ESPN's Broussard reports Lebron to Heat
The latest and greatest "Decision" information from Chris Broussard's twitter feed:
Sources with knowledge of the situation indeed saying LeBron will join Wade and Bosh in Miami, barring a late change of heart.
ESPN's Bottom Line is also absolutely spamming the news, so it's safe to say this is a shade more reliable than OchoCinco tweet and other baseless speculation earlier today.
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who cares?
yes, Miami will be a good team, most likely, but they’ll have zero money to spend despite needing to fill out 8 or 9 more roster spots. bring it on.
by rocknrollforyoursoul on Jul 8, 2010 1:58 AM EDT reply actions
Don't be so sure of that.
They’ll need 7-8 decent players to have a rotation deep enough to withstand the usual injuries and fill the rest up with their 3 2nd rounders. They’d have an MLE and a BAE (probably), then its 5-6 vet min players. That usually for older guys hanging around and other vets who weren’t that good to begin with. Chalmers is no starter so they a 1 and 5 to start and then 2-5 for backups. And they’ll be competing against a lot of teams offering more $ including some other contenders like the Cs.
Individuals Win Games, Teams Win Titles
No MLE for Miami
And I dont think they get the BAE either. You have to be over the cap to get those and they are currently well Under the cap. So if they do get LBJ….it’s minimum contracts for this year or signing their Bird rights’ players. Next year they would get the MLE & BAE but we’ll be in the middle of a lock out and all that could change.
They won't be under the cap for much longer
Individuals Win Games, Teams Win Titles
NO..NO..NO!!
I do NOT want to help Miami get any extra money under the cap to sign a player that will help them. The other 29 teams should just refuse to trade for Beasley in protest.
i dont believe this rumor
because think of what it would mean for a second. It would mean that Lebron needed not ONE allstar companion to make it to the promise land but TWO allstars in their PRIME. His ego cant stomach that, i find this very unlikely as it would cement him behind Kobe and Jordan, for Bron Bron its not about money and its not about championships its about his “Legacy” and sharing it with two other STARS seems very suspect to me.
its guna get tarnished jason
i rlly think its official tune into espnradio.com but WOW! im in shock right now ;ebron sold himself short for rings i guess he never had the “it” factor kobe and jordan had after all
Come on
You don’t take Bosh over Lebron. At best, Bosh is Lebron and D-Wade’s Pippen.
Now, on that note, D-Wade is a different story, and it’s clear he’ll be considered the man by Heat fans in Miami and maybe even the other players in the locker room, even if the rest of the nation may or may not feel that way.
well this beats the Malone/Payton signing
…remember when the Lakers tried piecing together an all NBA squad? This has a much greater shot at success mind you but im still very cynical that this will happen.
It will ruin the league for the next 6 years
by Scal4theallstargame on Jul 8, 2010 2:32 AM EDT reply actions
that's exactly what I was thinking
If we are not going to win it, then as long as the lakers don’t win it then I’m happy. This should end Kobe’s title run. If we can make sure the lakers don’t three-peat this year and tie our 17 titles, and kobe doesn’t tie jordan’s six, then were ok.
no the 2 year lockout starting next year will do a good job with that, Miami will go bankrupt after the lockout after spending all this obnoxious money and Brony Fraud will be out of a job
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by Nick Sannicandro on Jul 8, 2010 7:18 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess there's still only one basketball...
But, still. Defending all three of those guys at once sounds like a nightmare. How much depth will they really need? Not to overreact, but maybe this offseason was a good time for the C’s to tear down the team and start over.
How long will it take everyone on the roster to figure out Wade is the real star of this team? He has that relentless winning gene—he killed himself trying to beat us in the first round—and of those three he thrives the most with the ball in his hands. Does James understand all that? Eric Spoelstra seems like a nice coach and all but doesn’t Pat Riley have to come coach this thing?
I hate to root for infighting… but I’m rooting for infighting. As Jason M reminds us, it worked in 2004.
