Lebron/Bulls gossip & rumors (merging)

[Sever82]

However, what do you have to say about the notion that Kobe's jersey sales in China or Asia (I forgot what the report said exactly) eclipse LeBron's because Kobe's a champion and that winners are who are most valued. In other words, having fame in Asia is directly related to championship success thus giving Chicago an edge in the fame category over New York with regards to Asia. (wish I had the link to back up my claim)

Tim Duncan is a champion. What are his jersey sales like?

Its a combination of things. Charisma. Success. Flashiness. Franchise. It all comes together. Note that franchise is part of it. Does Kobe have that type of market share if he spent his career as a Pacer?

If he won all those titles..... Yes. A Great player will be famouse regardless. There's no denying the NY knicks are a profitable franchise but i disagree that they're better positioned than the Bulls on a marketability standpoint.

[ACE20004U]

I would be ok with Deng staying here, if he did, i would like it if the bulls move Lebron to the two guard spot. He has the speed and athleticism to do so

That's exactly where LBJ will play. The starting 5 would be Rose-James-Deng-Gibson-Noah. That team can score, rebound, block shots, defend and run the court. Just get some 3 point specialist off the bench and this team is winning the title next year.

I'm sorry, and I hate to borrow a quote from Cowherd, but "say this out loud":

"Sure Lebron, we'll take you, but one of the conditions that we have is that you move to the SG spot, and play out of position, in order to make room for Luol-freaking-Deng."


Sorry, but that's pretty far out there. Lebron is not coming to Chicago to play out of position just because we have Luol Deng on the roster. Luol will be the one adapting, NOT the other way around.

I think the only place Lebron would be "out of position" is center and some at PF.

[davhern]

I was told by a source Chicago is LeBron's #1 choice this off-season. Chicago can give him something the Nets, Knicks, and Cavs won't be able to give him. Chicago has a young nucleus and only need a true #1 superstar on the team to compete with the Lakers. LeBron doesn't want to waste his prime like Kobe when the Lakers rebuilded during his prime. LeBron doesn't want to wait 3-4 years for a team to develop young players. Chicago is also close to his hometown and his family can come to visit him whenever they want.

What other team has two young all star caliber players like Noah and Rose? LeBron would also love to be the guy who won Chicago a ring after Jordan left the Bulls.

Don't be surprise if you see chicago in the finals next year with LeBron.

BTW, the Bulls want to trade for Bosh. Deng, filler, and their first round draft pick for Bosh. Bosh is not coming back to Toronto.

Nets: Play with Wall and waste 3-4 years of your prime waiting for the team to rebuild.

New York: Team is years away from being a real threat in the East.

Cavs: Team is getting older every year and FA don't want to play in Cleveland.

Chicago: Play with Noah and Rose, play in a big city and stay close to home, the Bulls can compete and beat teams like Celtics and Magic.

I don't want to question you... I mean, your post just matches up with what most outlets are reporting, so on the one hand, anybody can make a post like this, on the other you have little to nothing to gain by doing so since you're just reaffirming what most everyone else is saying/thinking...

all that said, you do have all of 11 posts.. do you mind at least hinting at what type of "source" you heard this from?

[davhern]

i cant read over 80 pages of lebron, and i assume that if i made a new thread i would be flamed, so here is an email i got from my brother...

According to Sports producer/reporter for Chicago’s WGN Radio 720, Justin Weiner’s Twitter account. My heart can not take this.

http://twitter.com/justinweiner

Update from Justin Weiner:

I have heard through a reliable source that LeBron was seen looking for houses Tuesday in Highland Park, IL. He was seen entering one of two Range Rovers parked outside a house with a ‘for sale’ sign. If anyone is unfamiliar with the Chicagoland area, that location would be anywhere roughly 10-20 minutes away from the Berto Center in Deerfield where the Bulls practice. Coincidence? I think not.

Obviously, there can be no official negotiations between teams and prospective free agents until the July 1 date, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be under the table talks. I’m not a betting man, but this would be one of those rare occasions where I would throw some money on LeBron wearing number six in a Bulls uniform in the fall of 2010.

It's BS... he tweeted on Monday that LeBron was seen looking for houses in Highland Park... (you know, the day before Tuesday, which is when he now claims it happened)....

[Magilla_Gorilla]

I was told by a source Chicago is LeBron's #1 choice this off-season. Chicago can give him something the Nets, Knicks, and Cavs won't be able to give him. Chicago has a young nucleus and only need a true #1 superstar on the team to compete with the Lakers. LeBron doesn't want to waste his prime like Kobe when the Lakers rebuilded during his prime. LeBron doesn't want to wait 3-4 years for a team to develop young players. Chicago is also close to his hometown and his family can come to visit him whenever they want.

