Published 11/22/2008
by Nate Powers
at Bleacher Report - NBA
During an offseason where a group of NBA professionals played for Olympic gold, a team moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City, and major names signed huge contracts with new teams, the top subject happened to be LeBron James and his contract, which is set to expire at the end of the 2010 season.
Rumors have spread that James will sign with the Knicks or possibly the Nets when he becomes a free agent. Note to the media: LeBron's a winner, the Knicks and Nets are not. Sure New York is a great city with so much to do. It's one of my favorite places to visit.
The Knicks are saying that they have the money to take LeBron away from the Cavaliers. The NBA bases its contracts on the fact that the team that owns a player can not be outbid by an opposing team.
The Knicks have that working against them and the losing seasons they have built up over the beginning of this century.
In case you were wondering, LeBron has money (Nike, Sprite, etc.).
Say LeBron stays in Cleveland, ...
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