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BRING IT LETS GO DOWN LIKE CELTICS IS WE DO GO DOWN ! LETS NOT GO OUT WITHOUT A FIGHT THE EAST RUNS THROUGH BOSTON THEM MIAMI SKEETS GUNA HAVE TO KILL US DAWG! LETS BRING IN SOME OFFENSIVE GUYS ! CUZ LORD KNOWS THERE BENCH IS GUNA SUCK LEBRON YOU SOLD YOUR LEGACY AWAY I HOPE HE KNOWS THAT I SAY WE LETS PROOVE A TRUE TEAM CAN PUMP OUTSTANDING TALENT
1,2,3 UBUNTU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this league is a travesty
i kind of knew it already. it’s difficult for any fan to reallly cheer for his team when something like this happens. the inmates are running the asylum. the NBA as of today is just one crazy place. if true, lebron james will be the subject of the most derogatory sports essays ever. if true, he deserts his own people in ohio. he deserves the worst in life and not the best if this is his chacter. he is now the largest object of hate on the planet of sports celebrities.
Deserts his own people?
Buddy, it’s one thing if you hate the one-hour special about him, cause that’s over the top for SURE. Still, that doesn’t chnage the fact that he’s not winning a championship with what’s up in Cleveland. No stars wanted to come with him. Boozer’s in Chicago, alongside Rose and Noah. New York has Amare. Miami, of course, has D-Wade and Bosh, and we know that Bosh turned down Cleveland. If I’m a Cavs fan, I gave up on Lebron staying then.
If Lebron really wants to win a ring, even if that means teaming up with D-Wade and Bosh in Miami, he’s not going back to Cleveland, especially if you believe the report that he worries about if he goes back to Cleveland, he could end up being “31 years old, with bad knees, and no title.” If that report’s true, you basically got Lebron’s opinion on Cleveland’s roster.
I dunno, when you think of it like that, saying he “deserted” anyone is putting it a little thickly.
LBJ...
your logical choice is NYK
Nets,Cavs, and Clippers does not have strong enough supporting cast
Bulls has a MJ statue outside the arena
If you go to Heat guess what… Wade will always has one more than you, and it’ll be “LBJ join Wade so he can win rings” for the rest of your life
I’m not a NYK fan, I can care less about NY. But it make sense for LBJ. Go there win a couple rings after 2013 ( Because ‘11,’12 are going to Boston ,baby !) You will have your own statue outside the most famous arena.
Makes too much sense not to go there.
i mean...
makes too much sense to go there !
Agree with Falcon J on NYK
I’m certainly not a Knick fan, but if I were Lebron, I’d go there for by far the most money (endorsements) and getting the most publicity from the New York press. (who ever reads the Miami paper). As someone said, ’there’s only one ball’, let Lebron shoot all he wants, let Bosh shoot when Lebron is on the bench ……but don’t let Wade shoot, he’s a killer. BTW, I’ve only seen Bosh play a few games on TV, and perhaps they were his ‘bad days’, but I really wasn’t all that impressed. And his numbers mean nada, especially when a guy is playing on a bad team (lots of garbage time and SOMEONE has to get lots of shots).
On the other side of the of the coin, I’d go to Miami because of no income tax, year round warm weather and testosterone needs.
If it sounds too good to be true
there is allot of room for something like this to go bad quick. if they are all playing together
YEAH GREAT ANOTHER BIG THREE IS FORMED
Can he make this move any more dramatic? I’m getting really, really tired of hearing/reading LeBron everywhere.
Irresponsible I stand...
Ughh! Can you say "death of the rest of the NBA".
I know, this sounds like an overreaction. Chemistry could be an issue, but I doubt it. If these three really want to play together, don’t you think they talked about this 1st?
I guess the only good thing that can come from this is the Lakers won’t be winning any more titles, as no one will be for a while.
by KG's Knee on Jul 8, 2010 4:34 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
i don't want the fakers to get banner 17
our team do not have a good center yet. if this big 3 of miami will mean a stop to the 3-peat of the fakers, i would still be happy. it’s still vengeance for me.
i wouldn't believe it till lebron announces it!
its just not in lebron to play second fiddle to wade, and this would hurt what Bosh said all along that he also wants to be the man..well with bron and Wade, bosh would be rendered a third fiddle… I don’t believe this for a second…Its just a smokescreen IMO and still think Bron joins Amare in NY..there isn’t any doubt in my mind the king still wants to reign and not share the limelight with Wade…in their ealy thirties I can see them form but not when theyre on their peak!!
