Bill Simmons @BillSimmons I hope LeBron goes back to Cleveland, but that reported 3-teamer happened today only b/c Boston was about to lose that big trade exception.

Bill Simmons @BillSimmons Cleveland cleared those salaries b/c it didn't cost them much, it cleared cap and kept them alive for LeBron if that ever heats up.

Bill Simmons @BillSimmons Brooklyn needed to replace Livingston (with Jack). And Boston wanted another big expiring deal because they're still chasing Kevin Love.

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA LeBron James and agent meeting w/. Heat will include Pat Riley and assistant GM Andy Ellsburg, the salary cap expert, source tells Yahoo.

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA Miami isn't treating today like some kind of Armageddon w/ James, just normal planning meeting to show financial way team's back together.

James would sell a TON of jerseys and merch if he returned to Cleveland. Win a title in that state and he could be the governor.

This is stupid as ****. So the Nets and Boston did the deal because they could benefit from it? WHOA! SHOCKING!

Shits going down around 5pm

I'M SO EXCITED FOR THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS FANS. LBJ IS COMING HOME!


LMAO

link?

So.....when's the first game???

Guess there's pics floating around of 3 18 wheelers in front of Lebrons house in Miami.

I was actually a 5 year around $10mil deal.

link?

Auto transport trucks just taking his cars to his summer home.

Moving trucks woooooooooo

PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN!

Then why is the 458 on a flatbed?

They are exotic car import trucks.

I want to hijack that car on the flatbed.

So what's the point of the moving trucks?

Carmelo staying in NY. According to teams mobile feed.

Not surprising but dumb unless NY can add some more players.

...So why is the 458 Italia on a flat bed instead of in the trailers?

Adrian Wojnarowski ✔ @WojYahooNBA Follow Within Anthony's circle, belief's been this, sources tell Y: Get NY's $129M now, figure out destination later. You can always get a trade.


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Several days ago -- and maybe it's changed since but... -- 'Melo hadn't even been able to reach LeBron James, sources tell Yahoo.

That one is being repo'd.

yeah I know, lol

Sorry I meant to respond to your post. It was talked about yesterday he was going to get close to what Lilliard got. Still $50 million is pretty good

Wow. **** him.

Carmelo may not be King James, but he's definitely King Troll. I would never stop laughing.

10 mill total, not per year.

wow I was really off.

Lol.

Spurs keep rolling on. Popovich signs contract extension will coach 4-5 more years

@WojYahooNBA: Cavaliers are pursuing a Kevin Love trade with Minnesota, contingent on the signing of LeBron James. Part of that trade is Wiggins going to MIN.

LeBron would be foolish not to go to the Cavs

Wiggs would go to MIN. Ugh.

If it meant getting Lebron, I'd say buhbye Wiggins.

Love James Irving. That would be a nice trio.

Wiggins would be amazing in that offense and close to Canada.

I know. I just wanna see Wiggs on a good team being a KU guy. Yeah this would be the best thing to happen to Cleveland since Drew Carey's show got cancelled.

That would be pretty awesome.

Send Wiggins and keep Waiters... that does not seem smart at all.

Waiters is worth way more to Minnesota than to Cleveland, where he can't co-exist with Kyrie.

Why would Minnesota care if players coexist in Cleveland or not? They want the best player possible, and Wiggins is much better than Waiters.

maybe he is maybe he isn't. We don't know yet. Waiters averages 16 points a game already in the NBA and would be even better as the #1 option.

And it's not a matter of Minnesota caring whether or not he coexists in Cleveland. It's about Cleveland caring.

So you would take Waiters over Wiggins right now?

And Minnesota STILL wants the best players possible in return. And that player is Wiggins.

That was once true. But after we fired our GM the new one sat both down together and they finished the season on great terms with each other.

I really don't want to lose Wiggins though, I feel like we can swing a trade without him. I feel like there has to be more to it then just Love for Wiggins straight up though.. Love is walking from Minnesota reguardless after this season.

That's all fine and dandy, but the power position is fluid right now. Minnesota doesn't want to lose Love for nothing, but there's no way they can demand Wiggins before Lebron signs. And there's no way you give up Wiggins before Lebron signs.

Minnesota holds the cards here; they don't have to do anything. I'm betting the price starts as wiggins and waiters and goes from there.

That's the same GM that A) didn't draft waiters, B) drafted Wiggins, C) said Wiggins is a SG.

I'm simply saying the Cavs need to stick to their guns and say they won't give up Wiggins in the trade for Love. They can stand pat, sign Lebron, and get Kevin Love next offseason for free.

Yeah, no. Loves got 1 year left and then he's gone.

I see it the complete opposite way. They either take whatever they can get or lose Love to free agency and are just shit out of luck.

Ho badly does Cleveland want to make Lebron happy?

