If you're LeBron... Where do you go to win

LaLover11 · Post #1 » by **LaLover11** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:31 am

Which team would you choose being a unrestricted free agent this upcoming season?

Let's keep this on topic and hear some good opinions

I believe he should close out his career in Miami
Spo and LeBron can reunite and try winning together again

Gregoire · Post #2 » by **Gregoire** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:37 am

Retire

1993Playoffs · Post #3 » by **1993Playoffs** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:44 am

Nowhere, retire and quit ring chasing

mg · Post #4 » by mg » Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:51 am

Lebron's wife hated Miami. It's not happening. He's retiring in LA. His business interests are centered in LA. Either the Lakers trade their assets this offseason to give him another chance at a title or they coast on his brand thru a retirement tour which would also be a huge disservice to AD. Lebron is not leaving LA and has already made it clear he wants to retire a Laker. He's certainly not signing a vet min to ring chase.

Jerry Maine · Post #5 » by **Jerry Maine** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:52 am

Chyna

76thBearCub · Post #6 » by **76thBearCub** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:55 am

mg wrote:Lebron's wife hated Miami. It's not happening. He's retiring in LA. His business interests are centered in LA. Either the Lakers trade their assets this offseason to give him another chance at a title or they coast on his brand thru a retirement tour which would also be a huge disservice to AD. Lebron is not leaving LA and has already made it clear he wants to retire a Laker. He's certainly not signing a vet min to ring chase.

He really doesn't have a shot at another ring even if it Lakers trade all their mid assets. But it can keep some of you eating up the content another year or 2 I guess

Manimal · Post #7 » by **Manimal** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:03 am

He could take the minimum somewhere to ring chase, but it wouldn't be a good look and probably be more of a negative on his legacy than anything. Maybe if he re-signs in LA for the minimum, and they have enough cap space to sign a couple more guys, they might be able to seriously compete next season. That said, I think if he gets swept by Denver again it'll give him a great out to leave and go wherever Bronny ends up. And maybe if that ends up being a really good team, him signing there for the minimum wouldn't be looked at as negatively as it would be if he was just pure ring chasing.

Post #8 » by **zimpy27** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:08 am

OKC

Would fit right in to that team

SGA, Dort, Jalen, LeBron, Chet

Cason, Joe, Giddey, Kenrich, backup C

One_and_Done · Post #9 » by **One_and_Done** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:18 am

Nowhere. He's 39. It's ok for him to play out the string in LA, where he wants to live, and ride into the sunset.

JackZZ · Post #10 » by **JackZZ** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:18 am

Go to whichever team that willing to sign his son and proceed with drama ending career tour while dragging his son along for the nepotism.

Post #11 » by **THE J0KER** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:20 am

James is still playing like a TOP15 player and has a TOP10 teammate already (AD) while Reaves is a perfect starter for a winning team according to his team-friendly contract and two-way value on the court. What the Lakers need is a better coach and not an All-Star but a true TOP50 player (which Russel is not) and one defensive specialist. When the Lakers won the ring last time they had a bunch of defensively useful players around LBJ-AD (KCP, Caruso, Danny Green, Howard, McGee, Rondo), and their bench was PPG #11 in the league, not #28 like in the current regular season.

So 2024-25 fixed LA Lakers can be the winning option, but in 2025-26 AD turning into supermax will be harder unless James gives up from the max contract playing just for the ring.

The other option is "Legacy" scenarios which I think include a comeback in the East in Cleveland or even Miami, and these teams have Mobley and Herro with trade value to get more useful pieces adopted to LBJ's new presence.

Raps in 4 · Post #12 » by **Raps in 4** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:22 am

Warriors. He can invite KD to join him. They can ruin the NBA one last time before retiring.

dk1115 · Post #13 » by **dk1115** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:22 am

Wherever KD is, he should go.

ShootersShoot · Post #14 » by **ShootersShoot** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:30 am

One last stint in cleveland would be fun..

Allen
Mobley
Bron
Dmitch
Garland

XtremeDunkz · Post #15 » by **XtremeDunkz** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:34 am

Philly. Come join Embiid and Maxey. He's gotta be better than Tobias

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Deshaun Taden · Post #16 » by **Deshaun Taden** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:43 am

GSW.

With Curry and CP3, one last hurrah, try to get CP3 a ring, with all of them riding off into the sunset whether they get it or not. It would then mark the end of an era. It's probably the one semi-realistic shot at a ring that people won't complain about either or tarnish his legacy.

Manimal · Post #17 » by **Manimal** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:44 am

XtremeDunkz wrote:Philly. Come join Embiid and Maxey. He's gotta be better than Tobias

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Even LeBron has some standards.

Dan Verze · Post #18 » by **Dan Verze** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:53 am

Manimal wrote:
XtremeDunkz wrote:Philly. Come join Embiid and Maxey. He's gotta be better than Tobias

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Even LeBron has some standards.

Why. Makes some sense.

Especially if PHI drafts Bronny. LeBron signs, too. And maybe PHI trades Maxey for KD.

Post #19 » by **zimpy27** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:55 am

THE J0KER wrote:James is still playing like a TOP15 player and has a TOP10 teammate already (AD) while Reaves is a perfect starter for a winning team according to his team-friendly contract and two-way value on the court. What the Lakers need is a better coach and not an All-Star but a true TOP50 player (which Russel is not) and one defensive specialist. When the Lakers won the ring last time they had a bunch of defensively useful players around LBJ-AD (KCP, Caruso, Danny Green, Howard, McGee, Rondo), and their bench was PPG #11 in the league, not #28 like in the current regular season.

So 2024-25 fixed LA Lakers can be the winning option, but in 2025-26 AD turning into supermax will be harder unless James gives up from the max contract playing just for the ring.

The other option is "Legacy" scenarios which I think include a comeback in the East in Cleveland or even Miami, and these teams have Mobley and Herro with trade value to get more useful pieces adopted to LBJ's new presence.

It is possible to build around LeBron and Davis but Pelinka isn't the guy to do it..

The coach hire and talent acquisition has been bad. Drafting and stars coming to LA have been the strength of Lakers.

durden_tyler · Post #20 » by **durden_tyler** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:58 am

Manimal wrote:He could take the minimum somewhere to ring chase, but it wouldn't be a good look and probably be more of a negative on his legacy than anything. Maybe if he re-signs in LA for the minimum, and they have enough cap space to sign a couple more guys, they might be able to seriously compete next season. That said, I think if he gets swept by Denver again it'll give him a great out to leave and go wherever Bronny ends up. And maybe if that ends up being a really good team, him signing there for the minimum wouldn't be looked at as negatively as it would be if he was just pure ring chasing.

Huh? It’s consistent to his super team in Miami era so another ring chase won’t hurt his legacy at all (2nd GOAT is not half-bad).