010 in most people eyes like today Leonard is considered.Dwayne both years 2009 and 2010 was first all nba team member before join forces with Lebron after 2010 season.

But yeah if Lakers gets all 3 Lebron, Leonard and George would be seriuos title contenders.

 

[CHBB2]

I completely disagree. Kawhi was the biggest reason by far that the Spurs won in 2014 as opposed to Wade being simply what put his incredibly strong team over the top.

What the Spurs should do is demand picks with that because Ingram is a joke. They should also demand Hart and Thomas Bryant. Hart would make Green replaceable and Bryant would give them the strong true five they've been missing for so many years. Or maybe Zubac even.

If I'm Kawhi, no way I re-sign on the Lakers though. He's a better player than PG will ever be and arguably better than LeBron when healthy but he'll likely be the third option because of PG's inflated ego.

 

[usagre2]

I agree I don’t see anyway Popovich and the Spurs would want to deal with Lonzo Ball’s father. But as you say with Kuzma, Ingram, maybe even a sign and trade with Randle the Lakers have the pieces.

I disagree about the Spurs not panicking. They can’t send him to a bad team for any true value since Kawhi can tell that team there is no chance of resigning. If they don’t get something decent back they will look like fools. I think the incentive is there for the Lakers to overpay since they know that Leonard will resign. Or if San Antonio refuses they can say fine we will keep all of our young pieces and then add Leonard in a year as a free agent without giving up anything.

I disagree that Leonard was changed by money. If it’s money he wants San Antonio with a super max deal can offer more and blow every other team out of the water. It appears that he feels San Antonio changed their attitude towards him when he sought a second opinion on his injury. Or maybe he’s just sick of playing for a personality type like Greg Popovich.

I think Dwyane Wade 2011-2014 postseasons is not Champion Wade from 5 years earlier. A really good player but not the same. Leonard 2016-2017 was at worst the fourth best player in the entire league and you can argue maybe as high as second.

 

[usagre2]

The more I think about I am convinced that LeBron, Paul George and Magic Johnson have already talked and decided that they will play for the Lakers next year. The only variables are who will join them.

Kawhi by trade ?

Chris Paul ?

Or I wouldn’t discount holding on to all of their young pieces to start the season and then making a blockbuster mid season trade.

 

[Shawshank2]

Remember in december Lebron turns 34, if wait one more season with Leonard...James will be 35...Lakers also cant wait too long .There will come time when lebrons game will begin decline usually it happens for superstars who take care of their body well around 34-35.

No way heat in 2006 without wade is better than 2014 spurs without kawhi.What Wade did in 2006 was far more impressive than what Leonard did in 2014 finals.Duncan had seriuos shot in 2014 finals mvp race.

Spurs were favorites in 2014 final, Heat were underdogs in 2006 nba finals.

How Wade played in 2005-2010 before joining James for me was atleast at same level as Leonard did 2013-2018.I would even give edge to Dwayne the men always show up in big games.

Some people forget how good dwade was before joining Lebron in 2010.

 

[usagre2]

Yeah but a LeBron decline would mean less scoring and more playmaking, especially if he has the weapons to pass the ball to. I don’t see a LeBron scoring 30+ with such a group. Rather around 20 with 10 rebounds and 10-12 assists per game.
Basically turning into Magic Johnson for his final years.

You are stretching out the careers of Wade and Leonard and comparing resumes. That’s not the issue. It’s about who Wade was in 2011-2014 and who Kawhi is now. Not what they were before. And I think if Kawhi is over the injury he is far superior to Wade in those years. Leonard finished top 3 in MVP voting for back to back seasons.