What other team has two young all star caliber players like Noah and Rose? LeBron would also love to be the guy who won Chicago a ring after Jordan left the Bulls.

Don't be surprise if you see chicago in the finals next year with LeBron.

BTW, the Bulls want to trade for Bosh. Deng, filler, and their first round draft pick for Bosh. Bosh is not coming back to Toronto.

Nets: Play with Wall and waste 3-4 years of your prime waiting for the team to rebuild.

New York: Team is years away from being a real threat in the East.

Cavs: Team is getting older every year and FA don't want to play in Cleveland.

Chicago: Play with Noah and Rose, play in a big city and stay close to home, the Bulls can compete and beat teams like Celtics and Magic.

I don't want to question you... I mean, your post just matches up with what most outlets are reporting, so on the one hand, anybody can make a post like this, on the other you have little to nothing to gain by doing so since you're just reaffirming what most everyone else is saying/thinking...

all that said, you do have all of 11 posts.. do you mind at least hinting at what type of "source" you heard this from?

If he says Black Jesus, I'm going to kneel down in prayer.

[The ROY]

I was told by a source Chicago is LeBron's #1 choice this off-season. Chicago can give him something the Nets, Knicks, and Cavs won't be able to give him. Chicago has a young nucleus and only need a true #1 superstar on the team to compete with the Lakers. LeBron doesn't want to waste his prime like Kobe when the Lakers rebuilded during his prime. LeBron doesn't want to wait 3-4 years for a team to develop young players. Chicago is also close to his hometown and his family can come to visit him whenever they want.

What other team has two young all star caliber players like Noah and Rose? LeBron would also love to be the guy who won Chicago a ring after Jordan left the Bulls.

Don't be surprise if you see chicago in the finals next year with LeBron.

BTW, the Bulls want to trade for Bosh. Deng, filler, and their first round draft pick for Bosh. Bosh is not coming back to Toronto.

Chicago: Play with Noah and Rose, play in a big city and stay close to home, the Bulls can compete and beat teams like Celtics and Magic.

[DuckIII]

If he won all those titles..... Yes.

And I say no. And neither of us can prove anything we are saying! So lets imagine that we just had a beer together and shook hands.

[#1TKfan]

just heard on Carmen, Jurko and Harry (espn radio 1000) that they had sources that said Lebron bid on a condo on the Gold Coast in the City.

[JackFinn]

A lot of what Duck is saying regarding the Knicks' global appeal is true. Even more than New York's media size, it has to do with New York's international communities. And also, believe it or not, Hollywood's chronicling of New York.

[Sever82]

If he won all those titles..... Yes.

And I say no. And neither of us can prove anything we are saying! So lets imagine that we just had a beer together and shook hands.

Pretty much

[Rusty Walrus]

I was told by a source Chicago is LeBron's #1 choice this off-season. Chicago can give him something the Nets, Knicks, and Cavs won't be able to give him. Chicago has a young nucleus and only need a true #1 superstar on the team to compete with the Lakers. LeBron doesn't want to waste his prime like Kobe when the Lakers rebuilded during his prime. LeBron doesn't want to wait 3-4 years for a team to develop young players. Chicago is also close to his hometown and his family can come to visit him whenever they want.

What other team has two young all star caliber players like Noah and Rose? LeBron would also love to be the guy who won Chicago a ring after Jordan left the Bulls.

Don't be surprise if you see chicago in the finals next year with LeBron.

BTW, the Bulls want to trade for Bosh. Deng, filler, and their first round draft pick for Bosh. Bosh is not coming back to Toronto.

Nets: Play with Wall and waste 3-4 years of your prime waiting for the team to rebuild.

New York: Team is years away from being a real threat in the East.

Cavs: Team is getting older every year and FA don't want to play in Cleveland.

Chicago: Play with Noah and Rose, play in a big city and stay close to home, the Bulls can compete and beat teams like Celtics and Magic.

Is that you Black Jesus?

[davhern]

just heard on Carmen, Jurko and Harry (espn radio 1000) that they had sources that said Lebron bid on a condo on the Gold Coast in the City.

That's the type of place he could buy no matter where he was playing... I mean he spend all offseason here anyway.


A house in the northern burbs, however, not so much.

