Cleveland Cavaliers (current) off-season rumors

• j_crazy

  

  yeah it'll be really interesting for the next 72 hours, then it will really wind down fast.
• Tigerfan00

  

  Gibby, Hoopsworld has been very unreliable in the past so dont take anything they say seriously.
• j_crazy

  

  i'm still pissed about the cavs poor drafting.
  
  eyenga will not play meaningful minutes in the NBA, i'm like 70% sure of that.
• wes_mantooth

  

  j_crazy;412985 wrote:i'm still pissed about the cavs poor drafting.
  
  eyenga will not play meaningful minutes in the NBA, i'm like 70% sure of that.

  
  Check out my avatar you dick!!!! Kid Congo = GOAT
  
  The one thing about the draft is that these late 1st rounders hardly ever pan out. I will say that I didn't like the Eyenga pick when you could get someone that was a little more NBA ready.
  
  Also, they did draft Lebron...lmao.
• Benny The Jet

  

  wes_mantooth;412987 wrote:Check out my avatar you dick!!!! Kid Congo = GOAT
  
  The one thing about the draft is that these late 1st rounders hardly ever pan out. I will say that I didn't like the Eyenga pick when you could get someone that was a little more NBA ready.
  
  Also, they did draft Lebron...lmao.

  Is that Kid Congo in your avatar? Couldn't tell, looked like Don Cheadle
• Ytowngirlinfla

  

  Why do they keep reporting that Bosh wants to play with Lebron just not in Cleveland? WTF is wrong with Cleveland. Dude you play in Toronto!
• like_that

  

  Ytowngirlinfla;413005 wrote:Why do they keep reporting that Bosh wants to play with Lebron just not in Cleveland? WTF is wrong with Cleveland. Dude you play in Toronto!

  
  I agree. How about playing a full season in the United States, before making up your mind on U.S. cities. He plays in Cleveland twice a year, and that was enough to make up his mind? GTFO.
  
  Last week he said on Mike and Mike that he wouldn't mind playing in Cleveland. So, either these reports about him not wanting to play in Cleveland is bullshit, or he is a bitch and couldn't answer a question honestly when he was put on the spot.
• -Society-

  

  Ytowngirlinfla;413005 wrote:Why do they keep reporting that Bosh wants to play with Lebron just not in Cleveland? WTF is wrong with Cleveland. Dude you play in Toronto!

  
  Are you serious?
• wes_mantooth

  

  Devil's Advocate here....Toronto is a bigger market than Cleveland.
  
  But I still think that if Lebron signs.....Bosh will follow him.
• jordo212000

  

  Ytowngirlinfla;413005 wrote:Why do they keep reporting that Bosh wants to play with Lebron just not in Cleveland? WTF is wrong with Cleveland. Dude you play in Toronto!

  
  Are you serious Clark? There is a huge difference between Toronto and Cleveland. Have you ever been to Toronto? haha.
• ytownfootball

  

  Bo$h is about the money. Period.
  
  He'd play in fuckin' New Delhi for an extra 30M. It ain't got shit to do with Cleveland.
• Fly4Fun

  

  LeBron/Bosh in Cleveland would be pretty fun to watch.
• Gameover

  Has Bosh actually said that "he didn't want to play in Cleveland"? From all these reports, he just doesn't have Cleveland has his #1 choice.
• wes_mantooth

  

  Gameover;413050 wrote:Has Bosh actually said that "he didn't want to play in Cleveland"? From all these reports, he just doesn't have Cleveland has his #1 choice.

  
  Bosh has said that he wouldn't mind playing in Cleveland with Lebron(on the Mike and Mike Show). All this other stuff is just speculation....I mean it may be true, but I have never heard him say it.
• KR1245

  

  Ytowngirlinfla;413005 wrote:Why do they keep reporting that Bosh wants to play with Lebron just not in Cleveland? WTF is wrong with Cleveland. Dude you play in Toronto!

  
  According to some of the rumors that I have read it has to do with the size of Cleveland. Bosh feels that his "brand" would do better if he were in a larger market like NJ, Chi, Miami etc. Who knows if any of this is true. At this point it seems like Cleveland would make the most sense. It sounds like he wants to play with Bron or Wade AND receive the full 6 yr max contract. He can do both if he agrees to join the Cavs.
• ytownfootball

  

  Does he really have people in place advising him about his "brand"? I mean c'mon Bosh, have a little common sense. No one is worried about your damn brand. Sell Hormel Chili, Bosh Bisquick Biscuits, Chris's Creamed Corn...somethin'...no one gives a fuck about your brand.
• like_that

  

  LeBron has a few connections, I am sure he could help Bosh get a few endorsement deals.
• ytownfootball

