Pleasant Valley, NY – The king has his jesters. He has his carriage. Now, all he needs is his castle.
As the 2010 NBA season comes to an end, there is one question everyone is asking: Where will LeBron James be playing next year? Will it be the Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, LA Clippers, New Jersey Nets,or my team, the New York Knicks? After seeing games five and six of the Celtics/Cavaliers series, it is clear that James will not be returning to the Cavaliers. Cleveland is just not a big enough market. It’s time for the boy from Akron to spread his wings.
In my opinion, James will comes to New York, the mecca of basketball. It’s also called “The World’s Most Famous Arena.”
Here’s Michael Wilbon (Mr. NBA) from ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption talking about James and his options,
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These are just some of the reasons why James needs to move to New York:
- Madison Square Garden is one of the busiest arenas in the world.
- According to Forbes.com last year the Knicks were worth $586 million. They were the second most valuable team in the NBA (after the LA Lakers), despite being one of the worst teams in the NBA.
- Spike Lee chilling on the sidelines.
From a basketball perspective, there are other teams with better players but the Knicks only have three under contract next season. In other words, the Knicks can build a team from scratch around James. Because of its salary cap space, the Knicks could get James and another superstar like Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosh at top dollar.
No matter where James ends up, anticipation leading up to July 1, the first day free agents can talk to teams, will be enormous.
- jon boi
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Maybe so, and maybe he takes the money and consigns himself to a career without a championship, as Patrick Ewing did. Jimmy Dolan will screw the pooch every time. They’re already saying that they can’t keep David Lee, a homegrown, luchpail player who could be beloved at the Garden, and would be an ideal forward partner for James. Tey sign James, and the nix will sign a couple of over the hill free agents to complement him. Can Spike pass him the ball?
This is a different era than when Patrick Ewing was with the Knicks. For example, Dolan is no longer “running” the team. Personnel decisions are now made by Donnie Walsh and he seems to know what he’s doing. I also don’t think they are going to make the same bad decisions they have made during the past decade, by over paying players who are injury prone or old. When King James inevitably comes to New York, Spike Lee can then make a documentary called. “LeBron Doing Work.”