I'm not really sure Cleveland can pull off a sign and trade plus adding a max player. Is someone going to trade for their bust #1s? They don't have a pick to throw in now, they don't have Zeller...
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Sources: Cavs pursuing Ray Allen</p>— Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chris_Broussard/statuses/486887891378122752">July 9, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
here's the deal. Clearing Jack gives CLE max cap space. Lebron can announce he's going to CLE. Then he could possibly convince MIA to take Bennett, Waiters, plus Miami's pick, etc. for him in trade. CLE then trades Jack, signs Melo or Bosh, then trades the other assets using the +$5 million rule for Lebron. Or....CLE still has birds rights on Deng. They could use Deng to execute a S&T for 2 guys and then stay above the cap and have the full MLE at their disposal. Same process works in reverse for Love. Minny could agree to trade Love Bennett, Waiters, picks. Lebron signs in CLE and then the Love trade is executed. It's all there. But I'm convinced Lebron is going to Cleveland. Too many things confirming it, including my own 2 insider sources.
I'm just really hoping Cavs go for Melo over Love, I think it'd be a mistake, so beneficial to a Houston (w/Bosh) team. So the key for that move would be for Cleveland to S&T for Lebron, but that would open up a small possibility of Bosh going there as well.
You definitely make a good point. Only thing I wanted to say that even though these guys get paid crazy amounts of money, there's no guarantee that money lasts. When Bosh retires he will most likely not have another income source for the rest of his life. I do agree with you completely though, bosh is waiting for Lebron.
I don't see a scenario where Lebron and Bosh go to Cleveland without Wiggins, Waiters, and picks going back to Miami. Miami might help Lebron, but not both Lebron and Bosh.
Yeah I don't get this attitude either. Everyone thinks that Aldridge would get a half dozen max free agent offers but for some reason Chris Bosh is Juwan Howard. All the advanced statistics show Bosh is an elite player with a low usage rate. Aldridge on the other hand is a "good" player with a very high usage rate.... all of that doesn't even take into account that Bosh is one of the top 4-5 defensive PF's in the NBA.
But would Cleveland be one of those teams? They obviously want another star alongside LeBron, but why blow max money on Bosh who isn't worth it? The only reason would be if Bosh is the only player available to them, and I don't see that being the case. The Cavs have the assets to make a serious play for Love. The Rockets on the other hand don't have any other options in terms of acquiring a star player(I don't see the T'Wolves dealing us Love given what we have to offer in return). It's Bosh or bust which is why they're willing to offer him 22 mil a year.
Wiggins isn't going anywhere. Cleveland has enough salary to execute a sign-and-trade of Lebron while signing another max free agent. And Cleveland has enough salary cap space to sign Lebron outright and then have enough salary left over to trade for Love....or another free agent. Wiggins and Kyrie are staying and playing with Lebron and whoever else he can drag to Cleveland.
What contending team, that does not already have an elite PF, could clear cap room and offer him a max contract?
I'm not an insider. That's correct. I have 2, count'em 2, insider sources. Both sources are saying Lebron to Cleveland. I trust them. Could it unravel? Yes. But it's not 90% done. It's 99% done.
