It has been two full years since the talk of LeBron James leaving Cleveland for potentially greener pastures first made headlines. With the free agency deadline finally upon us, the talk has come to a head and a lot of teams are very, very nervous.
Many fans are already tired of all the discussion, and understandably so, but personally I’m fascinated by it all: the rumors, the summits and the eventual ramifications LeBron’s decision will have on the league. Don’t think this stuff is important? Bloomberg recently reported that LeBron leaving the Cavaliers could cost the franchise $250 million dollars. Hope they had fun while it lasted.
In the next few days, or weeks, we will find out what franchises will be awarded early Christmas presents named Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudemire, Carlos Boozer, David Lee, Joe Johnson and which cities will end up with nothing more than a lump of coal.
This article appears in Jun 24-30, 2010.