[Showtime Lakers]

I was told by a source Chicago is LeBron's #1 choice this off-season. Chicago can give him something the Nets, Knicks, and Cavs won't be able to give him. Chicago has a young nucleus and only need a true #1 superstar on the team to compete with the Lakers. LeBron doesn't want to waste his prime like Kobe when the Lakers rebuilded during his prime. LeBron doesn't want to wait 3-4 years for a team to develop young players. Chicago is also close to his hometown and his family can come to visit him whenever they want.

What other team has two young all star caliber players like Noah and Rose? LeBron would also love to be the guy who won Chicago a ring after Jordan left the Bulls.

Don't be surprise if you see chicago in the finals next year with LeBron.

BTW, the Bulls want to trade for Bosh. Deng, filler, and their first round draft pick for Bosh. Bosh is not coming back to Toronto.

Nets: Play with Wall and waste 3-4 years of your prime waiting for the team to rebuild.

New York: Team is years away from being a real threat in the East.

Cavs: Team is getting older every year and FA don't want to play in Cleveland.

Chicago: Play with Noah and Rose, play in a big city and stay close to home, the Bulls can compete and beat teams like Celtics and Magic.

I don't want to question you... I mean, your post just matches up with what most outlets are reporting, so on the one hand, anybody can make a post like this, on the other you have little to nothing to gain by doing so since you're just reaffirming what most everyone else is saying/thinking...

all that said, you do have all of 11 posts.. do you mind at least hinting at what type of "source" you heard this from?

I live in Chicago and I'm friends with a few guys on the Bulls. I got this info from one of LeBron's friends, who I met a few years ago at a game. I wouldn't be making this up for e-fame on the internet, lol.

I only have 11 posts on Realgm because I used to post on Lakersground and clublakers almost every day for a few years.

[SpongeWorthy]

The Knicks might be a marquee franchise in the NBA because of NY but they're not nearly on the same level as the Lakers and Celtics.

[JackFinn]

I live in Chicago and I'm friends with a few guys on the Bulls.

James Johnson is also friends with a few guys on the Bulls and I bet you he doesn't know what you do with the same certainty.

[Grand Champ]

You have consistently missed the meaning of every post I've written in this thread. I'll try again: Even though they have a terrible history, they are still - from a fame and notoriety standpoint - one of the 3 core franchises in the NBA. The Lakers. The Celtics. The Knicks. It is the fact that they have this status despite a relatively crappy history that buttresses my point.

Um..... what

Youre smoking the ESPN rock I can tell

[#1TKfan]

just heard on Carmen, Jurko and Harry (espn radio 1000) that they had sources that said Lebron bid on a condo on the Gold Coast in the City.

That's the type of place he could buy no matter where he was playing... I mean he spend all offseason here anyway.


A house in the northern burbs, however, not so much.

True. True.

[davhern]

I live in Chicago and I'm friends with a few guys on the Bulls. I got this info from one of LeBron's friends, who I met a few years ago at a game. I wouldn't be making this up for e-fame on the internet, lol.

I only have 11 posts on Realgm because I used to post on Lakersground and clublakers almost every day for a few years.

James Johnson is also friends with a few guys on the Bulls and I bet you he doesn't know what you do with the same certainty.

Pretty much...

Then again, I do buy AAU's post about his DRose connection knowing a little bit...

[coldfish]

I live in Chicago and I'm friends with a few guys on the Bulls. I got this info from one of LeBron's friends, who I met a few years ago at a game. I wouldn't be making this up for e-fame on the internet, lol.

I only have 11 posts on Realgm because I used to post on Lakersground and clublakers almost every day for a few years.

Thanks for the info. I'm sure you can understand our skepticism given the number of people coming out of the woodwork lately as insiders.

...........

The thought of
Rose
Hinrich
Lebron
Bosh
Noah

Seems too good to be true. The fact that its even slightly plausible is scary. LBJ and Bosh are 25 too. Noah is 24 and Rose is 21. You are looking at a good 6 year run.

[Sever82]

just heard on Carmen, Jurko and Harry (espn radio 1000) that they had sources that said Lebron bid on a condo on the Gold Coast in the City.

That's the type of place he could buy no matter where he was playing... I mean he spend all offseason here anyway.


A house in the northern burbs, however, not so much.

Whats funny is that Zach Sederman I think is his name, looked up some of the expensive houses on Sheridan Road and found a 7 million dollar house. He called the Realtor and said he was World Wide Wes. The realtor's response was " You're not world wide wes", they started laughing but then were like "Wait a second how does she know how World Wide Wes sounds like."