  

  Sure he can, that's the point I guess, he's not going to get "LBJ" type deals wherever he goes. I don't see Nike slapping together puppets for commercials wherever he lands like Kobe/LeBron. Just ain't happenin'. Sorry Chris, you got Billy Bob's Corner Flea Market on the phone, can you be down there by 11:30 to shoot the spot? I mean, that's all he'll ever garner.
• se-alum

  

  ytownfootball;413069 wrote:Does he really have people in place advising him about his "brand"? I mean c'mon Bosh, have a little common sense. No one is worried about your damn brand. Sell Hormel Chili, Bosh Bisquick Biscuits, Chris's Creamed Corn...somethin'...no one gives a fuck about your brand.

  This. Nobody is goin' out to buy the new Bosh shoes!!
• KR1245

  

  Bucher is reporting that Bosh has been or will be S&T to the Heat. Who knows what to think at this point
• KR1245

  

  Correction: Looks like realgm misinterpreted Buchers twitter and ran with it saying that it was a done deal.
  
  
  second tweet: Ryan_Jody is the trade a done deal? Not done. If it was, I'd be writing it for espn.com. I was giving an example of what Tor wd/cd do.
• KR1245

  

  Pluto
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  Dear Chris Bosh:
  
  Now you are getting a peek at some of the ideas the Cavaliers discussed with LeBron James.
  
  Starting with, "LeBron, you want to play with Chris Bosh? How about doing it at home?"
  
  I'm not sure if the reports of James actively recruiting you are true. I do know that Toronto (your team) and the Cavs have had significant talks about a sign-and-trade deal that would bring you to Cleveland.
  
  Yes, I've heard you don't want to play for the Cavs.
  
  Chris, do you want $30 million more than any other team can pay you -- except if you stay in Toronto? Other teams may try for a sign-and-trade deal, but the Cavs are best equipped to make it happen.
  
  So if you like the idea of that extra $30 million, you need to warm up to Cleveland in the wintertime.
  
  Do you want to play with a two-time MVP in front of sellout crowds?
  
  Then you want Cleveland.
  
  Do you want to play on a team where you won't be the focal point of opposing defenses?
  
  Then you want Cleveland.
  
  Yes, Cleveland, even more than Chicago, New York or any of the other teams with salary cap room. That's because none of those teams -- not even Miami with Dwyane Wade -- has a star that demands so much defensive attention as James.
  
  And Chris, do you want to win?
  
  Think about it. It's James. It's you. It's an owner willing to outspend anyone in the NBA. It's Byron Scott, who has been to The Finals twice as a coach. Since 2000, the only other active coaches who can make that claim are Phil Jackson, Gregg Popovich, Larry Brown and Doc Rivers.
  
  But in the end, it usually comes down to money.
  
  You are 26 years old. Only once in the past five years have you appeared in more than 70 games (77 in 2008-09). You're not falling apart. You usually play 65 to 70 games. But you've had to carry a huge load in Toronto, and there are days when your body feels it.
  
  There is relief in Cleveland.
  
  And that extra $30 million at age 32, if you sign with Toronto.
  
  Then the Raptors ship you to Cleveland for a package built around Anderson Varejao and some expiring contracts belonging to Jamario Moon, Delonte West or Anthony Parker. Both teams will be fighting over J.J. Hickson, so it's hard to know where he'll end up. While ESPN has reported the trade is in place, all waiting for your approval -- I'm not sure they are that far along.
  
  But Chris, if you give the Cavs and James a signal that you are open to teaming up in Cleveland, the deal will get done.
  
  You could end up on a team where Antawn Jamison comes off the bench. It could be a team with a front line of James, yourself, Jamison, Leon Powe and perhaps a center such as Brendan Haywood added in another deal.
  
  Chris, think about your career. Seven years in the NBA, a grand total of 11 playoff games.
  
  Never out of the first round. Think about Wade. Since he won that 2006 title with Shaquille O'Neal -- well, Miami has not made it out of the first round in the past four years.
  
  You know how you averaged career highs in points (24.0) and rebounds (10.8) and missed the playoffs? Seven years in the NBA, and only one regular season with a winning record?
  
  In the past five years, the Cavs have never lost in the first round, and made the NBA Finals once. Their average record is 54-28 in that span.
  
  So Chris, it will be a whole new ballgame for you in Cleveland, and you will really like it if you give it a chance.
• ytownfootball

  

  Yep, sounds like money to me. Pluto pretty spot on there.
• like_that

  

  Who is Pluto?
• wes_mantooth

  

  like_that;413145 wrote:Who is Pluto?

  
  Terry Pluto....longtime Cleveland sportswriter.