"No I’m not KG. Not at all, but I’m Big Baby Glen Davis from LSU, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I’m not the Big Ticket. I’m the Ticket Stub. Don’t count the Ticket Stub out. You might need the ticket to get in the game, but you leave with the ticket stub, because you’ll never forget this game."
by bopna on Jul 8, 2010 5:27 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
To all of you trashing Lebron...
over this rumor – you really just sound like jealous homers. That might be a bit harsh, but seriously, for 3 superstars to take less money to play with their friends and a real chance to WIN is admirable. The reason why superstars don’t do this more often is because of money. This whole nonsense about him not having the killer instinct of Jordan or Kobe is ridiculous. Did Kobe demand that the Gasol trade be shot down because they were giving up nothing in return? Yeah right. He wanted to win and so does Lebron. Sold himself short for rings? I’ve never heard that comment at any time in any sport. It’s all about winning isn’t it? Lebron just watched Kobe shoot 6-24 in the finals and did he garner any criticism? NO – in fact, he was named MVP. Why didn’t it matter? Because they won. Compare that to the constant heat Lebron took after his poor Game 5 vs the C’s: Bloggers, ESPN personalities, newspapers – constant criticism at every turn.
KG was 10x the player in Minnesota (admitted exaggeration) but did he sell himself short by joining two hall of famers? Remember, we tried to get a 4th the same year (Reggie Miller). KG himself admitted that he waited too long and that he wished he would have moved on earlier. Yes, I’ve been a die-hard, nothing-but-Celtics fan my entire life. Yes, I can’t stand Lebron and his prima donna ways, but YES – you naysayers are haters. Nothing more, nothing less.
So why take the time to defend this? They haven’t won anything. We have a proven, cohesive team. You can go ahead and sign over the next 5 ships over to Lebron, but be reminded that you are again joining the crowd. ESPN has been doing that for the last 2 years anyway.
ESPN is the worst
I can’t think of anyway ESPN could be become a worse sports network. Aren’t they now owned by the lacy pants boys at Disney?
Barkley should follow James
and try to get his elusive ring.
Our chance of coming out of the East
James joining Wade and Bosh in Miami will mean a serious blow to our chance of winning next season. If we can’t win, then maybe we should start rebuilding instead of keeping the core together. Did the Celtics jump the gun in reaching deals with PP and Ray?
This may not be the end for us
Our window of opportunity is 1, maybe, 2 years. After that we will be in rebuilding mode. It is entirely possible that it may take Miami a year or 2 to assemble a team around their 3 super-stars. This seems to allow us 1 last chance to win with this group. Maybe.
The Beasts of the East
The Celtics, Magic, Heat, Bulls, and Hawks are going to be good teams this season. It’s going to be a competitive, tough season.
id put the bucks ahead of the hawks.
they were playing great last year and at one point i was scared we’d get them in the playoffs.
they added larry sanders(sigh), drew gooden, corey maggette and kept john salmons, they will only improve.
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
im gonna be all up on you like a spider monkey!
"…traded as many times this summer as a bad hooker’s phone number at a Vegas convention of Proctologists ."
by remembering9ergods on Jul 8, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I still don’t think this is happening, but say it does, it would have been a good season to still have Tibs.
Now, all of a sudden, the Avery Bradley pick makes a ton of sense. Resign Tony Allen and I think we can still match up with them defensively. And that team will wear down when Lebron, Bosh and Wade are expected to play 45 min a game.
Absolute best scenario for the rest of the league.
No way those egos coexist.
Broussard
The way ESPN is reporting it on the Bottom Line makes it seem like a done deal. After watching Broussard actually explain it himself, he said that it’s far from a done deal and Miami is merely the favorite.
Agreed on the last sentence....
But him simply being the favorite is ten times more different from a few days ago. It seemed like the Bulls too, when you considered D-Wade possibly going to Chicago to be closer to his ex-wife and kids because of that dispute, and thus Lebron following.
How does LeBron/D-Wade actually work on the court?
I feel like this is a minor detail that no one has addressed: how do these two guys actualy play together on the court? KG/PP/Ray worked because you had three guys who play very different and complementary games. LBJ and D-Wade’s listed positions are different, but they play essentially the same role on the court. Any ideas as to how this actually works? Is there any precedent for two guys who play such a similar game teaming up like this (All Star Games aside…). And who gets the last shot in close games.
Maybe I’m being dense and of you put two players of that caliber on the floor it just works out. But this isn’t street ball – you’ve got to have all five positions working together of you’re going to pick up your rings, no?
by GreenInNYC on Jul 8, 2010 9:20 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
how doesn't it work?
they all played pretty darn well together for the US team. they’ve played in a bunch of all star games together. what is so difficult about them playing together? i think you are in denial or something.
But with the cap issues
they won’t have all-stars around them. It’s going to be Wade/Bosh/LBJ and a bunch of players who couldn’t make the second squad at Miami-Dade Community College.
