Would you trade for Lebron?

So he beat his old record! Nice!

 

Dumbest thread of the offseason thus far. Houston sports radio must be awful.

 

I would have thought that too, but I had just read the Spurs Heat finals thread and saw this one......

 

the only thing dumb about the thread is your post, papa.

Ad for some others, this is strictly hypothetical. Basically the question is if fans think LeBron is worth your 3 best players.

 

I'm flattered.

 

Then no. And it would be a very hard decision for our top 2. Now if you could package lma with a scrub or decent player like matthews and scrubs. Absolutely.

 

I thought it was an interesting question. The reason I qualified my answer to include a contract for 4-5 years is because he pretty much guarantees we would make the finals. He did it in Cleveland for gods sake with crap. I am not a LeBron fan, but I respect him as the greatest basketball player in the world right now. A player that other good players want to play with because of his unselfish play on the floor.

I usually hate hypothetical questions (especially the ones that slam our current players) but it is interesting to think about how much you would give up to get him. The remaining players, plus the right MLE FA, would be just as talented as his Cleveland teams that won around 60. But the key of course is who would look to join him after a year. I think that list would be decent.

 

LeBron made it to the finals in the Leastern Conference with way more Good Mo than we ever got last season. Our bench is like an episode of Hoarders, just a bunch of junk leaned up against a wall. You trade LMA, Batum, and Lillard, and you're basically starting:

Barton, Matthews, LeBron, Robinson, and Lopez.

I respect LeBron's status as the greatest active player, but dang that's rough. You basically have to play Bron at the point again. You have to hope TRob blossoms under LeBron, and playing next to Robin. It seems pretty bonkers to me. But I'm biased, and holder of the dumbest post in S2 history.

 

Yeah I probably would not do it, but damn it would be tempting.........We could still add someone like Sessions or Vasquez or Livingston, or even Stuckey this year with the MLE. Has James ever played with a real PG? Chalmers has sucked in the playoffs this year, but he would even be an option since he has played with him.

Again this is purely hypothetical, and I have been against starting over as a general philosophy and still am. (With Rookies) But if you were ever going to do it, you would do it with the best player in the world. I would say he would make us contenders within two years with his ability to attract other good players to the team. Rookies don't carry that kind of weight, but super stars do. Unless you are Kobe and no one wants to play with you.

 

I appreciate the opportunity to have a thought exercise.

And man, I hope the Lakers get what's coming to them. Kobe, Love, and Melo would be hilariously bad.

 

I wouldn't make the original trade because it would be 'Cleveland' all over again...LeBron and nothing else. That said, if you can keep any 2 of Aldridge/Batum/Lillard, you do it in a heartbeat. If LeBron decides to opt out or force Miami's hand, let the pipe dreams begin. Batum/Matthews/Leonard works as well as Aldridge/Matthews. LeBron would have to be the one to kind of force the issue.

 

Strangley no, even if we did have the parts, by the time we built a team around him again he'd be old. And as is, we'll probably have to do that if Lamarcus leaves.

 

Kawhi Leonard is worth way more than LeBron, but unlike LeBron, he's untouchable.

LeBron is a dick and past his prime, I wouldn't trade any of our top 5 for him. And he'd definitely have to take a pay cut.

 

Hypothetically, Houston sports radio is laughably awful.

 

Any club that allows Clyde as a member and encourages him to talk...

 

Troll, troll troll the thread, instead of adding to it. Ill get suspended if I call you a gigantic twit.

 

Trading three for one would probably only work if Lebron would accept a minimal contract. Even then, it would not be guaranteed that any other talent would follow him via free agency. I do not see being able to build anything around him via the draft or free agency otherwise.

 

The problem is if a team "trades" for Lebron it highly likely guts their team and then why would Lebron want to go there? The only way he and any team likely gets him if Lebron opts out and he can then sign as a UFA and that team gives up nothing. If HOU could give away Lin and Asik for capspace they could have a shot at Lebron, I think CLE and Chi are also possible destinations as Chi could amnesty Boozer.

 

Nope.