Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James' departure in 2010 nothing but speculation

CelticsBlog found this 7/1/2008 on www.cleveland.com [flag]

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James' departure in 2010 nothing but speculation In two years, it's a done deal: LeBron James absolutely, definitely without question will be playing for the New Jersey soon-to-be Brooklyn Nets. Gotta be, because James is big buds with Nets minor owner Jay-Z. Wait a minute, he wears a Yankees cap and once said Madison Square Garden was one of his ... [link]

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Daily Links 7/1
Published 7/1/2008 at CelticsBlog
Herald James Posey chooses free agency over C s Globe Posey is Celtics' top target MetroWest Daily Celtics: Posey opts for free agency CelticsBlog Post draft rumblings and bumblings LOY's Place Looking for a free agent point guard? NBA.com USA Basketball and Nike Announce Five-Part Documentary Series Blake's take on 2008 draft HeraldNet There's a proven fix for NBA's problem, just ask Bud Plain Dealer LeBron's departure in 2010 nothing but speculation Can Danny? Draft 2008: the Atlantic division Hartford Courant Warriors' Davis a free agent NewsOK A long hard road: Giddens has ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 7/1
Published 7/1/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
Herald James Posey chooses free agency over C’s FL's Take: Tony is a free agent, but I wouldn't rule out his returning at a lower cost make good contract. Of course, someone else may make him an offer he can't refuse in the meantime, but I think the Celtics were hesitant to give him 2.5 million at this point. ...

Let's Start Guessing Where LeBron Will Play In Two Years [Lebron James]
Published 7/1/2008 by Matt Sussman at Deadspin
... But hold on, says the Plain Dealer's Terry Pluto. Nobody can possibly figure out what will happen two completed seasons from now. There's a hint of controlled reason in his words, but ... look at the Photoshop! It shows he's clearly playing for the New York Pants. Argue that, Mr. Newspaper Man. ...

Terry Pluto Is Living In Denial Re LeBron
Published 7/2/2008 by DanShanoff.com (noreply@blogger.com) at Dan Shanoff
"Too early to talk about it?" Give me a break. What I'm wondering is: What took everyone so long? Some of us have been spouting this for years already. Here's my question: Resignation aside, why don't Cavs fans just enjoy the next two seasons? That's what Pluto should have said. (Second question: If LeBron leaves, will Cavs fans hate him?) Another: Why aren't Cavs fans more outraged that LeBron does nothing to quash the speculation (his lack of quashing a big reason that there is speculation to begin with)? Perhaps it's because they're so afraid that if they express any outrage about it, it provides him with a more convenient excuse to leave -- which he is ...

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New Jersey Has Cap Space, The Sky Is Falling: Part I

RockKing posted 6/30/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

With the story of LeBron’s “inevitable” journey to New Jersey in 2010 being such a popular story in major media outlets and blogs alike these days, we take a grim look into the eye of the beast and examine the ramifications of a LeBron James exile to Jersey. This is Part I of the “Sky Is Falling” series out of however many articles is necessary between now and D-Day...

LeBron James Is Going No Where Any Time Soon!

And One posted 7/1/2008 from www.slamdunkcentral.com

Dependant on what day of the week, and what publication, either on-line or in print will determine where the “ so called experts ” have LeBron James ending up. Last week it was New Jersey/Brooklyn as the Nets dumped an aging Richard Jefferson, in order to “ free up cap space so the Nets can go after LeBron “. Monday morning it was Miami, where Heat Team President ...

Can the New Jersey Nets just trade for LeBron already?!

Rover found this 7/1/2008 on www.clubhousecancer.com

Seriously. We have two more freakin’ years of this nonsense. LeBron James listed New York as his favorite city Monday (his hometown of Akron, Ohio came in fifth behind Washington D.C., Dallas, and Los Angeles) as he took part in a one-day USA Basketball media blitz. Dallas?? Dallas is a shithole that would be an eyesore dump in a 3 rd world nation, for christ’s sake. Double-Douchebag ...