Is D-Wade’s lone jumper enough to spread the floor and keep their big three from getting in each other’s ways? And Wade and LeBron are great individual defenders, but as a team there’s the potential for lots of defensive liabilities.
Listen – the prospect of those three guys on the floor together is crazy scary. But impossible to stop as a team? I’ll believe it when I see it.
Yes but...
If Wade can single handedly drag his team to a win, and Bosh can singlehandedly drag his team to a win, and Lebron can do the same… Wouldn’t that mean that together with their superb passing skills and outside shooting/lane driving they should be able to win any game they all 3 set their hearts on. I would think so. You can’t double team all 3 of them.
by kershaw_equals_stud on Jul 8, 2010 9:29 AM EDT reply actions
Pack the paint
and make them shoot jumpers. They don’t have any real shooting threats to stretch the floor. Rebound all the bricks LBJ throws up and your fine. Then attack them in the paint at the other end….is Bosh really that scary on that end?
Wade is the best defender of the three....
Bosh is like A’Mare…. weak defender.
Less than 12 hours remaining
It wouldn’t surprise me if this leak was an intentional misdirection – but I will say that LeBron playing point forward is the likely scenario, so they just need someone to defend PGs and they’re set – as much as can be with no bench or centers whatsoever
by nba is the worst on Jul 8, 2010 9:51 AM EDT reply actions
One good thing....
Maybe now the refs won’t let LBJ get every call as he bulls his way to the rim…..
…oh, and to be forever remembered as a role player on Wade’s team? That’s rich.
INT. CORNER BAR – NIGHT
CELTIC FAN and LAKER FAN watch ESPN on television. They share a pitcher of beer.
CELTIC FAN
Can you believe these contracts this year?
LAKER FAN
Oh man, to owe Joe Johnson twenty million
dollars when he is thirty-four years old?
CELTIC FAN
Some of these contracts are going to kill teams
going forward. I mean some teams are going
to have their hands tied until 2014.
LAKER FAN
Caron Butler? You see that contract?
Celtic Fan and Laker Fan laugh heartily. Beer shoots through Laker Fan’s nose.
LAKER FAN (CONT’D)
It’ll still come down to us two, you know.
CELTIC FAN
You got that right.
LAKER FAN
Ain’t nothin` changing that.
They nod their heads as they wait for something intelligent to come from the mouths of the ESPN broadcasters. They will have to wait a long time.
CELTIC FAN
I can’t take no more of this.
LAKER FAN
Word.
WAITRESS comes to their table.
WAITRESS
You guys need a refill?
CELTIC FAN
I don’t know this asshole.
LAKER FAN
We ain’t friends.
Waitress leaves.
CELTIC FAN
See you in june, bud.
LAKER FAN
Wouldn’t have it any other way.
They look around the bar to make sure no one is looking and give each other a hug.
FADE OUT
by Ivabign on Jul 8, 2010 10:31 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Love the ending
I don’t know this guy we ain’t friends lol. Gave u a Rec.
Only thing is tho… Lakers coast to the finals this year. We’d have to go through this “superteam” (which I think is possible btw).
Hmmm
In this DimeMag interview, 3/5 experts agree it’s the Knicks:
McCallum: Yeah, just based on him making all of these plans and stuff. I mean ESPNU called me about announcing on the network, and I knew well before I was set to announce.
Smith: Definitely.
So where is LeBron headed?
Irving: I’m gonna say New York.
Selby: I’m gonna say either Chicago or Miami because he wants to win and that gives him the best chance to do so.
Harrow: New York. Great environment and he’s got Amar’e Stoudemire there now.
McCallum: Well, I remember LeBron said once before that he wanted to change his number from 23 out of respect for Michael Jordan. See that makes me think he may have known something beforehand and that means it’s Chicago. But my guess is Cleveland. I think he’s going to stay home.
Smith: The Knicks. He wants to win a championship and that’s one of the best places to do that.
(yes, I feel like a Trident commercial)
However, we won’t know until he says so. So I’ll be watching the live stream:
http://www.msg.com/our-teams/knicks/press-conference-live-stream-1.45975
by Alexandru Romasin on Jul 8, 2010 11:55 AM EDT reply actions
idk how i feel about lebron
If he decides too play with d.wade an chris bosh then there’s no denying it that that team will win. But I don’t like the fact that’s he’s going too be playing with 2 superstars! He’s better then that. Id rather see him go to the knicks or bulls.
by IneedTheTruth on Jul 8, 2010 12:06 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Better than that?
