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I don't like Duhon but we desperately need guards after trading Kirk. I personally would've preferred to trade Deng instead of Hinrich.

 

We pretty much have to sign someone like Joe Johnson and invite a bunch of guards to camp because we have nobody besides Rose.

 

I'd like us to invite some of the below:

 

Ben Uzoh

Scotty Reynolds

Manny Harris

Sherron Collins

 

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QUOTE (ChWRoCk2 @ Jun 25, 2010 -> 10:49 AM)
I don't like Duhon but we desperately need guards after trading Kirk. I personally would've preferred to trade Deng instead of Hinrich.

 

We pretty much have to sign someone like Joe Johnson and invite a bunch of guards to camp because we have nobody besides Rose.

 

I'd like us to invite some of the below:

 

Ben Uzoh

Scotty Reynolds

Manny Harris

Sherron Collins

If the Bulls can manage to sign Lebron, then there's a strong possibility that Deng winds up shipped out and a guard comes back as part of the return.

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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 going to Chicago,” William Wesley tells people, “and Chris Bosh is coming, too.”
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Yahoo! Report: LeBron, His Advisors Creating NBA Chaos

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Jun 25, 2010 7:58 AM EST

 

In a revealing, scathing look at the events leading up to the so-called Summer of LeBron, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports details the chaos that members of James' inner circle are sowing over the NBA landscape.

 

Wojnarowski writes that the turmoil surrounding James' impending free agency is "the most fascinating free-for-all this sport's ever witnessed" and "the biggest farce the NBA's ever endorsed and enabled."

 

As the Bulls and Heat continue dumping salary, each team seems to be dancing to the tune of William Wesley, a close advisor to James. Wesley is telling people that James will leave Cleveland for Chicago and bring Chris Bosh with him.

 

"He's up out of there," Wesley said about Cleveland.

 

"We're going to Chicago and Chris Bosh is coming too," said Wesley.

 

The Bulls believe Wesley's statements and are preparing to bring James and Bosh into the fold.

 

"Bosh is attaching himself more to LeBron than LeBron is to him," said one official.

 

Nets' owner Mikhail Prokhorov plans to fly to Akron to meet with James as early as July 1. Prokhorov has not yet signed a new contract with Rod Thorn, whom Wojnarowski praises for his shrewd negotiating skill.

 

He writes that Thorn "turned insufferable Minnesota GM David Kahn into a basket case over the Nets threatening to draft Wesley Johnson."

 

As for the Knicks planning a day with James in Manhattan on July 1, an executive whose team is in the hunt said that James will be home that day.

 

"LeBron's taking appointments with teams in Ohio that day," the official told Wojnarowski.

 

In the meantime, it appears that the Cavaliers have little more than sentimentality left to keep James from bolting Cleveland.

 

Cavs' owner Dan Gilbert dismissed Mike Brown and Danny Ferry as he scrambles to keep Cleveland's ship afloat.

 

"The most unforgettable moment of the offseason," writes Wojnarowski, "had to be the Cavs' new GM, Chris Grant, standing there at his introductory news conference reading a list of scripted compliments about his owner that the organization laid out for him."

 

Wojnarowski believes Gilbert has contributed to an atmosphere in which James and his crew exert undue influence over NBA affairs.

 

"For so long, Gilbert enabled everything with LeBron – the bigger-than-life billboards, the full-time jobs and summer league roster spots for his buddies and the endless capitulations that contributed to his obsession with creating a culture of all him, all the time in the NBA."

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Yahoo! Report: LeBron, His Advisors Creating NBA Chaos

More Cavaliers News

 

Jun 25, 2010 7:58 AM EST

 

In a revealing, scathing look at the events leading up to the so-called Summer of LeBron, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports details the chaos that members of James' inner circle are sowing over the NBA landscape.

 

Wojnarowski writes that the turmoil surrounding James' impending free agency is "the most fascinating free-for-all this sport's ever witnessed" and "the biggest farce the NBA's ever endorsed and enabled."

 

As the Bulls and Heat continue dumping salary, each team seems to be dancing to the tune of William Wesley, a close advisor to James. Wesley is telling people that James will leave Cleveland for Chicago and bring Chris Bosh with him.

 

"He's up out of there," Wesley said about Cleveland.

 

"We're going to Chicago and Chris Bosh is coming too," said Wesley.

 

The Bulls believe Wesley's statements and are preparing to bring James and Bosh into the fold.

 

"Bosh is attaching himself more to LeBron than LeBron is to him," said one official.