King Of The Big Apple

Posted 7/2/2008 on SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News

Only two years remain on LeBron James’s contract with his hometown Cleveland Cavilers, and rumors are already starting to brew about the possibility of King James moving to the big apple. The Knicks...

LeBron in 2010: Knicks or Nets?

Posted 7/2/2008 on Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers

LeBron It's pretty obvious that the New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets are doing whatever they can to free up as much salary cap space as possible for 2010, when LeBron (and Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade) hits the free agent market. The Nets' draft-day trade for Yi Jianlian was seen as more than a basketball [...]

A Quick Response…

Posted 7/1/2008 on WaitingForNextYear

Well, that was a fun day. Rock’s excellent piece on LeBron James certainly stirred the pot, as evidenced by the number of comments and visitors to the site. We wanted to acknowledge a couple of things- First, thank you to our regular readers for your support and outpouring of appreciation on the piece. Next, we wanted [...]…

King James-”My Favorite Is Brooklyn”

Posted 7/1/2008 on SidelineShow.com-SportsTalk Radio

LOL. Yeah I know H30 pipe dream right? Well Danny Ferry General Manager of the Cavaliers. Have you read a recent quote from your all star player Lebron James? “My favorite borough? Brooklyn,” James said, choosing the proposed future home of the New Jersey Nets over the borough of Manhattan, where the Knicks play their home [...]

Where “Retarded Media Combined With Shallow Fans” Happens

Posted 7/1/2008 on Cavalier Attitude

You have to be laughing your ass off if you’re a Cavs fan right now. And when somebody asks you why you’re so happy when you should be upset, worried, and afraid about the future of your team, you laugh harder. If you’re one of those delusional fans who think that it’s a foregone conclusion that LeBron James is going to go play for Jay-Z and the New Jersey/Brooklyn ...

New York bound, but not for New York

Posted 7/1/2008 on With Malice...

Look… I know that the interwebby abounds with people who don’t want to believe that LeBron James is headed for the Big Apple, who will even scoff at the very notion. I’ve had friends when presented with all the information regarding why he’ll leave, and then nod knowingly, smile, and state with supreme confidence “Yeah, but he’s from ...

LeBron loves Brooklyn

Posted 7/1/2008 on InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog

New York Newsday (Ken Berger) reports: “My favorite cities are New York; Washington, D.C.; Dallas, Texas; Los Angeles, California, and Akron, Ohio,” LeBron James said, pausing only before offering his hometown of Akron, which was suggested by me. “What’s your favorite borough?” LBJ was asked. “My favorite borough?” he said, without a hint of ...

LeBron Looking To Make A Lateral Movement To New Jersey

Posted 7/1/2008 on Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball

It’s all rumors and speculation right now, but LeBron sat down in an interview and cleared the air a little on whether or not he’d join the Knicks. He didn’t rule out playing for the Knicks, not by any means. But he did say his favorite city is Brooklyn, where one New Jersey Nets team plays . “My favorite borough? Brooklyn,” James said, choosing the proposed ...

LeBron James going to New Jersey? The truth or just a “Great Lie”

Posted 6/30/2008 on Hail Mary Jane

I am going to be making more of an effort to link to great content that I come across on the net. I want Sportfiends to be a source of all great things sports and media related whether the content is produced by me or not. I think this will create a better user experience. Everyone is talking about whether or not LeBron James will be moving to a New York Market team, I.E. the Nets or the ...

I Give a Standing Ovation to WFNY

Posted 6/30/2008 on FilteringCraig

WFNY? That’s Waiting For Next Year for all you non-Cleveland sports fans out there. I have been talking about this ever since the draft and an article was written by John Hollinger proclaiming that the trade of Richard Jefferson from New Jersey was undeniable proof that LeBron James was on his way to the Nets when his contract expires in 2010. I have grown tired of the ...

The 2010 Plan

Posted 6/29/2008 on RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans

You can’t read a story about an NBA transaction without hearing what kind of impact it will have on the 2010 free agents. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade can both opt out of their deals in the summer of 2010… along with other pretty good players like Chris Bosh and Michael Redd. The free agent list in 2010 doesn’t look too bad either. While everyone is jockying for ...

