Portland Trail Blazers may enter LeBron sweepstakes

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  1. truebluefan

    truebluefan Administrator Staff Member Administrator

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    This is from a Bulls beat writer in the Bulls site at NBA.com

    So what’s the latest on the LeBron trackers? Is it Chicago with uncertainty about Tom Izzo as Cavs coach? New York? Wade and the Heat? There’s a big time team hiding in the weeds that might, in the end, have the most to offer—the Portland Trail Blazers.

    The Trail Blazers, like about a third of the league, have been the focus of some speculation before regarding James, though they hardly are in the so-called big time market James is said to crave. But as it gets closer to July 1, one thing you hear regarding James is if he doesn’t stay with the Cavs, he wants the money, meaning a six-year maximum deal because of uncertainty about the salary ceilings in a new collective bargaining agreement due in the summer of 2011.

    More than most any other team, the Trail Blazers have the pieces every team that could lose a free agents wants in a sign-and-trade, namely centers. Though Portland is a small market, it is home to Nike, all the athletes’ best friend, and owner Paul Allen is one of the world’s richest men.

    More at the link
     
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    RR7 Well-Known Member

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    Yawn. Sam Smith.
     
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    Smith has zero credibility, but cool.

    I'd give up everyone else on the team to get Brandon and LBJ on the same team.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    So, what are we talking about--Oden/Camby for Lebron? I think I'd do that.
     
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    I see it brought up any time someone discusses a big name here, but what difference does having Nike here really make? I see no benefit to that whatsoever.
     
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  6. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    More free shoes, more often! heh.

    And he wouldn't have to fly across the country to meet with his execs.
     
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    Get over it. It's not happening.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I believe the term is spitballing.
     
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    According to most of my sources, LeBron James is headed for the PAC 10. One source does say that the SEC is wooing him, but it is "extremely unlikely at this time, as James craves the California and Texas markets and likes the PAC 10 expansion plan."

    This is still breaking.
     
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    This is the dumbest shit ever.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    If Lebron's main motivation is to win a championship (like he claims) P-Town would be the best place for him.
     
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    A HEALTHY Oden at C is a better big-man fit with LBJ than anyone in the league, including Bosh and Boozer.

    Miller and JPEC for Brand and #2.
    LMA, Bayless, signed #2 pick S&T for LBJ

    Would LBJ come to Portland, even to play with Oden and Roy and Batum with Rudy and Webster (and a max-MLE JJ Redick?) as shooters? Don't think so.
     
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    I'd include Batum in order to get James. James/Roy/Oden is plenty to build around.

    I agree, though, that James would not be interested in coming to Portland.
     
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    According to my sources, the Blazers will give up Rudy and mythical cap space for LBJ. No Joke!

    Go Blazers
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Oh Sam Smith said this? You can take that to the bank ... and then dump it in the little waste paper recycling bin that they have for people who make typos on their deposit slips.
     
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    Sure. Really, his best bet is to come to a team with cronic health problems and whose current incarnation hasn't even made it out of the first round.



    Or not. If he really only cares about winning he will force a sign and trade to the Lakers or he will go to Miami or the Bulls.
     
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    Step 1: Decide to hitch ride to LeBron-a-pa-looza.
    Step 2. Write source-less article dropping Portland's name.
    Step 3. Watch traffic blast in as LeBron fans swarm to everything LeBron-related, and Portland fans swarm to everything Blazer-related.
    Step 4. ?
    Step 5. Profit!
     
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    "Brandon Roy is not good enough to win a championship with, because LeBron has obviously done so much by way of championships."
     
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    Fixed! :)
     
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