LeBron James will likely become a free agent this offseason, but the experience has been easier than the 09-10 season when he was with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
James has won two titles with the Miami Heat and the team is hoping to threepeat.
“It’s easier,” James said. “I’ve already addressed it and that’s it. I have a lot of things that I’m more concerned about than free agency this season.”
There have been far fewer rumors involving James this season as the two franchises believed to be in the best position to lure James away from Miami, the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers, have struggled this season and are no longer consider viable.
“(LeBron) understands,” Dwyane Wade said. “He’s been in this position before. He understands that what he says is highly-documented, very highly documented. He’s very careful about what he says now.”
The free agency question hasn't been raised much to Erik Spoelstra.
“I haven’t even thought about it,” replied Spoelstra, taken aback by the question on James' future.
“We understand what this team is built for and it’s for now,” Spoelstra said. “That’s the only thing that matters. We’ve dealt with enough of all the outside story lines to realize the now is the most precious time and it’s also a fragile time.”
“We don’t make it an issue and I think that’s been a huge part of it,” Chris Bosh said. “We’ve seen this book before. The second time you read it, you’ve kind of seen it all. You’ve been in that situation before. We’re trying to win a championship and that’s going to take everything that we can possibly give. We know that we have to take care of business. That’s what’s important, not free agency.”
