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Here Come More LeBron James Rumors

March 23, 2009 by 19 Comments

lebron-james-dwyane-wadeI have to give credit where credit is due.  A few months ago, this story would have likely been a top billing headline on most websites.  But as the Cavaliers have continued to roll through the opposition by winning their ninth straight game yesterday evening, the latest “rumors” have taken a back seat.

Though I have no problem taking credit away when it is undeserved.  As in today, with the NBA playoffs a few weeks away.  Three teams in the East, just shy of 60 wins.  Seven teams in the West, separated by four games.  Some of the best players to ever play the game, all under the age of 28. 

But what gets thrown our way? 

You got it.  More rumors about 2010.

With all eyes on LeBron James yesterday as he was in New Jersey (one of the ever-popular possible destinations – you know, because of Jay-Z), the MVP hopeful was greeted with a flurry of baiting questions that could hopefully lead to a juicy bit about his pending free agency.  And without hesitation, the media took it and ran.

James raised the possibility Sunday of [he and Dwyane Wade] playing together somewhere after he was asked a question about the friendly rivalry between the U.S. Olympic teammates.

James was asked if he’d prefer they both stay in the same conference, so they could play against each other more often, or end up in different conferences, so they could compete against each other for championships.

“I don’t know, it doesn’t matter,” James said before the Cavaliers’ game against the Nets. “Whatever happens, we’ll go against each other, and maybe we’ll go against each other in practice. I don’t know, that’d be fun, wouldn’t it?”

And since Wade has already said that he likes Miami, count on this being construed as many ways as possible.  Even though James did attempt to toss a curve ball.

As he walked away, he added maybe he meant in the Olympics.

Right.

So, brace yourself, people.  You’re bound to hear plenty of this today.  LeBron James said it would be “fun” to play on the same team with another MVP candidate.  Fun as in when all of these top flight athletes get to play on the same team during international competition.  Or the All-Star game.  It is understandably enjoyable to play a game you love with some of the best players in the world.  Imagine that.  LeBron enjoys fun.

Obviously, this all means he could be considering leaving Cleveland.

Oh yea.  And our Magic Number stands at eight.  How about that story?

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  • Top 5

    Get that weak stuff out of here! I don’t want Wade in Cleveland. Anyone that knows anything about basketball knows it would be a disaster. You can’t have 2 guys that demand the ball like they do play on the same team. See Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson as the blueprint.

  • Lyon

    These stories have stopped angering me anymore. The better we play, the less aggravating they become. Win us a trophy, and you could tell me LBJ was quitting to play Tennis and I couldn’t care less

  • http://www.waitingfornextyear.com/ Rick

    #1- Wow, you can’t really compare Wade and LeBron to Allen ‘Practice?’ Iverson. AI is the absolute opposite of a team player. To this point nobody can say that about LeBron or Wade…

  • Chris M

    Quick, someone write a story that has Dwyane Wade coming to Cleveland.

  • Jeremy C

    Dwayne Wade is coming to Cleveland. His arrival will be summer 2010. Good Story?

  • phil

    I had the same reaction when I read that. It was a pathetic attempt to twist some off-hand comment into a rumor frenzy. Shameless, tendentious, tawdry sensationalism — worthy of Charles Barkley in a (simulated) foul mood.

  • TSR3000

    anyone who doesn’t think wade and lebron would work together knows nothing of hoops. Top 5 I am lookin at you.

  • Mark

    @ Top 5 –

    To say you wouldn’t want Dwyane Wade is a bit silly, no?

    A Wade/LBJ team is a championship team every year for eight. Melo and AI were never best buds. From a chemistry perspective, this would be off the charts as far as attempting to successfully merge two superstars.

    (I am sad at myself for engaging discussions that arise because of this irrational speculation…)

  • mgbode

    #1 – that is hilarious.

    Wade and LeBron are the two best young players in the NBA. And debateably the two best players period (I would put Kobe over Wade, but that is still picking nits).

    Anyway, Wade and LeBron would definitely work together and it would be an unstoppable pick-n-roll combination (how exactly would anyone defense that).

  • Top 5

    Guys, let’s be honest, Lebron is unselfish to a point. Yes he and Wade are friends, but he wants to go down as better than Jordan; he wants to be the best. To be the best it doesn’t mean going out and passing to a scorer every night. He doesn’t want to score 10 points a night with 15 assists while Wade is dropping 35 a night. You all can be naive enough to think that Lebron is that unselfish, but he isn’t. Dropping 20 dimes a night and being Magic Johnson doesn’t sell sneakers. If it went out the way you all would plan, Wade would be the next Jordan. People remember Jordan as the best, not Magic. Lebron says all that crap about winning titles, and he is honest, but he isn’t talking about assembling a team full of star players to win them. He wants to be the man, he wants to have the team on his back, and he wants the glory when he wins. Having a guy like Wade take that away, even though he is a friend.