No, he’s not. He’s only gotten to the NBA Finals once (and swept) as the #1 guy. He’s not better than “that”. And him going to the Heat would prove he knows that.
again
damn good 3, it will be nearly impossible to stop all 3. however, who else dot ehy have?
if they do a sign and trade for bosh they lose beasley at the very least. now if all 3 guys take $2-3m less they could add another decent player and maybe they are a greta team but unlikely.
jason williams is said to be signing with them so thats a start but who plays center? who’s the bench going to consist off? they will need a bench to stay healthy, to win in the playoffs.
they have no MLE, maybe the LLE but what will that get them?
i think they blew it myself. two of them on the bulls and they are in the finals. in miami, they are good but lack to many pieces
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
im gonna be all up on you like a spider monkey!
"…traded as many times this summer as a bad hooker’s phone number at a Vegas convention of Proctologists ."
by remembering9ergods on Jul 8, 2010 12:14 PM EDT reply actions
i guess raja bell wants to play for them too
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
im gonna be all up on you like a spider monkey!
"…traded as many times this summer as a bad hooker’s phone number at a Vegas convention of Proctologists ."
by remembering9ergods on Jul 8, 2010 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
but..
Don’t you think he would be able to win championships with chicago or even new york. Then he wouldn’t have too share his team with d.wade if that’s what he’s worried about. But on the other hand I agree he does need help and obviously the heat have that. Even though they only have like 4 people under contract
by IneedTheTruth on Jul 8, 2010 12:18 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
so miami signs a version of the big 3. so wade is ray. (wade doesnt shoot like ray) lebron is pierce. bosh is kg (except bosh barely plays d)… does that mean pittman is perk? lets see bosh or pittman play howard 1 vs 1!! and chalmers is rondo? ok, chalmers doesnt have multiple triple doubles, an all star game, and the rebounding and passing ability of rondo. benches will be league minimum guys and beasley. vs o’neal, TA, bradley, davis. coaches will be doc vs eric s..oh sorry eric your boss only wants to coach teams that have good players so it will be a short season for you, pat riley makes his return. i really hate pat riley. either coach or be a gm. dont gut a team and gm. then get good players and want to coach, your over rated, doc and phil are better then you!!!!
miami should have stopped at wade and bosh. spent some money on a bench.
from what im hearing
jason williams will sign with them and raja bell wants too. doubt bell takes the min but if he does thats a few more decent pieces but still not enough IMO.
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
im gonna be all up on you like a spider monkey!
"…traded as many times this summer as a bad hooker’s phone number at a Vegas convention of Proctologists ."
by remembering9ergods on Jul 8, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, bell has lost steps since he was in phx. i dont think he could play D at a high level anymore. he’s a good 10th-9th person on the bench but not a 6th man (first guard off the bench) williams struggled versus rondo and nat in the playoffs. so i’m alright with that move as well. plus they need a big to let bosh rest, and play minuetes for pittman at center.
hoopshype reporting a purposed 3 way deal with heat, rockets, bobcats
bobcats: jared jefferies and michael beasley
rockets: tyson chandler
heat: ???
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
im gonna be all up on you like a spider monkey!
"…traded as many times this summer as a bad hooker’s phone number at a Vegas convention of Proctologists ."
by remembering9ergods on Jul 8, 2010 3:35 PM EDT reply actions
if i was
a celtics fan i wouild worry about age and peaking
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shuttlesworth is back .
the band is back together now lets go get #18 that the fakers stole from us..
lohaus #54
If I were Lwbron I go to NY
I Miami has 2 Max And NY 2 with Lebron they have Lee to trade and can sign M. Miller.
And maybe next year Carmelo. I stay in NY
James in Miami
I dont believe in the highp about lebron james because he is all about me,me,me and now the spot light is not on him any more now he has to focus on playing as a team and not holding on to the ball as much. Now that he has two realy good players as teamates, he will lose points every game then when he was in cleveland. When he was in cleveland he had 27.5 points per game, for some teams that is wht three players make on their team. Also i believe that the new qoute on qoute big three will win their first year because bosh is not a player that has realy big games, only wade and james have big games and he has played in canada his whole caree. Wade has to play like he did when he had Shaq played there. A KEY player for a victory to have any chance at a ring





