 

Nets' owner Mikhail Prokhorov plans to fly to Akron to meet with James as early as July 1. Prokhorov has not yet signed a new contract with Rod Thorn, whom Wojnarowski praises for his shrewd negotiating skill.

 

He writes that Thorn "turned insufferable Minnesota GM David Kahn into a basket case over the Nets threatening to draft Wesley Johnson."

 

As for the Knicks planning a day with James in Manhattan on July 1, an executive whose team is in the hunt said that James will be home that day.

 

"LeBron's taking appointments with teams in Ohio that day," the official told Wojnarowski.

 

In the meantime, it appears that the Cavaliers have little more than sentimentality left to keep James from bolting Cleveland.

 

Cavs' owner Dan Gilbert dismissed Mike Brown and Danny Ferry as he scrambles to keep Cleveland's ship afloat.

 

"The most unforgettable moment of the offseason," writes Wojnarowski, "had to be the Cavs' new GM, Chris Grant, standing there at his introductory news conference reading a list of scripted compliments about his owner that the organization laid out for him."

 

Wojnarowski believes Gilbert has contributed to an atmosphere in which James and his crew exert undue influence over NBA affairs.

 

"For so long, Gilbert enabled everything with LeBron – the bigger-than-life billboards, the full-time jobs and summer league roster spots for his buddies and the endless capitulations that contributed to his obsession with creating a culture of all him, all the time in the NBA."

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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 25, 2010 -> 09:59 AM)
wasn't WWW saying that Calipari would be leaving Kentucky to coach Lebron? Does he always tell the truth? Could this just be a play to get some other organization to give up something?

they might have been floating that out there to see who might be interested in Calipari. They soon saw there wasnt a whole lot of interest.

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It's done. World Wide Wes isn't going to stake his reputation on nothing. The Bulls had LeBron in the bag the day they signed up Thibodeau. Now all that's left is the formality of signing the two of them come July 8th and laughing during the July 9 presser.

 

Holy f***. It's happening.

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It's done. World Wide Wes isn't going to stake his reputation on nothing. The Bulls had LeBron in the bag the day they signed up Thibodeau. Now all that's left is the formality of signing the two of them come July 8th and laughing during the July 9 presser.

 

Holy f***. It's happening.

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So, might as well go crazy here, let's assume Lebron and Bosh are coming here. What does that mean? We talking instant championship contender? A year or two to gel? Will we be able to compete with an aging Boston, or Orlando? What about the Suns/Lakers? On paper I think we'd clearly be the best, but you gotta see how they all play together (and where Paul might end up).

 

And what does this do for Rose's career? Is he going to become overshadowed and lose out on all star selections? Or will this propel him further by taking a lot of the pressure of him to carry the team?

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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 25, 2010 -> 10:32 AM)
So, might as well go crazy here, let's assume Lebron and Bosh are coming here. What does that mean? We talking instant championship contender? A year or two to gel? Will we be able to compete with an aging Boston, or Orlando? What about the Suns/Lakers? On paper I think we'd clearly be the best, but you gotta see how they all play together (and where Paul might end up).

 

And what does this do for Rose's career? Is he going to become overshadowed and lose out on all star selections? Or will this propel him further by taking a lot of the pressure of him to carry the team?

 

Dude, if LeBron and Bosh land here, this is easily the best team in the NBA...

 

Believe it or not, but Wins Above Replacement doesn't just apply in baseball, APBRmetrics has something similar.

 

Last year, LeBron was worth 26 wins. Yes, 26. To give you an idea of how good that is, Rose was worth only 5 wins. So was Joe Johnson.

 

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So, might as well go crazy here, let's assume Lebron and Bosh are coming here. What does that mean? We talking instant championship contender? A year or two to gel? Will we be able to compete with an aging Boston, or Orlando? What about the Suns/Lakers? On paper I think we'd clearly be the best, but you gotta see how they all play together (and where Paul might end up).

 

And what does this do for Rose's career? Is he going to become overshadowed and lose out on all star selections? Or will this propel him further by taking a lot of the pressure of him to carry the team?

Contender? More like championship favorite for the next 4 or 5 seasons (depending on whether Bosh will tempt Free Agency again in 2012). That starting lineup may be among the best in NBA history.

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QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 25, 2010 -> 10:29 AM)
It's done. World Wide Wes isn't going to stake his reputation on nothing. The Bulls had LeBron in the bag the day they signed up Thibodeau. Now all that's left is the formality of signing the two of them come July 8th and laughing during the July 9 presser.

 

Holy f***. It's happening.

I'm just like you in thinking that the deal is basically almost done.

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