    Now, from a basketball standpoint, it would be a disaster. Both demand the ball. Wade is a guy that needs the ball to get into the rhythm of taking his shots, same with Kobe. Lebron needs guys that move without the ball and can catch and shoot when he draws a double team- guys like Mo Williams, Rip Hamilton, Z, and Amare Studmire to name a few. This is why Daniel Gibson looks like an All Star some nights. Boobie is all catch and shoot- the anti Dwayne Wade. It would be exciting to have Wade, but it wouldn’t work. You would have 2 guys holding onto the ball for 20 seconds at a time, then passing to guys that can’t catch and shoot. It would be exactly like Larry Hughes when he was here, and when AI went to Denver.

  • Top 5

    to to say something else. You guys just look at the fact that they are both great- which is true, but you don’t look at the role they play on their team. You wouldn’t win a ton of Super Bowls if they Browns went out and got Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. You need guys that compliment eachother- and Wade and Lebron don’t compliment eachother. They just don’t. Watch them play, both demand the ball to draw doubles. Wade makes shots off the dribble, but is a bricklayer when he catches and shoots which he never does.

  • Danny

    If anyone thinks Lebron wants to pass the ball to Wade everynight you are dead wrong. Lebron is unselfish when he played with guys not capable of stealing his spotlight. He doesn’t want to pass to Wade everynight so Wade drops 40 a night. Same reason Lebron tried to upstage Kobe at MSG. He is very much selfish, but plays it off. Same reason he tries for that 10th rebound then says he didn’t know anything about it. He wants to be the star, and doesn’t want a big name benefiting on his behalf

  • Harv 21

    You know, Scott probably feels obligated to report on these “stories,” but excessive attention to them is just enabling. It’s enabling the east coast writers who are looking to drum up cheap interest in their pieces. It’s also enabling our beloved LBJ who, like the moth that keeps on smacking into an outdoor light in August, just loves the attention those writers are giving him. Let’s save our angst for possibly meaningful information on the topic.

  • AJ

    d wade and lebron would be sick together…. absolutely filthy. the main reason that iverson and anthony didn’t work out is because they really only score. lebron and, to a lesser extent, d wade are multi-dimensional players. they would create shots for each other and for anyone else on the team.

    that being said, it probably would never happen. they both have expiring contracts in 2010, and considering that they both will be pushing for maxed-out deals, i can’t see any team capable of resigning them, especially when you take the shrinking salary cap into consideration…. unless it’s the cavs or the heat, who have the capability of going over the cap to re-sign their own. which i think is pretty unlikely. overall, this is just an example of journalism at its worse: bored and tired, simply trying to attract traffic.

  • AJ

    d wade and lebron would be sick together…. absolutely filthy. the main reason that iverson and anthony didn’t work out is because they really only score. lebron and, to a lesser extent, d wade are multi-dimensional players. they would create shots for each other and for anyone else on the team.

    that being said, it probably would never happen. they both have expiring contracts in 2010, and considering that they both will be pushing for maxed-out deals, i can’t see any team capable of resigning them, especially when you take the shrinking salary cap into consideration…. unless it’s the cavs or the heat, who have the capability of going over the cap to re-sign their own. overall, this is just an example of journalism at its worse: bored and tired, simply trying to attract traffic.

  • D-Train

    awesome non-story.

  • whipjacka

    Don’t worry about it. The story comes from Yahoo sports. And we all know how successful Yahoo has been in the past year.

  • Han Solo

    AJ…agreed….the only way it could feasibly happen is if LBJ goes to Miami or Wade comes here. Hard to see either scenario playing out, but you never lknow. I am of the opinion of many that there is only room for one true superstar on a team. What I mean by this, is that guys like MJ, Kobe, LBJ, Wade, are transcendant in each of their own ways. They also demand a high podium within their locker room and with the media, and I just couldn’t see any of the crop of current superstars sharing that podium (Wade, Bryant, LBJ, etc.). I’m not saying they are selfish, but that they just believe that they are the face/leader of their respective teams. Hard to picture any of them coexisting together. IT’s not to say that other allstars couldn’t be a part of the equation (ala Mo Williams, Bosh, Tony Parker types).

    With that being said, I think dwade’s game is too similar to Lebrons for it to even work fundamentally. If only Price/Harper/Nance were in their prime now. Seriously, could you just imagine Larry Nance playing with LBJ? He would replace both AV and Wallace combined. Ah…just crazy thoughts….But the point is that our 80′s/90′s era Cavs were all solid but we had nobody who was GREAT. (The PD recently did a decent article about those teams).

    Han

  • william

    Top 5, Wade wouldnt be the one going to Cleveland. LeBron would be the one coming to Miami