According to Adrian Wojnarowksi of Yahoo! Sports: “To listen to World Wide Wes, LeBron will never look back on Cleveland. ‘He’s up out of there,’ is the way he tells it to people, but LeBron’s Akron crew has to tsk-tsk such public talk because they all live in Northeast Ohio, and maybe always will. ‘We’re […]
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Say goodbye to Captain Kirk and the 17th pick…say hello to cap space
After being one-upped in the all-important “Cap Space Race” by the Miami Heat — who created extra financial flexibility by trading Daequan Cook and their first round pick in last night’s draft — the Bulls countered by reportedly agreeing to send Kirk Hinrich and the 17th pick to the Washington Wizards for (you guessed it!) extra financial […]
Free Agent Watch: Updates on LeBron, Bosh and Stoudemire
Amar’e Stoudemire: Now that Steve Kerr is no longer GM of the Suns, rumor has it that Amar’e is finished in Phoenix. According to ESPN’s J.A. Adande: “Amare’s done. He’s gone.” If that’s true — and, in all honesty, it’s not entirely clear that it is — the question becomes: Gone to where? Personally, my […]
Free Agent Watch: The LeBron-Thibodeau “connection”
As relief washes over Bulls fans — the team finally has a coach, and a good one at that — it’s probably worth briefly discussing the “connection” between Tom Thibodeau and LeBron James. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports writes: “World Wide Wes has been telling everyone that he believes LeBron James is leaning hard toward […]
Free Agent Watch: The people of Chicago want LeBron James
Well, the people running Send LeBron to Chicago do, anyway. They sponsored that snazzy billboard shown at the top of this post. Notice the phrase “unfinished business” and the seventh NBA championship trophy? I think we all know what they’re getting at. Accoding to Daarel Burnette II of the Chicago Tribune: “AJ Barthold, 28, said […]
Free Agent Watch: LeBron says Cavs have the “edge” in re-signing him
On Friday night, CNN’s Larry King Live will show a taped interview with LeBron James in which The King is/was asked whether the city of Cleveland has “an edge going in” to free agent negotiations with His Highness. LeBron’s response: “Absolutely. Because, you know, this city, these fans, I mean, have given me a lot in these […]
Free Agent Watch: Updates on Amar’e, Carlos and LeBron
Amar’e Stoudemire: I’ve already made my thoughts on Amar’e Stoudemire pretty clear. I believe there are flaws in his game and I would really hate for the Bulls to give him a huge, long-term contract. And I’m not the only person who doesn’t think STAT is worth a max payday. Could Stoudemire help the Bulls? Absolutely. The […]
Free Agent Watch: The Powers That Be will discuss their futures together
Check this out: According to Fred Mitchell of the Chicago Tribune, Dwyane Wade is planning to meet with some of the other big names in this summer’s free agent bonanza to discuss their future…individually or collectively. Said Wade: “(Free agency) has been three years coming. We’ve discussed it prematurely, at different times. (But) you don’t […]
Free Agent Watch: Even more on LeBron, Bosh, Johnson and Stoudemire
Here’s more of the latest on this summer’s free-agents-to-be: LeBron James: Tired of all the LeBron speculation yet? Don’t worry: You only have about a month and a half to go! Here’s some more conjecture for you: Chris Broussard of ESPN The Magazine ranked the five most probable destinations for King James…and Chicago topped the […]
Free Agent Watch: Cuban wants LeBron, world says “Duh”
Prepare for the socks to get blown right off your feet, because I’ve got a real shocker for you: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban would like to have LeBron James on his team…just like everybody else. According to ESPNDallas.com, Cuban said the following to CNNMoney.com: “Come July 1st, yeah, of course, anybody would be interested in […]