How badly does Minnesota want to get something in return for their all-star player?

The fact is, this is one of the more interesting negotiations you could fathom. There are so many things in play here, not the least of which is FOUR DIFFERENT first overall Cleveland picks.

Bad blood.
Best Prospect since Lebron.
Actual Lebron.
Three different Canadian players!
Underachieving Bennet
Miami's pitch.
Positional redundancy between Waiters/Wiggins/Bennett/Lebron
Minnesota needing to get SOME value for Love.
Love willing to sign extension with Cleveland if Lebron is there.
Will Lebron go there without Love?
Will Lebron go there without love?
Can love exist between Gilbert and Lebron?
Can love exist in space?
Can anyone hear you scream in space?
Will Lebron and Love star in Space Jam 2?

THe difference is Minnesota doesn't have to deal him today. They control the timeline through the trading deadline. You think cleveland wants to wait?

I doubt they'll have trouble finding suitors.

Lolol Minnesota doesn't hold the cards. Cleveland could easily pass on him and just sign him a year later. No way should they give up Wiggins, sure as hell not Wiggins AND Waiters.

Umm... Cleveland is hardly the only team interested in Love. Boston wants him badly. Cleveland's only upperhand is offering Wiggins.

Also, they are saying James has made up his mind now. And I feel good since that was reported right before he went into the meeting with Riley.

Exactly. Cleveland needs to make this trade now more than Minnesota does.
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Love may not sign an extension with Boston. He already said he will if Cleveland gets Lebron. So they have the upper hand in landing him.
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And Minn can trade him to any other team just as easily. They can trade him anytime from now till halfway through the season, they have plenty of time to stall. The onus is on Cleveland to get the deal done.
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Or, Minnesota waits to see who needs a pf next season. I'd love to see love in Cleveland next season, but they'll have to pay to get him.

To be honest, though, I doubt Minnesota wants waiters.

Trade him all they want. That doesn't effect his contract and he wants to play with LeBron.

I'm 100% sure Cleveland isn't the only team he'd sign an extension with. Minn wont have any problem finding a team to trade for him. Like I said, they can wait until the all star game if need be. Its up to other teams to impress them with offers.
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Jeezus **** Rusts homerism is infinite

Just **** off. You're a dick shitting moron

Boston is the other team trying to get him. He's not signing an extension there.

The problem is that Love will still only be under contract to that team for ONE YEAR. Without a guarantee he will sign an extension, no one will give up the farm for Love. If Cleveland signs Lebron, Minnesota can trade Love wherever they want. He'll just leave that team next year and go play with Lebron.

So... once again... Minnesota does not hold all the cards.

Thanks for the insider tip.

Lol yeah that's what I heard when I said Cleveland was gettin LeBron back. Seems 100x more likely now than you thought then huh? It's so funny I always get all this crap for saying stuff, and months later I'm always right. But no one wants to give credit where credit is due. Just continue listening to what the media tells you.

How is this impossible for you to understand? No one is trading for Love unless they are absolutely sure they can get him signed to an extension. The only way for Cleveland to be sure of that is to sign Lebron.

If they sign Lebron before getting Love, then they don't need to trade for him. He will sign next offseason.

I know you're a Minnesota homer, but surely you have to be able to see this SOMEWHAT objectively? Like... I can accept that Wiggins will probably be dealt for Love. It makes me sad, but it's a likely scenario.

I'm simply saying the Cavs shouldn't budge on that and if I were in charge, we wouldn't.

Where did you hear that?

http://espn.go.com/boston/story/_/id...-far-slam-dunk

They don't understand common sense.

Interesting. But isn't Rondo someone they've been trying to trade? Who are they giving up to get Love then?

Well considering Wiggins had already been linked to the deal, it seems you are talking out of your ass.

Wait, so you think Boston is the only other team wanting to trade for Kevin Love?

He was linked by a Cleveland radio DJ. If ****ing Kevin Keitzman said Eric Berry was gonna be traded... you listening to that?

:facepalm: I've already acknowledged the contract issue.

But as of now, Minnesota CAN hold Love for as long as it takes to get a good offer. They aren't in any rush to find one because until the All Star break, they dont NEED to do anything. Teams aren't going to stop calling for him. And I bet there is more than one team that he would be willing to sign an extension with. Minnesota holds more cards than Cleveland right now.

Rondo is in a similar situation to Love, in that his deal is coming up. The thought is that the Celtics are trying to pair Rondo and Love (or find another top player off the radar). If that fails, the thought is that they'll look to move Rondo and get something for him rather than losing him for nothing.


They've got a boatload of 1st round picks, as well as their young players.

Every team wants to sign LeBron too, that doesn't mean they can.

So you think Love, the guy who has been asking to be traded for the past year is only interested in one team?

Seriously?