Pick up the phone, Rod Thorn: It’s Wally for Wince straight up

Posted 6/28/2008 on Cavalier Attitude

I’m actually pretty alarmed that some fans were against this move considering what the Cavs were getting and what they were giving up. The New Jersey Nets were having a firesale before the draft Thursday (yeah yeah, some say it’s to prepare for 2010, but let’s hope those people get struck by a lightning bolt soon or dissolve in a hurricane and just go away). Richard ...

NBA Essentials: Draft Postmortem

Posted 6/27/2008 on FanHouse

NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day. 1. The Association : Shameless, sure, but this Brook Lopez "wired" video might be the greatest highlight from Draft night. 2. Sporting News : A nice and tidy roundup of all the draft day dealings that went down. 3. NetsDaily : Detailing the youth movement (i.e., LeBron James preparations) in New Jersey. 4. Tom Sorensen, ...

LeBron James a Net, why it can happen

Posted 6/27/2008 on NBA Obsessed - NBA Basketball News

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. LeBron James in a Cav’s uni drives on Richard Jefferson in a Net’s uni. Jefferson is now a Buck and LeBron could become a Net Image details: Cleveland Cavaliers v New Jersey Nets served by picapp.com The New Jersey Nets are starting over. Heck, they have been starting over for years. Ever since they ...

733 DAYS AND COUNTING...

Posted 6/27/2008 on Epic Carnival - Pop Culture, Sports, Celebrities, Babes, Rumors, Innuendo

by E. Spencer Kyte , Bugs and Cranks It's a great day to be a New Jersey Nets fan. Yeah, we dropped Richard Jefferson to the Bucks for on overpaid, injury-prone defensive specialist and the Chinese Andrea Bargiani, but still, it's a great, great day. In moving RJ, we moved Cap Money. Now, 733 days from now, on July 1, 2010, we'll have somewhere in the neighborhood of $22M in open ...

Bucks Trade Yi for Richard Jefferson

Posted 6/26/2008 on HoopsAvenue

According to SI, The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed in principle to trade Yi Jianlian to the New Jersey Nets for Richard Jefferson, two league sources told SI.com. It seems the Nets are absolutely making way for Lebron James when he becomes a free agent. And, Yi gets a chance to play in a big market that he really wanted to. The Bucks certainly improve, but they’ll need more than RJ to ...

NBA Draft: More Tradewinds

Posted 6/26/2008 on Intentional Foul

Yi Jianlian is preparing to trade jerseys with the guy behind him The New Jersey Nets decided they didn’t want to go through today’s NBA Draft hullabaloo without contributing to the headlines. So what did they and the Milwaukee Bucks do? They agreed to swap players — allegedly (I’m adding that in case the trade falls though). Richard Jefferson for Yi Jianlian, ...

NJ Nets Jettison Jefferson To Bucks For Jianlian

Posted 6/26/2008 on SPORTSbyBROOKS

Ian Thomsen of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED reports that the New Jersey Nets have traded Richard Jefferson to the Milwaukee Bucks . In return, the Brooklyn-bound ball club gets Yi Jianlian . As a result of the deal, the Nets won’t have to pay Jefferson $15 million in 2010 - and the freed-up salary space could help lure LeBron James to the team when the Cavs star becomes a free agent that ...

Bad News For Yi : The Chinese Food Around East Rutherford Sucks, Too

Posted 6/26/2008 on Can't Stop The Bleeding

Lousy news, potentially, for the Cavs, too, considering the mooted deal below is all about Jersey/Brooklyn acquiring expiring pacts in order to make a run at LeBron James . The Bergen Record’s Al Iannazonne is reporting the Nets are about to trade Richard Jefferson to Milwaukee in exchange for C Yi Jianlian (above) and F Bobby Simmons. The move would give the Nets flexibility in ...

Nets have new-look roster

Published 6/28/2008 on NYDailyNews.com - Basketball

While it may look as if the Nets are ready to sacrifice the next two seasons so that they can make a major run at potential free agent LeBron James in 2010 there may be some reason for whatever fans remain in New Jersey to be hopeful.